We study the impact of electoral gender quotas in post-war Burundi and Rwanda on women's political representation … ordinary women, before, during, and after the introduction of gender quotas. We find that, both in Rwanda and Burundi …

re-ignite violence. We study who perceives gains and losses in political representation in Rwanda and Burundi and why. We … represented than Tutsi in Burundi. We find that the gap in perceived political representation narrows over time in Rwanda as Hutu … 'input legitimacy' maximize policies aiming for 'output legitimacy'. In Burundi, the gap is widening, suggesting that the …

Rwanda and Burundi have both emerged from civil wars over the past 20 years and foreign donors have provided … significant contributions to post-conflict reconstruction and development in the two countries. Yet although Rwanda and Burundi … different. The paper argues that the nature of the ruling parties in Rwanda and Burundi is key to understanding the countries …