The politics of silence
Narrating return to Burundi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24019306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nina Soudan (0009-0001-6647-6429, KU Leuven, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2026-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Eastern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-1055 • E-ISSN: 1753-1063 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17531055.2026.2711503 |
| OpenAlex | W7172090450 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
Democracy · Government (linguistics) · Narrative · Politics · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
Thinking about silence
Politics and Violence in Burundi
Unpacking the Unspoken
“I’ve Got Many Stories You Know”—Problematizing Silence Among Unaccompanied Migrant Girls
Gendered silences in post-conflict societies
Silence as Possibility in Postwar Everyday Life
Concealment, coexistence, and citizenship
Statebuilding Through Refugee Repatriation
From Resettlement to Involuntary Repatriation
Staying in Tanzania or Returning to Burundi is all the Same”
How to do things with silence
Governing Practices and Strategic Narratives for Syrian Refugee Returns
Barahunga Amahoro—They Are Fleeing Peace!’ The Politics of Re-Displacement and Entrenchment in Post-War Burundi
Silence as a Response to Everyday Violence
Refugee Return without Refoulement
Home, Again
Agency of silence
The Tutsi are Afraid we will Discover their Secrets’—On Secrecy and Sovereign Power in Burundi
Safe and Voluntary Refugee Repatriation
Under the gaze of the 'big nations
Ethnicity and political violence in Africa
Seven types of forgetting
Theorising repeated displacement
Agency as silence and muted voice
The Geopolitics of Return Migration in the International System
Purity and Exile
Speechless Emissaries
Exposing Silence as Cultural Censorship
Covid-19 and research in conflict-affected contexts
Now I see it, now I don't
Hegemony and Silence
What Is Our Research For? Responsibility, Humility and the Production of Knowledge about Burundi
Access denied
Silence and Violence among Northern Ireland Border Protestants
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |