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OverviewThis book shows how Rwanda's transitional courts that tried genocide crimes - the gacaca - produced social complicity and cemented authoritarian rule. It is unique for its in-depth investigation of the courts' legal operations: confessions, denunciation, and lay judging, and shows how targeted incentives such as grants of clemency, opportunities for private gain, and career advancement drew the masses into the orbit of the ethnic minority-dominated regime. Using previously untapped data, it illustrates how a decade of mass trials constructed a tacit patronage-driven relationship in which the interests of the citizenry became tied to the authoritarian elite that had discretionary power to grant or withdraw those benefits at will. The operation of law in individual behavior and authoritarian control presented in this volume will be of use to students and scholars in the social sciences, and practitioners interested in criminal law and transitional justice. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anuradha Chakravarty (University of South Carolina)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.700kg ISBN: 9781107084087ISBN 10: 1107084083 Pages: 390 Publication Date: 11 December 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Clientelist and Authoritarian Legacies: 1. A history of clientelism in Rwanda; 2. The RPF: an unrivaled patron; Part II. Formal and Informal Rules of the Game: 3. The mental map: shared expectations of rule; 4. The gacaca court: deciding innocence and guilt; Part III. Consolidating Authoritarianism: 5. Confessions: surrendering the right to rule; 6. Denunciations: local space and local control; 7. Judges: political cooptation at the grassroots; Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationAnuradha Chakravarty is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina. Her work concerns a variety of rights-related political behaviors including protest, violence, and post-conflict recovery work, focusing on practical applications that may benefit vulnerable populations. She has been published in prominent outlets in political science and area studies (African Affairs), methodology (Field Methods), sociology (Mobilization), violence (Genocide Studies and Prevention) and ethics (Carnegie Ethics Online), among others. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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