Connecting-Africa | Find publications

Advanced search

Find:


Title Civil War Outcomes and the Conflict Trap: Rwanda and Burundi
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/1887/75747
Date 2019
Author(s) Ebregt, Martijn
Contributor(s) Petrollino, Sara
Abstract This thesis examines the impact of the rebel victory and negotiated settlement in post-war Rwanda and Burundi, respectively, on conflict recurrence. Often referred to as twin countries due to the wide array of shared features; they are similar in terms of demography, ethnic composition, geography and post-colonial political structures. While both emerged from comparable instances of civil war containing elements of genocidal violence, Rwanda's conflict ended by a rebel victory, whereas Burundi's civil war resulted in a negotiated settlement. Therefore, how has the rebel victory vis-á-vis the negotiated settlement contributed to preventing civil war recurrence in post-conflict Rwanda and Burundi, respectively? Connecting concepts of multiple sovereignty and institutions with Collier's model of breaking the conflict trap, this thesis argues that the rebel victory in Rwanda has contributed to preventing civil war recurrence through economic development, whereas Burundi's negotiated settlement was more effective in resolving the grievances underlying conflict.
Subject(s) Rebel victory, Negotiated settlement, conflict trap
Language en
Type of publication Bachelor thesis
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
Added to C-A: 2019-08-05;09:51:39