Rwanda Fast Forward
Social, Economic, Military and Reconciliation Prospects
The future of Rwanda lies in its diversity, in how this diversity is handled and prioritised. With a vast array of first-hand experience, the contributors offer insights on Rwandan social, military, civil society, governance and economic matters to weave a picture that is as compelling as it is balanced. Assessing Rwanda's future beyond its 'development plan', they discuss the implications
of decisions taken today and their future role in the region. In a diversified, incisive and comprehensive series of responses that are neither 'for' nor 'against' the current political regime, they ask fundamental questions that will shape the future of this tiny mountain country in central Africa.
Rwanda Fast Forward: the Many Perspectives that make Rwanda a Unique Country; M.Campioni& P.Noack
PART I: RECONCILIATION, RECONSTRUCTION, UNIFICATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY ISSUES
Rwanda 2025: Scenario for the Future Political Stability of Rwanda; E.Marijnen& J.van der Lijn
Discordant Narratives in Rwanda's Gacaca Courts; A.Breed
Participatory Rights in Rwanda: Genocide Ideology Laws and the Future of Political Space; F.Cowell
Independent Actors or Silent Agents: Where to go for Rwandan Civil Society?; C.Adamczyck
Deterioration of Aid Coordination in Gacaca Implementation: Dealing with the Past for a Better Future; A.Jamar
Peasant Perspectives on National Unity and Reconciliation: Building Peace or Promoting Division?; S.Thomson
PART II: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Regional Integration and the Future of Rwanda; B.Sodipo& J.Musiitwa
Rwanda: Overcoming the Industrial Policy Taboo; J.Holden
New 'friends' of Rwanda - Chinese Noodles and Indian Curry: Analysis of Asian Giants Forays into Rwanda in the Light of Theories on OFDI; K.Nanda
Communication, Media and the Way Forward; A.Colom
Contemporary Education and the Challenges of Switching Formal Language to English in Rwanda; J.Assan& L.Walker
Civic Education and Social Transformation in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Forging The Perfect Development Subjects; A.Purdeková
PART III: CONFLICT AND THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY
The Spread of the 'Genocide Ideology' within the Great Lakes Region: Challenges for Rwanda; F.Rusagara
Between Pyongyang and Singapore: the Rwandan State, its Rulers, and the Military; W.Jones
The Role of the Military in Rwanda: Current Dynamics and Future Prospects; D.Beswick
Nurturing Democracy or into the Danger Zone? The Rwandan Patriotic Front, Elite Fragmentation and Post-Liberation Politics; H.Verhoeven
MADDALENA CAMPIONI is Policy Adviser at Scenario Development, in London, UK. She has managed projects on health, governance, climate change sustainability and international development for Governments, multinational corporations, NGOs and the UN system. She has published widely and contributed to "This Is Africa" and the Financial Times.
PATRICK NOACK is founding partner at Scenario Development, in London, UK. He has developed scenarios and contributed to futures-thinking for a wide range of topics over the past ten years, including for UNAIDS and Shell, Government, bilateral and other multilateral clients - much of it across East Africa. Patrick is currently manager of Technology Foresight at the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation in Vienna, Austria.
of decisions taken today and their future role in the region. In a diversified, incisive and comprehensive series of responses that are neither 'for' nor 'against' the current political regime, they ask fundamental questions that will shape the future of this tiny mountain country in central Africa.
Rwanda Fast Forward: the Many Perspectives that make Rwanda a Unique Country; M.Campioni& P.Noack
PART I: RECONCILIATION, RECONSTRUCTION, UNIFICATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY ISSUES
Rwanda 2025: Scenario for the Future Political Stability of Rwanda; E.Marijnen& J.van der Lijn
Discordant Narratives in Rwanda's Gacaca Courts; A.Breed
Participatory Rights in Rwanda: Genocide Ideology Laws and the Future of Political Space; F.Cowell
Independent Actors or Silent Agents: Where to go for Rwandan Civil Society?; C.Adamczyck
Deterioration of Aid Coordination in Gacaca Implementation: Dealing with the Past for a Better Future; A.Jamar
Peasant Perspectives on National Unity and Reconciliation: Building Peace or Promoting Division?; S.Thomson
PART II: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Regional Integration and the Future of Rwanda; B.Sodipo& J.Musiitwa
Rwanda: Overcoming the Industrial Policy Taboo; J.Holden
New 'friends' of Rwanda - Chinese Noodles and Indian Curry: Analysis of Asian Giants Forays into Rwanda in the Light of Theories on OFDI; K.Nanda
Communication, Media and the Way Forward; A.Colom
Contemporary Education and the Challenges of Switching Formal Language to English in Rwanda; J.Assan& L.Walker
Civic Education and Social Transformation in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Forging The Perfect Development Subjects; A.Purdeková
PART III: CONFLICT AND THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY
The Spread of the 'Genocide Ideology' within the Great Lakes Region: Challenges for Rwanda; F.Rusagara
Between Pyongyang and Singapore: the Rwandan State, its Rulers, and the Military; W.Jones
The Role of the Military in Rwanda: Current Dynamics and Future Prospects; D.Beswick
Nurturing Democracy or into the Danger Zone? The Rwandan Patriotic Front, Elite Fragmentation and Post-Liberation Politics; H.Verhoeven
MADDALENA CAMPIONI is Policy Adviser at Scenario Development, in London, UK. She has managed projects on health, governance, climate change sustainability and international development for Governments, multinational corporations, NGOs and the UN system. She has published widely and contributed to "This Is Africa" and the Financial Times.
PATRICK NOACK is founding partner at Scenario Development, in London, UK. He has developed scenarios and contributed to futures-thinking for a wide range of topics over the past ten years, including for UNAIDS and Shell, Government, bilateral and other multilateral clients - much of it across East Africa. Patrick is currently manager of Technology Foresight at the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation in Vienna, Austria.