Development on a theater: Democracy, governance, and the socio-political conflict in Burundi
The flood of events rivetingthe Great Lakes Region since the late 1980s hasattracted much attention. Countries in thisregion have been in a proverbial greenhousehighlighted by the well-publicized crimesagainst humanity in Rwanda. In Burundi to date,more than 200,000 have died as victims of thepower struggle. While Burundians and theinternational community analyze the best waysto bring the country back on the developmenttrack, the primarily agrarian nation wrestleswith its new and fragile institutions. Thosenew institutions replaced elements that onceserved as a social cement for the Bahutu,Batutsi, and Batwa. Resulting from thissituation are "killing fields'' instead ofgrounds for planting and harvesting. Anassessment of some root causes of the currentcrisis in Burundi can be seen by a briefdescription of some of the country's historywith conflicts. The implications of some of themajor elements at play (e.g., Burundi's civilsociety, NGOs, etc.) can be seen more clearlywith the help of this description. There arefive strategies that might help to alleviatethe civil unrest and war theaters endemic tothis country. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001
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2001
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Authors: | Herisse, Rockfeler |
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Agriculture and Human Values. - Springer, ISSN 0889-048X. - Vol. 18.2001, 3, p. 295-304
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Springer |
Subject: | Conflict resolution | Democracy | Ethnic violence | Globalization | Governance NGOs |
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