Changing Poison into Medicine Through Social Processes of “Finding Pathways Out”: The Rwandan Construction of a New Destiny in the Aftermath of the 1994 Genocide
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case13095549062021-08-03T05:34:10Z Changing Poison into Medicine Through Social Processes of “Finding Pathways Out”: The Rwandan Construction of a New Destiny in the Aftermath of the 1994 Genocide Potts, Martha Ann African Studies Holocaust Studies Minority and Ethnic Groups Organizational Behavior Peace Studies classic grounded theory genocide post-genocide recovery coping behaviors community engagement peacebuilding Between April 6th and mid-July of 1994, more than a million Tutsi, moderate Hutu and Batwa were killed in the Hutu government orchestrated genocide in Rwanda, Africa. The initial purpose of the research was to explore micro-financed small business partnerships between Tutsi and Hutu women in the aftermath of the genocide. Based on the dictates of classic grounded theory the research was redirected to the more salient issues for the research participants. The topic evolved to one of looking at reconciliation, the creation of a progressive civil society and coping with tremendous loss. A grounded theory of “finding pathways out” of the horrors of genocide emerged as being the more salient concern of the research participants. The phrase, “finding pathways out,” refers to a group of social processes present in post-genocide Rwanda. They emerged from the data on three levels of the society; individual, national and community. On the individual level is a concept termed managing the void, the properties of which are: numbing down, masking, mimicking, episodic recall, confronting the void and catapulting the gap. On the national level, the concept is reconstituting national identity and the properties are: invoking the ancestors, embodying change, operationalizing change and sharing the dream. On the community level the concept is improvising civility with properties termed encouraging oneness, reaching deep and engaged healing. The theory highlights how Rwandans are redefining the past, shaping the ideals of the present, and envisioning the future as a means of influencing the reconciliation process. 2011-10-03 English text Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1309554906 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1309554906 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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