Political Institutions and Perceived Political Representation Before, During, and After Identity-based Conflict

Comparing Views from Rwandan and Burundian Citizens

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2098703
AutoresBert Ingelaere (0000-0002-8891-9251), Réginas Ndayiragije (0000-0001-8177-7054), Marijke Verpoorten (0000-0003-1619-3030)
Ano2024
Volume67
Fascículo4
Páginas837-862
Data de publicação2024-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAfrican Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/asr.2024.98
OpenAlexW4406773420
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas68

We study who perceives gains and losses in political representation in Rwanda and Burundi and why. We do so in the run-up to and during violence, but also in its aftermath characterized by radically different institutional approaches to manage a similar ethnic divide in both countries. We rely on quantitative and qualitative analyses of over 700 coded life histories covering the period 1985-2015. We find convergence in perceived political representation across ethnic groups in Rwanda, but divergence in Burundi, and argue how this relates to the postwar institutional remaking, legitimization strategies, and their impact on descriptive and substantive representation

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