Africa: violent pasts and other futures

What can histories of violence offer us for the future, if not a reminder of the worst events of the past? Beyond pursuing justice and explaining what went wrong and why, history must also witness life itself: how some of those who do not "move on" also find means to live well with others.

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Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Published
2025-09-04
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https://doi.org/10.71609/iheid-x4pv-6a94
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Africa: violent pasts and other futures

Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Africa: violent pasts and other futures

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Abstract

What can histories of violence offer us for the future, if not a reminder of the worst events of the past? Beyond pursuing justice and explaining what went wrong and why, history must also witness life itself: how some of those who do not "move on" also find means to live well with others.

Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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