Social navigation among Rwandan army deserters in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorGibson, Diana M.
dc.contributor.authorNcube, Florence
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-10T13:19:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-20T12:46:44Z
dc.date.available2022-08-10T13:19:10Z
dc.date.available2024-03-20T12:46:44Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionPhilosophiae Doctor - PhDen_US
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, I explore the post military lives of Rwandan army deserters who served in, deserted from the post-conflict Rwandan Defence Force (RDF), and went into self-imposed exile. I sought to understand the transition from military to post military life in a context of exile. I argue that being a Rwandan army deserter in self-imposed exile conjures a complex form of post military life and being �on the run� is the best way to navigate Rwandan state surveillance in South Africa. An ethnography conducted in Cape Town and Johannesburg over a period of eighteen months revealed that the military to post military transition of Rwandan army deserters is complicated because these former soldiers believe that they are being �hunted� by their government.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/9503
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectMilitaryen_US
dc.subjectExileen_US
dc.subjectRwandan Defence Force (RDF)en_US
dc.subjectArmy desertersen_US
dc.subjectAnthropologyen_US
dc.titleSocial navigation among Rwandan army deserters in South Africaen_US

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