Rwanda Fast Forward: Social, Economic, Military and Reconciliation Prospects - Hardcover

Noack, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230360483 ISBN 13: 9780230360488

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

Synopsis

The authors explore the outlook of Rwanda in the context of development of East Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They examine Rwanda's vision, achievements and uncertainties in terms of national unity, institutional leadership, the spectre of industrial policy and economic development,perceptions of civil society engagement, etc.

About this title

About the Author:

CHRISTIANE ADAMCZYK Associated PhD student with Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany JOSEPH ASSANLecturer in Development Practice at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland DANIELLE BESWICK Lecturer in the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham, UK ANANDA BREED Senior Lecturer at the University of East London, UK ANNA COLOM formerly a journalist, holds an MSc in Development Studies (SOAS) and currently specialises in Communication for Development research and policy FREDERICK COWELL Legal Officer at Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), UK JOSEPH HOLDEN Independent Consultant ASTRID JAMAR holds a BA in Political Sciences, a MA in International Relations, and a MA in Peace Studies JAIR VAN DER LIJN Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute, the Netherlands WILL JONES Lecturer in Politics at Hertford College, University of Oxford, UK ESTHER MARIJNEN holds a Bachelor of Science in political science at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands JACQUELINE MUNA MUSIITWA Founder and Managing Partner of Hoja Law Group, USA KAMAKSHI NANDA Researcher who has been keenly following the economic-political presence and growth of the Asian Giants in Africa ANDREA PURDEKOVÀ has recently finished her DPhil in Development Studies at University of Oxford, UK BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANK RUSAGARA Defence Advisor at the Rwanda High Commission in London, UK BABAJIDE SODIPO Managing Director of the Policy Advisory Group (PAG), Rwanda SUSAN THOMSON Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow in Contemporary African Politics and Society at Dalhousie University, USA HARRY VERHOEVEN completing a PhD/DPhil at the Department of Politics & International Relations of the University of Oxford, UK LAWRENCE WALKER Programmes Administrator for Locality, UK.

Review:

'Books on Rwanda are often emotive but Rwanda Fast Forward provides level headed analysis of Rwanda's future political and economic prospects to 2025. This book is essential reading for policy makers and scholars of Rwanda and those seeking lessons for Africa'. Alex Vines OBE, Director, Regional and Security Studies, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, UK

'A useful, balanced and wide-ranging contribution to our understanding of current developments in a country that continues to provoke heated debate between believers and non-believers.' - Filip Reyntjens, Professor of Law and Politics, Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium

'This is a complicated book about a complicated country. It goes beyond the usual polarisation of commentary on Rwanda, which pits the cynical against the starry-eyed, to explore the complex intersections of political and military power, ambitious government policy, regional conflict, shifting national and sub-national identities and vast economic opportunities. I found myself disagreeing with as much of the analysis as I agreed with - a testament to the diversity and subtleties of the authors' perspectives.' - Phil Clarke, Lecturer in Comparative and International Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0230360483
• ISBN 13: 9780230360488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 295
• Editor: Campioni M.