Laetitia Bucaille
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Laetitia Bucaille est professeur de sociologie à l'Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (Inalco), à Paris, France, et chercheuse au Centre d'études en sciences sociales sur les mondes africains, américains et asiatiques. Elle a travaillé essentiellement sur les Territoires palestiniens, l’Algérie et l’Afrique du Sud et s’intéresse aux conflits ainsi qu’aux sorties de conflits, à la construction de la paix et à la justice transitionnelle.
Books
Le pardon et la rancoeur
"Reconciliation between political antagonists who went to war against each other is not a natural process. Hostility toward an enemy only slowly abates and the political resolution of a conflict is not necessarily followed by the immediate pacification of society and reconciliation among individuals. Under what conditions can a combatant be brought to understand the motivations of his enemies, consider them as equals, and develop a new relationship, going so far as to even forgive them? By comparing the experiences of veterans of the South African and Franco-Algerian conflicts, Laetitia Bucaille seeks to answer this question. She begins by putting the postconflict and postcolonial order that characterizes South Africa, France, and Algeria into perspective, examining how each country provided symbolic and material rewards to the veterans and how past conflict continues to shape the present. Exploring the narratives of ex-combatants, Bucaille also fosters an understanding of their intimate experiences as well as their emotions of pride, loss, and guilt."
Générations Intifada
"Le contexte politique, social et culturel au Proche-Orient connaît de nombreux clivages. Pourtant, plusieurs questions fondamentales se posent pour l'avenir du peuple palestinien : quelle place pour les femmes, comment faire régner la démocratie, comment concilier plusieurs religions, comment s'intégrer dans la modernité?"