Rwanda Fast Forward: Social, Economic, Military and Reconciliation Prospects

by Patrick Noack, M. Campioni (Editor)

Overview

The authors explore the outlook of Rwanda in the context of development of East Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They examine Rwanda's vision, achievements and uncertainties in terms of national unity, institutional leadership, the spectre of industrial policy and economic development,perceptions of civil society engagement, etc.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349347780
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Edition description:	1st ed. 2012
Pages:	283
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

CHRISTIANE ADAMCZYK Associated PhD student with Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany JOSEPH ASSANLecturer in Development Practice at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland DANIELLE BESWICK Lecturer in the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham, UK ANANDA BREED Senior Lecturer at the University of East London, UK ANNA COLOM formerly a journalist, holds an MSc in Development Studies (SOAS) and currently specialises in Communication for Development research and policy FREDERICK COWELL Legal Officer at Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), UK JOSEPH HOLDEN Independent Consultant ASTRID JAMAR holds a BA in Political Sciences, a MA in International Relations, and a MA in Peace Studies JAIR VAN DER LIJN Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute, the Netherlands WILL JONES Lecturer in Politics at Hertford College, University of Oxford, UK ESTHER MARIJNEN holds a Bachelor of Science in political science at the University of Amsterdam, theNetherlands JACQUELINE MUNA MUSIITWA Founder and Managing Partner of Hoja Law Group, USA KAMAKSHI NANDA Researcher who has been keenly following the economic-political presence and growth of the Asian Giants in Africa ANDREA PURDEKOVÀ has recently finished her DPhil in Development Studies at University of Oxford, UK BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANK RUSAGARA Defence Advisor at the Rwanda High Commission in London, UK BABAJIDE SODIPO Managing Director of the Policy Advisory Group (PAG), Rwanda SUSAN THOMSON Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow in Contemporary African Politics and Society at Dalhousie University, USA HARRY VERHOEVEN completing a PhD/DPhil at the Department of Politics & International Relations of the University of Oxford, UK LAWRENCE WALKER Programmes Administrator for Locality, UK.

Table of Contents

Rwanda Fast Forward: the Many Perspectives that make Rwanda a Unique Country; M.Campioni & P.Noack PART I: RECONCILIATION, RECONSTRUCTION, UNIFICATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY ISSUES Rwanda 2025: Scenario for the Future Political Stability of Rwanda; E.Marijnen & J.van der Lijn Discordant Narratives in Rwanda's Gacaca Courts; A.Breed Participatory Rights in Rwanda: Genocide Ideology Laws and the Future of Political Space; F.Cowell Independent Actors or Silent Agents: Where to go for Rwandan Civil Society?; C.Adamczyck Deterioration of Aid Coordination in Gacaca Implementation: Dealing with the Past for a Better Future; A.Jamar Peasant Perspectives on National Unity and Reconciliation: Building Peace or Promoting Division?; S.Thomson PART II: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Regional Integration and the Future of Rwanda; B.Sodipo & J.Musiitwa Rwanda: Overcoming the Industrial Policy Taboo; J.Holden New 'friends' of Rwanda - Chinese Noodles and Indian Curry: Analysis of Asian Giants Forays intoRwanda in the Light of Theories on OFDI; K.Nanda Communication, Media and the Way Forward; A.Colom Contemporary Education and the Challenges of Switching Formal Language to English in Rwanda; J.Assan & L.Walker Civic Education and Social Transformation in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Forging The Perfect Development Subjects; A.Purdeková PART III: CONFLICT AND THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY The Spread of the 'Genocide Ideology' within the Great Lakes Region: Challenges for Rwanda; F.Rusagara Between Pyongyang and Singapore: the Rwandan State, its Rulers, and the Military; W.Jones The Role of the Military in Rwanda: Current Dynamics and Future Prospects; D.Beswick Nurturing Democracy or into the Danger Zone? The Rwandan Patriotic Front, Elite Fragmentation and Post-Liberation Politics; H.Verhoeven

Editorial Reviews

'Books on Rwanda are often emotive but Rwanda Fast Forward provides level headed analysis of Rwanda's future political and economic prospects to 2025. This book is essential reading for policy makers and scholars of Rwanda and those seeking lessons for Africa'. Alex Vines OBE, Director, Regional and Security Studies, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, UK

'A useful, balanced and wide-ranging contribution to our understanding of current developments in a country that continues to provoke heated debate between believers and non-believers.' - Filip Reyntjens, Professor of Law and Politics, Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium

'This is a complicated book about a complicated country. It goes beyond the usual polarisation of commentary on Rwanda, which pits the cynical against the starry-eyed, to explore the complex intersections of political and military power, ambitious government policy, regional conflict, shifting national and sub-national identities and vast economic opportunities. I found myself disagreeing with as much of the analysis as I agreed with - a testament to the diversity and subtleties of the authors' perspectives.' - Phil Clarke, Lecturer in Comparative and International Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

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