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Becoming Rwandan: Education, Reconciliation, and the Making of a Post-Genocide Citizen (Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights) - Softcover

Book 15 of 28: Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights

Russell, S. Garnett

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9781978802865: Becoming Rwandan: Education, Reconciliation, and the Making of a Post-Genocide Citizen (Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights)
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ISBN 10: 1978802862 ISBN 13: 9781978802865
Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2019

Synopsis

In the aftermath of the genocide, the Rwandan government has attempted to use the education system in order to sustain peace and shape a new generation of Rwandans. Their hope is to create a generation focused on a unified and patriotic future rather than the ethnically divisive past. Yet, the government’s efforts to manipulate global models around citizenship, human rights, and reconciliation to serve its national goals have had mixed results, with new tensions emerging across social groups. Becoming Rwandan argues that although the Rwandan government utilizes global discourses in national policy documents, the way in which teachers and students engage with these global models distorts the intention of the government, resulting in unintended consequences and undermining a sustainable peace.

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About the Author

S. GARNETT RUSSELL is an assistant professor of international and comparative education and the director of the George Clement Bond Center for African Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York.

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Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1978802862
ISBN 13 
9781978802865
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
272
Rating
  • 4.86 out of 5 stars
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