BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:War\, peace and political representation: An analysis of popular p
 olitical thinking in Burundi (1993-2015) - Bert Ingelaere\, University of 
 Antwerp 
DTSTART:20200203T170000Z
DTEND:20200203T183000Z
UID:TALK137734@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Victoria Jones
DESCRIPTION:Who is seen to be winning or losing in the political domain af
 ter war and mass violence and why? This paper discusses this evolution of 
 popular political thinking during Burundi’s conflict cycle (1993-2015) i
 n general and the shifts in the transition from war (1993-2003/5) to peace
  (2003/5-2015) in particular. Our analytical intake is the concept of poli
 tical representation. We engage with three questions: how do representativ
 es look like (descriptive representation)? What degree of acceptance do re
 presentatives have for those represented (symbolic representation)? Are re
 presentatives (seen as) advancing the interests of those represented (subs
 tantive representation)?  First\, relying on an available datasets on Buru
 ndian cabinets from 1996 to 2016\, we look at the evolution of descriptive
  political representation by identifying the number\, prestige and identit
 y (ethnicity\, gender\, region\, political affiliation) of representatives
 .  Second\, and our central concern\, we analyze perceived changes over ti
 me of those being represented (symbolic and substantive representation). I
 n doing so\, we take into account important identity markers such as gende
 r or ethnicity as well as often overlooked social categories relevant to t
 he Burundi conflict such as demobilized rebels/army soldiers\, repatriates
 \, (former) displaced or released political prisoners. We make use of self
 -reported  changes in degrees of political representation and the accompan
 ying narratives explaining these changes of over 300 Burundians living in 
 rural areas. 
LOCATION:Seminar Room S1 Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge
  CB3 9DT
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR