Political Representation of Minorities as Collateral Damage or Gain: The Batwa in Burundi and Rwanda

There is a remarkable discrepancy between the political representation of the Batwa ethnic minority group in Burundi compared to in Rwanda. Whereas Rwanda’s focus on citizenship prevents the Batwa from claiming recognition as a politically salient societal segment, Burundi’s governance model, charac...

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Main Author: Stef Vandeginste
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Africa Spectrum
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Online Access:http://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/afsp/article/view/712