Dissertation Proposal Defense - Claudine Kuradusenge

Dissertation Proposal Defense - Claudine Kuradusenge

Fight against Labels, Fight for Self: The Exploration of Social Categorization on Diasporic Political Participation

Friday, February 17, 2017
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Metropolitan Building, Room 5183
Arlington Campus

Committee Members:
Dr. Karina Korostelina (Chair)
Dr. Daniel Rothbart
Dr. Al Fuertes

Abstract
Using Rwanda and Bosnia as case study, this research aims to engage with the literature on the social construction of the acquired identity formed by the labels of victim and perpetrator as well as the notion of “diasporic consciousness” created in the context of post-conflict settings. Furthermore, the research takes the premises of social categorization and diasporic consciousness and utilizes them through the exploration of political participation.