Interview – Kate Ferguson
Kate Ferguson talks to us about identity-based violence, the rise in mass-atrocities, the effectiveness of R2P, and the relationship between academia and policy-making.
Exhuming Norms: Comparing Investigations of Forced Disappearances
The norm theories from International Relations fail to account for the differences in interpretation and implementation of the norms surrounding forced disappearance.
Linking Instrumentalist and Primordialist Theories of Ethnic Conflict
Extant explanations of ethnic conflict typically fall under two fundamental theories. Neither can independently explain ethnic conflicts satisfactorily.
Moral Responsibility in International Relations: The US Response to Rwanda
With the evolution of solidarism in the English School, new complexities associated with the concept of moral responsibility are revealed at the state level.
BBC and Genocide in Rwanda: Conflict of Competence over Post-Genocide Narrative
Told or untold, known or unknown, the story of the Rwandan genocide still rouses raw passions and powerful emotions.
Rwanda’s Mediation of Memorialization through Community-Based Sociotherapy
Twenty years after the Rwandan genocide, the implementation of sociotherapy, and its focus on empathy and care, is helping genocide survivors deal with painful memories.
Lessons from a Personal Journey through the Genocide in Rwanda
The best way to honour those whom the international community failed in Rwanda twenty years ago is to learn the right lessons and apply them today with greater resolve.
The Failures of Bystanders to Prevent or Stop the Genocide in Rwanda
Part of the responsibility for the 1994 Rwandan genocide lies with the bystanders who watched the event unfold and did little to prevent it from happening.
The Gacaca Courts in Rwanda: Contradictory Hybridity
The gacaca courts, which deal with crimes related to the 1994 genocide, are very well known, but their actual functioning and legacy remain little understood.
Rwanda’s National Unity and Reconciliation Program
As Rwanda marks the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, national unity and reconciliation are not yet a reality for many who lived through the violence.
