Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Fellow Hollie Nyseth Brehm recently completed a policy brief for the United States Institute of Peace on the research she is conducting at the NDIAS.
"This policy note outlines core findings from a case study of the experiences of approximately 200 Rwandans as they left prison or community service camp and returned to their communities. Specifically, it relies upon interviews with each of these individuals before, 6 months after, and again 1 year after their release—as well as interviews with over 100 community members. Although reentry and reintegration are multifaceted processes, this policy note focuses on identity, rituals, and narratives with an emphasis on initial reentry, which sets the stage for broader reintegration. In doing so, the note highlights insights that are relevant to reentry and reintegration following not only genocide but also mass violence, war, insurgency, violent extremism, and other forms of political violence. It simultaneously recognizes, however, that the case of Rwanda has exceptional elements and addresses these elements throughout."
Read the brief at https://bit.ly/2XTZRCD.
Originally published by at ndias.nd.edu on January 19, 2021.