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Transitional Justice in the Twenty-First Century
Dealing with the aftermath of civil conflict or the fall of a repressive government continues to trouble countries throughout the world. Whereas much of the 1990s was occupied with debates concerning the relative merits of criminal prosecutions and truth commissions, by the end of the decade a consensus emerged that this either/or approach was inappropriate and unnecessary. A second generation of transitional justice experiences have stressed both truth and justice and recognize that a single method may inadequately serve societies rebuilding after conflict or dictatorship. Based on studies in ten countries, this book analyzes how some combine multiple institutions, others experiment with community-level initiatives that draw on traditional law and culture, whilst others combine internal actions with transnational or international ones. The authors argue that transitional justice efforts must also consider the challenges to legitimacy and local ownership emerging after external military intervention or occupation.
Senegal Sojourn
Senegal Sojourn: Selections from One Teacher's Journal is a personal account of everyday interaction while collaborating for a year with foreign language teachers and writers of fiction in Dakar. A unique and passionate contribution to interdisciplinary conversations, the journal is the record of one teacher's encounters with African education, politics, languages, etc. Traditions and tensions, practices and yearnings, struggles and feats are described, along with literature, religion, film, music, and art which transcend timeframes.
Chad
Principal recommendations to the Chadian government. -- Historical background. The war against Libya and internal conflict in Chad -- The regime of Hissène Habré -- The Documentation and Security Directorate (DDS) -- The crimes of Hissène Habré's regime -- The fall of Hissène Habré and the Truth Commission's report -- The Chadian Association of Victims of Political Repression and Crime -- Victim rehabilitation -- The prosecution of Hissène Habré. -- The victims of Hissène Habré still awaiting justice in Chad. Hissène Habré 's accomplices still in positions of power -- The victims and their supporters threatened -- The cases against Hissène Habré's accomplices at a standstill -- The Chadian government's failure to make material reparations to the victims -- The Truth Commission's recommendations concerning moral reparations ignored. -- Methodology and acknowledgements.
Migration, Gender and Social Justice
This book is the product of a collaborative effort involving partners from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America who were funded by the International Development Research Centre Programme on Women and Migration (2006-2011). The International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam spearheaded a project intended to distill and refine the research findings, connecting them to broader literatures and interdisciplinary themes. The book examines commonalities and differences in the operation of various structures of power (gender, class, race/ethnicity, generation) and their interactions within the institutional domains of intra-national and especially inter-national migratio...
Women of Power
At a time when a woman--Angela Merkel--is arguably the most powerful leader in Europe and another--Hilary Clinton--continues to be at the center of the US political stage, it seems that women have broken through the glass ceiling and begun to populate the highest offices of the political world. Women of Power is a testament to that accomplishment, offering the most comprehensive overview of female presidents and prime ministers to date. Looking at over fifty countries and over seventy women leaders since 1960, Torild Skard--herself an experienced politician--examines how and why these women rose to the top and what their leadership has meant for women's empowerment throughout the latter half...
Cultural Entrepreneurship in Africa
This book seeks to widen perspectives on entrepreneurship by drawing attention to the diverse and partly new forms of entrepreneurial practice in Africa since the 1990s. Contrary to widespread assertions, figures of success have been regularly observed in Africa since pre-colonial times. The contributions account for these historical continuities in entrepreneurship, and identify the specifically new political and economic context within which individuals currently probe and invent novel forms of enterprise. Based on ethnographically contextualized life stories and case studies of female and male entrepreneurs, the volume offers a vivid and multi-perspectival account of their strategies, visions and ventures in domains as varied as religious proselytism, politics, tourism, media, music, prostitution, funeral organization, and education. African cultural entrepreneurs have a significant economic impact, attract the attention of large groups of people, serve as role models for many youths, and contribute to the formation of new popular cultures.
Micro-crédit et lien social en Tunisie
Le micro-crédit est souvent présenté comme un outil de développement local ou de lutte contre la pauvreté. Cet ouvrage l'aborde dans ses capacités à construire du lien social. A partir d'enquêtes menées dans la banlieue ouest de Tunis, il propose une radioscopie sociologique argumentée, des deux principaux dispositifs existant sur le marché tunisien. L'auteure explore d'abord la diversité des politiques publiques tunisiennes d'appui au micro-crédit et à la micro-entreprise. De multiples acteurs s'y relaient : fonds financiers, offices nationaux, bureau de l'emploi, organismes de formation et d'insertion, programme de développement urbain, banque de solidarité (BTS). Elle mont...
Pardon my French
Parler de la francophonie, cela peut ressembler à la défense d'un pré carré hérité des empires coloniaux. La question est alors abordée en termes de lutte contre l'omniprésence de l'anglais dans les échanges internationaux et contre le "babélien" qui nous envahit. Hervé Bourges, qui a toujours été aux avant-postes de ce combat culturel, s'attache à parler du français, de cette langue négligée dans les débats scientifiques, dans la chanson et le sport olympique, "massacrée" dans les médias, dans l'administration, les entreprises, les institutions. Après avoir interrogé le passé, décrit le présent, c'est vers l'avenir que l'auteur se tourne en nous faisant découvrir l...
