Analysis - Rwanda, a small and landlocked central African country, has made remarkable socio-economic progress since the 1994 genocide in which an estimated 500,000 people died. But the country, as well as the rest of the world, remains divided over the achievements made and the direction taken over the past 30 years.
Rwanda , a small and landlocked central Africa n country, has made remarkable socio-economic progress since the 1994 genocide in which an estimatedpeople died. But the country, as well as the rest of the world, remains divided over the achievements made and the direction taken over the past 30 years.My scholarship centres on the study of conflicts and violence framed along ethnic and religious boundaries, and in strategies that promote co-existence and cooperation in plural societies.
The term is intended to reflect two core ideas. First, it aims to convey the importance a regime attaches to security in the wake of deeply divisive violence. It is for this reason Rwanda's military and intelligence officials hold important positions and power within the regime and why coercion underlies its governance model. The regime standsIt is not that the regime does not believe in liberty and equality; it is simply that it unashamedly prioritises security over both.
Strikingly, regime supporters cited the same two underlying rationales for each of these three choices: security and unity. They pointed to Rwanda's two past experiences with competitive democracy , which had both been accompanied by ethnic violence. They highlighted the divisive and destructive power of ethnicity and argued it was best addressed by constructing an overarching national Rwandan identity.
Lastly, in economics, critics argued the strategy pursued sought simply to entrench and enrich the ruling party. While the regime has diversified the economy, this has been achieved through investment by companies controlled by the ruling party. And while it has built capable state institutions, they are staffed by party loyalists.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
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