The Rwandan diaspora in Belgium. Political actors in popular mobilizations

Authors

  • Firmin Dusabe Grup d’Estudis de les Societats Africanes (GESA). Universitat de Barcelona

Keywords:

Rwandan diaspora, Belgium, transnational mobilization, civilian society, ethnic cleavage

Abstract

Rwandans living abroad, especially in Belgium, are grouped and divided into different cultural associations, political groups and NGOs depending on their ethnic origin. This division reproduces the divisions that existed at the time of the Tutsi genocide that took place in 1994. The fracture between ethnic groups is visible both in organizations and associations, which makes the notion of reconciliation still unrealistic for Rwandans seeing from the outside. Finally, the lack of a democratic political culture that may generate dialogue, reconciliation and cooperation from a position of ideological plurality and Rwanda’s multiculturalism threatens peaceful coexistence.

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Author Biography

Firmin Dusabe, Grup d’Estudis de les Societats Africanes (GESA). Universitat de Barcelona

Doctor en Ciència Política per la Universitat de Barcelona, amb una tesi doctoral sobre la diàspora rwandesa a Bèlgica. Té un Màster en Gestió de la immigració per la Universitat Pompeu Fabra i és llicenciat en Filosofia per la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Professor associat a l’Institut Superior de Ciències Religioses de Vic (ISCREVIC), és investigador associat al Grup d’Estudis de les Societats Africanes (GESA) de la Universitat de Barcelona. També és tècnic d’integració social en la Comissió Espanyola d’Ajuda al Refugiat (CEAR).

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Published

2018-01-26

How to Cite

Dusabe, F. (2018). The Rwandan diaspora in Belgium. Political actors in popular mobilizations. Segle XX, Revista Catalana d’Història, (10), 91–107. Retrieved from https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/segleXX/article/view/21180

Issue

No. 10 (2017)

Section

Researches and essays

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