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Political Governance in Post-Genocide Rwanda

By Filip Reyntjens

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781107468993, 9781107043558
LCC
JQ3567.A91.R49 2013
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2562893 bytes)
Pages
320\320
Time added
2023-08-05 20:52:58
Front patriotique rwandais. ; Ethnicity -- Politic

Description

Filip Reyntjens's book analyzes political governance in post-genocide Rwanda and focuses on the rise of the authoritarian Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). In the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the RPF has employed various means - rigged elections, elimination of opposition parties and civil society, legislation outlawing dissenting opinions, and terrorism - to consolidate power and perpetuate its position as the nation's ruling party. Although many international observers have hailed Rwanda as a 'success story' for its technocratic governance, societal reforms, and economic development, Reyntjens complicates this picture by casting light on the regime's human rights abuses, social engineering projects, information management schemes, and retributive justice system.

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