KNOWLEDGE, METHOD & DATA
Learning ‘to be’ Kinyarwanda in Postgenocide Rwanda. Immersion, iteration and reflexivity in times of transition. Canadian Journal of Law and Society, Special Issue: Ways of Knowing After Atrocity, 30 (2), 2015, pp. 277-292.
From model to practice. Researching and representing Rwanda’s ‘modernized’ gacaca courts, Critique of anthropology, 32 (4), 2012: 388-414.
Do we understand life after genocide? Center and periphery in the construction of knowledge on Rwanda, African studies review, 53 (1), 2010: 41-59. Award Winning Paper - African Studies Association Graduate Student Paper Prize 2009
Changing lenses and contextualizing the Rwandan (post-)genocide, in : F. Reyntjens and S. Marysse, eds. 2006. L’Afrique des Grands Lacs. Dix ans de transitions conflictuelles, Annuaire 2005-2006. Paris : L’Harmattan, 2006, pp. 389-414.
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POLITICAL TRANSITION/GOVERNANCE/STATE-BUILDING
‘Rural youth’s capacity to aspire: what role for local government actions?’, Journal of Human Development & Capabilities. Online first 30 December 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2020.1845127 (with L. Lopez-Munoz)
What's on a peasant's mind? Experiencing RPF state reach and overreach in post-genocide Rwanda (2000–10), Journal of Eastern African Studies
The ruler's drum and the people's shout: accountability and representation on Rwanda's hills. In: S. Straus & L. Waldorf, eds. 2011. Remaking Rwanda. State building and human rights after mass violence, Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 2011: 67-78.
Peasants, power and ethnicity. A bottom-up perspective on Rwanda’s political transition, African affairs, 109 (435), 2010: 273-2
Living the transition. Inside Rwanda’s conflict cycle at the grassroots, Journal of eastern African studies, 3 (3), 2009: 438-463.
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What's on a peasant's mind? Experiencing RPF state reach and overreach in post-genocide Rwanda (2000–10), Journal of Eastern African Studies
The ruler's drum and the people's shout: accountability and representation on Rwanda's hills. In: S. Straus & L. Waldorf, eds. 2011. Remaking Rwanda. State building and human rights after mass violence, Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 2011: 67-78.
Peasants, power and ethnicity. A bottom-up perspective on Rwanda’s political transition, African affairs, 109 (435), 2010: 273-2
Living the transition. Inside Rwanda’s conflict cycle at the grassroots, Journal of eastern African studies, 3 (3), 2009: 438-463.
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TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE, TRADITIONAL JUSTICE & RECONCILIATION MECHANISMS
‘The missing link in hybrid peacebuilding: localized peace trajectories and endogenous knowledge’, In: Kustermans, J. et al. (eds.), A Requiem For Peacebuilding? Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021, pp. 97-131 (with Lopez Lopez, A.L.).
‘Reparation in Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts’, Getuigen: tussen geschiedenis en herinnering, Stichting Auschwitz / Auschwitz Foundation, 129, 2019, pp. 84-91.
‘Assembling styles of truth in Rwanda’s gacaca process’, Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, 2020, 2 (2), pp. 22-30.
“Silence, incredulity and disarray : youth experiences of history education in contemporary Rwanda”, In: F. Reyntjens, S. Vandeginste, M. Verpoorten, eds. 2014. L’Afrique des Grands Lacs, Annuaire 2013-2014. Paris: L’Harmattan. (with G. Duruz).
Is ‘tradition’ the solution ? Lessons from Rwanda’s gacaca courts for justice and reconciliation after mass violence. Analysis & Policy Brief n°3, University of Antwerp, Institute of Development Policy and Management.
Hidden death. Rwandan postgenocide gacaca justice and its dangerous blind spots. In: B. Ingelaere, S. Parmentier, J. Haers and Segaert, B., eds. 2013. Genocide, risk and resilience: an interdisciplinary approach, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 212-230.
De gacaca rechtspraak in post-genocide Rwanda: tussen model en praktijk. [Gacaca justice in post-genocide Rwanda: between model and practice], Wereldbeeld. Tijdschrift voor de Verenigde Naties, 36 (164), 2013: 5-11.
Situating social imaginaries in transitional justice: the bushingantahe in Burundi, The international journal of transitional justice, 6 (1), 2012, 40-59 (with D. Kohlhagen).
The rise of meta-conflicts during Rwanda’s gacaca process. In: F. Reyntjens, S. Marysse and S. Vandeginste, eds. 2011. L’Afrique des Grands Lacs, Annuaire 2010-2011. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2011, 303-318.
Les attentes envers la justice transitionnelle au Burundi vues par le bas. in: F. Reyntjens, S. Marysse and S. Vandeginste, eds. 2010. L’Afrique des Grands Lacs, Annuaire 2009-2010, Paris : L’Harmattan, 2010, 33-44.
“Does the truth pass across the fire without burning?” Locating the short circuit in Rwanda's gacaca courts, Journal of modern African studies, 47 (4), 2009: 507-528.
Les juridictions gacacas au Rwanda. In: L. Huyse and M. Salter, eds. 2008. Justice traditionnelle et reconciliation après un conflit violent: la richesse des expériences africaines, Stockholm: International Idea, 2009, pp. 27-64.
Mille collines, mille gacacas. La vie en marge du processus gacaca. In: F. Reyntjens and S. Marysse eds. 2009. L’Afrique des Grands Lacs, Annuaire 2008-2009. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2009, pp. 29-42.
The gacaca courts in Rwanda. In: L. Huyse and M. Salter, eds. 2008. Traditional justice and reconciliation mechanisms after violent conflict: learning from African experiences. Stockholm: International Idea, 2008, 25-59.
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‘Reparation in Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts’, Getuigen: tussen geschiedenis en herinnering, Stichting Auschwitz / Auschwitz Foundation, 129, 2019, pp. 84-91.
‘Assembling styles of truth in Rwanda’s gacaca process’, Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, 2020, 2 (2), pp. 22-30.
“Silence, incredulity and disarray : youth experiences of history education in contemporary Rwanda”, In: F. Reyntjens, S. Vandeginste, M. Verpoorten, eds. 2014. L’Afrique des Grands Lacs, Annuaire 2013-2014. Paris: L’Harmattan. (with G. Duruz).
Is ‘tradition’ the solution ? Lessons from Rwanda’s gacaca courts for justice and reconciliation after mass violence. Analysis & Policy Brief n°3, University of Antwerp, Institute of Development Policy and Management.
Hidden death. Rwandan postgenocide gacaca justice and its dangerous blind spots. In: B. Ingelaere, S. Parmentier, J. Haers and Segaert, B., eds. 2013. Genocide, risk and resilience: an interdisciplinary approach, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 212-230.
De gacaca rechtspraak in post-genocide Rwanda: tussen model en praktijk. [Gacaca justice in post-genocide Rwanda: between model and practice], Wereldbeeld. Tijdschrift voor de Verenigde Naties, 36 (164), 2013: 5-11.
Situating social imaginaries in transitional justice: the bushingantahe in Burundi, The international journal of transitional justice, 6 (1), 2012, 40-59 (with D. Kohlhagen).
The rise of meta-conflicts during Rwanda’s gacaca process. In: F. Reyntjens, S. Marysse and S. Vandeginste, eds. 2011. L’Afrique des Grands Lacs, Annuaire 2010-2011. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2011, 303-318.
Les attentes envers la justice transitionnelle au Burundi vues par le bas. in: F. Reyntjens, S. Marysse and S. Vandeginste, eds. 2010. L’Afrique des Grands Lacs, Annuaire 2009-2010, Paris : L’Harmattan, 2010, 33-44.
“Does the truth pass across the fire without burning?” Locating the short circuit in Rwanda's gacaca courts, Journal of modern African studies, 47 (4), 2009: 507-528.
Les juridictions gacacas au Rwanda. In: L. Huyse and M. Salter, eds. 2008. Justice traditionnelle et reconciliation après un conflit violent: la richesse des expériences africaines, Stockholm: International Idea, 2009, pp. 27-64.
Mille collines, mille gacacas. La vie en marge du processus gacaca. In: F. Reyntjens and S. Marysse eds. 2009. L’Afrique des Grands Lacs, Annuaire 2008-2009. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2009, pp. 29-42.
The gacaca courts in Rwanda. In: L. Huyse and M. Salter, eds. 2008. Traditional justice and reconciliation mechanisms after violent conflict: learning from African experiences. Stockholm: International Idea, 2008, 25-59.
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(MICRO-)DYNAMICS OF VIOLENCE/GENOCIDE
The civilized Self and the barbaric Other: Ex-rebels making sense of sexual violence in the DR Congo, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 35 (2), 2017, 221-239. (with Wilén, N.)
Radio and Rwandan Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, In: A. Thompson (ed.), Media and Mass Atrocity, Ontario: CIGI., 2019.
Introduction: Between risk and resilience: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Genocide. In: B. Ingelaere, S. Parmentier, J. Haers and Segaert, B., eds. 2013. Genocide, risk and resilience: an interdisciplinary approach, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 1-19. 2013.(with Parmentier, S., Haers, J. & Segaert, B.).
'The development state at work: agricultural monitors becoming political entrepeneurs.' In: P. Verwimp, Peasants in power. The political economy of development and genocide in Rwanda, Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 215-248 (with: Boersma, J., Brone, A., Chaplier, J., Meyer, C., Pinchotti, S., Thiry, I., Spiesschaart, M. & Verwimp, P.).
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Radio and Rwandan Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, In: A. Thompson (ed.), Media and Mass Atrocity, Ontario: CIGI., 2019.
Introduction: Between risk and resilience: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Genocide. In: B. Ingelaere, S. Parmentier, J. Haers and Segaert, B., eds. 2013. Genocide, risk and resilience: an interdisciplinary approach, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 1-19. 2013.(with Parmentier, S., Haers, J. & Segaert, B.).
'The development state at work: agricultural monitors becoming political entrepeneurs.' In: P. Verwimp, Peasants in power. The political economy of development and genocide in Rwanda, Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 215-248 (with: Boersma, J., Brone, A., Chaplier, J., Meyer, C., Pinchotti, S., Thiry, I., Spiesschaart, M. & Verwimp, P.).
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THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF MASS VIOLENCE
‘Trust in the aftermath of genocide: insights from Rwanda’s life histories’, Journal of Peace Research 57 (4), pp. 521-535. (with M. Verpoorten).
‘When ethnicity beats gender: quotas and political representation in Rwanda and Burundi’, Development and Change, 49 (6), 2018, pp. 1361-1391. (with Guariso, A., & Verpoorten, M.).
“Inter-ethnic trust in the aftermath of mass violence: insights from large N life stories”, IOB Working Paper, 2016.03, Antwerp: Institute of Development Policy and Management. (with M. Verpoorten).
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‘When ethnicity beats gender: quotas and political representation in Rwanda and Burundi’, Development and Change, 49 (6), 2018, pp. 1361-1391. (with Guariso, A., & Verpoorten, M.).
“Inter-ethnic trust in the aftermath of mass violence: insights from large N life stories”, IOB Working Paper, 2016.03, Antwerp: Institute of Development Policy and Management. (with M. Verpoorten).
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MOBILITY AND (FORCED) MIGRATION
‘Conflict resolution as cultural brokerage: how refugee leaders mediate disputes in Uganda’s refugee settlements’, Journal of Refugee Studies 33 (2), pp. 300-315. (with S. Vancluysen).
Migrants, Towns, Poverty and Jobs: Insights from Tanzania, in: J. Stiglitz (ed.), The Quality of Growth in Africa, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019 (with Christiaensen, L., De Weerdt, J., Kanbur, R.).
‘Rwandan Refugees and the Cessation Clause: The Possibilities for Local Integration in Uganda’ in: A. Ansoms, S. Geenen, A. Nyenyezi Bisoka (eds.), Conjonctures de l’Afrique Centrale, 2019. (with Ahimbisibwe, F., & Vancluysen, S.)
‘Why secondary towns can be important for poverty reduction. A migrant perspective’ World Development, 105, 2018, pp. 273-282. (with Christiaensen, L., De Weerdt, J., Kanbur, R.)
'Why secondary towns can be important for poverty reduction. A migrant perspective' International Growth Center Working Paper, July 2017 (with L. Christiaensen, J. De Weerdt & R. Kanbur)
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Migrants, Towns, Poverty and Jobs: Insights from Tanzania, in: J. Stiglitz (ed.), The Quality of Growth in Africa, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019 (with Christiaensen, L., De Weerdt, J., Kanbur, R.).
‘Rwandan Refugees and the Cessation Clause: The Possibilities for Local Integration in Uganda’ in: A. Ansoms, S. Geenen, A. Nyenyezi Bisoka (eds.), Conjonctures de l’Afrique Centrale, 2019. (with Ahimbisibwe, F., & Vancluysen, S.)
‘Why secondary towns can be important for poverty reduction. A migrant perspective’ World Development, 105, 2018, pp. 273-282. (with Christiaensen, L., De Weerdt, J., Kanbur, R.)
'Why secondary towns can be important for poverty reduction. A migrant perspective' International Growth Center Working Paper, July 2017 (with L. Christiaensen, J. De Weerdt & R. Kanbur)
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