Transitional justice and political order in Rwanda

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ID2147688
AuthorsCyanne E Loyle (0000-0003-4871-7433, Indiana University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume41
Issue4
Pages663-680
Publication date2018-03-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2017.1366537
OpenAlexW2765544139
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited43

The gacaca transitional justice process in Rwanda has strong proponents and sharp critics. At the core of these critiques is the argument that gacaca has been used by the government in Rwanda to consolidate political power around a single narrative of the conflict and the dominant political party. This article advances this critique by arguing that it was not simply the implementation of gacaca which was used for a specific political purpose, but rather the process itself which was structured in a way to consolidate political order for the Rwandan Patriotic Front government. Through the Rwanda case, this article advances an understanding of transitional justice adoption which focuses on the ways in which governments use transitional justice as a tool of political order. Within this framework, transitional justice is adopted to address security, resource, and legitimacy challenges for a post-conflict or post-transition government

Argument (complex analysis · Economic Justice · Government (linguistics · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Transitional justice · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration

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