The Haunting of Alice: Local Approaches to Justice and Reconciliation in Northern Uganda

Baines, Erin

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“…In some parts of the continent neo-traditional solutions are also being used to try and reconcile people after the most serious of conflicts, as with the Gacaca courts in Rwanda and Mato Oput in Northern Uganda. Of course, none of these initiatives provide perfect solutions to conflicts that are extremely grave, and the latter two in particular remain extremely controversial (Allen, 2006;Baines, 2007;Branch, 2004;Longman and Rutagengwa, 2004;Waldorf, 2006).…”

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Going with the Grain in African Development?

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2008

Development Policy Review

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“…In some areas, traditional approaches can offer opportunities for negotiation procedures and reconciliation rituals between conflicting parties (Baines, 2007). To offer adequate interventions for patients presenting symptoms of pathological spirit possession, therapists need to be aware of associated mental health problems, cultural disease models and their implications for individual treatment.…”

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Pathological spirit possession as a cultural interpretation of trauma-related symptoms.

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Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Objective: Spirit possession is a phenomenon frequently occurring in war-torn countries. It has been shown to be an idiom of distress entailing dissociative symptoms. However, its association with trauma exposure and trauma-related disorders remains unclear. This study aimed to explore subjective disease models and the relationship between pathological spirit possession and trauma-related disorders in the Eastern DR Congo. Methods: Seventy-three (formerly) possessed persons (74% female, mean age: 34 years), referred by traditional and spiritual healers, were interviewed about their experiences of pathological spirit possession, trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression symptoms, shame and guilt, psychotic symptoms, somatic complaints and the impairment of psycho-social functioning. Results:The most common disease model for pathological spirit possession was another person having sent the spirit, mostly a family member or a neighbor, out of jealousy or conflict over resources. Significant correlations were found between spirit possession over lifetime and PTSD symptom severity, feelings of shame and guilt, depressive symptoms, somatic complaints and psychotic symptoms. Spirit possession during the preceding four weeks was associated with PTSD symptom severity, impairment of psycho-social functioning and psychotic symptom severity. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate pathological spirit possession to be a broad explanatory framework for various subjectively unexplainable mental and physical health problems, including but not limited to trauma-related disorders. Understanding pathological spirit possession as a subjective disease model for various mental and physical health problems may help researchers and clinicians to develop culturally sensitive treatment approaches for affected individuals.

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“…As can be seen in the following Section, this support disappeared as a result of the LRA's method of pursuing its war aims. of respondents had been abducted (Baines 2007). The abduction of children gained the most publicity and obscured the fact that many adults were abducted also."…”

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Schooling for Conflict Transformation: A Case Study from Northern Uganda

Cunningham

2014

Research in Comparative and International Education

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Civil wars impede progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. As many conflicts re-erupt within a short time, it is important to know what may increase the chances of sustainable peace. Access to education is a factor but relatively little is known about the contribution of what students learn in school. This thesis aims to respond to a research gap by addressing the following question: 'How can schooling contribute to conflict transformation?' Significant curricular approaches that may he used after civil war -peace education, human . rights education and citizenship education -are assessed for their strengths and weaknesses.As no single approach is found to be sufficient for conflict transformation, a framework is proposed based on three fundamental concepts: (i) truth seeking; (ii) reconciliation; and (iii) inclusive citizenship.This framework is examined through a qualitative case study of curriculum in seven schools in a district in northern Uganda that is emerging from a twenty-year civil war. The curriculum of four primary schools, two secondary schools, one special school and one teacher training college was studied over a three-month period. A structure of knowledge, skills and values was used to research the framework at a detailed level. It is found that schools exhibit good socialization of reconciliation values and some development of problem-solving and communication skills. There is some understanding of human rights, hut little knowledge of history, or of local, national and international political/legal systems. There is minimal development of discussion and critical thinking skills.It is argued that the framework can be used to investigate other schools and to inform the design of a curriculum that can contribute to conflict transformation, with the ultimate aim of reducing the risk of civil war re-eruption.3 CONTENTS

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The Haunting of Alice: Local Approaches to Justice and Reconciliation in Northern Uganda

Cited by 156 publications

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Going with the Grain in African Development?

Going with the Grain in African Development?

Pathological spirit possession as a cultural interpretation of trauma-related symptoms.

Schooling for Conflict Transformation: A Case Study from Northern Uganda

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