Dr. Charles Mironko is a cultural anthropologist whose scholarly work focuses on social and cultural dimensions of the Rwandan genocide of 1994, in particular the reasons for mass participation in the killing. He is the author of “ Igitero : Means and Motive during the Rwandan Genocide,” in the Journal of Genocide Research, as well as “Western and Local Approaches to Justice in Rwanda ,” (with Peter Uvin) in Global Governance. Dr. Mironko has served as Associate Director of the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University , and as Chief of the Culture Section at the Organization of African Unity. In addition, Mironko has a Masters degree in Education and he has held positions in Burundi , the DRC, and Cambodia . He is currently doing some consultancy works in South Africa while working on a book manuscript entitled From Igitero to Gacaca: Genocide and Justice in Rwanda . Dr. Mironko received his PhD from Yale University . He served as co-editor of the Kamusi Project in 1995 and 1996, and is co-author of the Lonely Planet Swahili Phrasebook, 2nd edition.

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