A5023328624- Cambodian History and Society
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- International Law and Human Rights
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Political Conflict and Governance
- African history and culture studies
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Law in Society and Culture
- African history and culture analysis
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
- Art History and Market Analysis
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
- Theatre and Performance Studies
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- European and International Law Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
University of East Anglia
2019-2024
University of Johannesburg
2024
London School of Economics and Political Science
2015-2023
Norwich Research Park
2020
King's College London
2013
ABSTRACT The trial of Thomas Kwoyelo – the first war crimes prosecution a former Lord's Resistance Army fighter, and only domestic in Uganda at time writing has been packed with drama, intrigue politics. article considers what Kwoyelo's means for those most affected by he allegedly committed, and, more broadly, it ‘transitional justice’ project Uganda. is concerned primarily how interpreted ‘on ground’ Acholiland: local leadership; personal relationship to Kwoyelo; direct victims his alleged...
Abstract∞ This article explores a key challenge in contemporary international efforts to promote transitional justice (TJ) nontransitioning, conflict-affected states: the ‘implementation gap,’ which policies are designed and funded but neither enacted nor implemented. Findings based on long-term qualitative fieldwork Uganda indicate implementation gap is co-constituted by technocratic donor approaches domestic elite political maneuvering semi-authoritarian regime. The interaction between two...
Abstract The literature on Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) returnees in Acholiland, northern Uganda tells us that those who returned from the rebel group are likely to experience stigma and social exclusion. While term is deployed frequently, ‘stigma’ not a well-developed concept most of evidence we have comes accounts themselves. Focusing instead ‘stigmatizers’, this article theorizes stigmatization as part ‘moral experience’ regulating post-war repair. Through interview-based ethnographic...
Abstract By 2019, a record high of 79.5 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide as result persecution, conflict, violence, and human rights violations (UNHCR 2020a: 2). In the decade leading up to this only fraction number able ‘return’ or find ‘durable solution’. Multiple waves displacement are common, often involves far more complicated arrangements than term suggests. Yet if ‘return’, one-directional durable solution is increasingly rare, need understand it in difficult dynamic...
ABSTRACT This article explores the interplay between transitional justice and ‘everyday’ political economies of survival in post‐conflict Acholiland, northern Uganda. It advances two main arguments. First, that — as part parcel conventional liberal peacebuilding packages promotes a repertoire normatively driven policies have little bearing on lived realities social accountability settings. Second, transcending epistemological ontological boundaries using concepts developed critical...
This article analyzes the first peace talks to take place against backdrop of an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation: Juba Talks between Lord's Resistance Army and Government Uganda (2006–2008). Drawing on field research original source material, it departs from well-worn versus justice debates provides new empirical material explore how presence court shaped domestic political dynamics at Juba. It argues that level broad rhetoric, created significant discord negotiating...
This article examines how justice and social order are administered experienced in poor, politically fragile conflict-affected environments. Taking notions of legal pluralism public authority as our starting point, we explore moral worlds understood places where ‘the law’ is not necessarily a discrete institutionalised process. Drawing upon current debates the field, well findings from six articles this special issue, operate context; might evaluate whether ‘justice’ being done’; stark...
Since the early 1990s, transitional justice has established itself as a field of study and practice. Proponents make normative links between processes—for example, criminal trials, truth commissions reparations—and broader societal systemic outcomes, such healing, reconciliation, peace democracy. There is, however, paucity evidence on actual effects experiences interventions in war affected fragile places. This paper uses bibliographic search methodology to pull together extant local finds...
Abstract Nurses face complex stressors in their work including routine exposure to human suffering and potentially traumatic events. Consequently, nurses are at risk of moral distress, workplace burnout, compassion fatigue. The aim this study was design, develop, test a health-promoting resilience education program for nurses. research questions were as follows: (1) Are scores affected by education? (2) How do understand the context workplace? (3) What role does play nurses’ mental health?...
What explains youth political mobilization in Uganda – or lack thereof? This article challenges the simple dichotomy of as either a dangerous disengaged constituency. Instead, we analyze conditions that determine whether can coalesce politically salient category. For many, outcome 2021 Ugandan elections defied expectations. A large and underemployed population combined with emergence self-proclaimed 'youth candidate' Bobi Wine, led both international domestic analysts to predict strong...
Discussions on African responses to Covid-19 have focused the state and its international backers. Far less is known about a wider range of public authorities, including chiefs, humanitarians, criminal gangs, armed groups. This paper investigates how pandemic provided opportunities for claims contests over power in Uganda, Democratic Republic Congo, South Sudan. Ethnographic research used contend that local forms authority can be akin miniature sovereigns, able interpret dictates, policies,...
Abstract The trial of Dominic Ongwen before the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been hailed as a milestone, especially because his conviction for gender-based crimes, including forced marriage and pregnancy. Ongwen’s those crimes was linked to harrowing testimonies group women who were given him so-called ‘wives’ during time commander in Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group. After successful Article 56 application by Office Prosecutor (OTP), special arrangements made these act witnesses...
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Abstract The expansive literature on law and justice across Africa emphasizes why people do not use lower state courts. Consequently, a striking lack of attention is paid to how engage with Drawing systematic review multi-sited qualitative study, we make three contributions this topic. First, explore academic gap emerged. Second, critique the procedural model that currently underlies much ‘access justice’ programming, which seeks improve citizens’ engagements In place what describe as its...