Too Much of a Good Thing? Freedom of Expression in the Aftermath of Intractable Conflict
A major weakness of the literature on the regulation of freedom of expression within the field of political science is the assumption of peaceful, liberal democratic conditions. My project seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the legitimate regulation of speech by analyzing disciplinary...
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ndltd-uottawa.ca-oai-ruor.uottawa.ca-10393-233292018-01-05T19:01:22Z Too Much of a Good Thing? Freedom of Expression in the Aftermath of Intractable Conflict Hayward, Dana Brown, Stephen Freedom of Expression Rwanda Post-Conflict Liberal Theory Trauma Theory Interdisciplinary Research A major weakness of the literature on the regulation of freedom of expression within the field of political science is the assumption of peaceful, liberal democratic conditions. My project seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the legitimate regulation of speech by analyzing disciplinary approaches to freedom of expression through the lens of countries recovering from intractable conflict. I ask: How appropriate are current understandings of freedom of expression to the regulation of speech in post-conflict environments? Relying on insights from the field of social psychology and the case of post-genocide Rwanda, I argue that greater restrictions on freedom of expression could be legitimate in countries recovering from intractable conflict. However, rights derogations must take place within limits so as not to become a tool of authoritarian rule. 2012-09-26T13:40:18Z 2012-09-26T13:40:18Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23329 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6078 en Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
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A major weakness of the literature on the regulation of freedom of expression within the field of political science is the assumption of peaceful, liberal democratic conditions. My project seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the legitimate regulation of speech by analyzing disciplinary approaches to freedom of expression through the lens of countries recovering from intractable conflict. I ask: How appropriate are current understandings of freedom of expression to the regulation of speech in post-conflict environments? Relying on insights from the field of social psychology and the case of post-genocide Rwanda, I argue that greater restrictions on freedom of expression could be legitimate in countries recovering from intractable conflict. However, rights derogations must take place within limits so as not to become a tool of authoritarian rule. |
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Too Much of a Good Thing? Freedom of Expression in the Aftermath of Intractable Conflict |
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Too Much of a Good Thing? Freedom of Expression in the Aftermath of Intractable Conflict |
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