Social rituals and collective expression of emotion after a collective trauma: Participation in Gacaca and assimilation of the Rwandan Genocide

Rimé, Bernard;Kanyangara, Patrick;Paez , Dario;Yzerbyt, Vincent
(2012) Restoring civil societies: The psychology of intervention and engagement following crisis — ISBN: [0470671432], 177-191, published

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  • Rimé, BernardUCLouvain
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  • Kanyangara, PatrickNational University of Rwanda
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  • Paez , DarioUniversity of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
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  • Yzerbyt, Vincentorcid-logoUCLouvain
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This chapter aims to examine how far collective rituals instigated at a socio-political level are able to modify the social attitudes that prevail in populations following conflict, violations of human rights, or massacres. This examination relies on two studies conducted in the framework of the Truth and Reconciliation procedure that was developed in the post-genocide era in Rwanda, under the name of "Gacaca" (pronounced gatchatcha). First, we briefly recall what a Truth and Reconciliation procedure represents, and describe the situation facing Rwanda after the 1994 genocide. Next, we discuss the expected effects of Truth and Reconciliation procedures and examine a theoretical model we have adopted in this regard. Finally, we consider the findings from studies designed to test this model.
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Rimé, B., Kanyangara, P., Paez, D., & Yzerbyt, V. (2012). Social rituals and collective expression of emotion after a collective trauma: Participation in Gacaca and assimilation of the Rwandan Genocide. In K. J. Jonas & T. Morton (ed.), Restoring civil societies: The psychology of intervention and engagement following crisis (pp. 177-191). Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118347683.ch10