Investing in Authoritarian Rule : Punishment and Patronage in Rwanda's Gacaca Courts for Genocide Crimes (Hardcover)

Introduction; Part I. Clientelist and Authoritarian Legacies: 1. A history of clientelism in Rwanda; 2. The RPF: an unrivaled patron; Part II. Formal and Informal Rules of the Game: 3. The mental map: shared expectations of rule; 4. The gacaca court: deciding innocence and guilt; Part III. Consolidating Authoritarianism: 5. Confessions: surrendering the right to rule; 6. Denunciations: local space and local control; 7. Judges: political cooptation at the grassroots; Conclusion.