Navigating Post-Genocide Social Relations Memory, Power and Legacy in Rwanda

Christopher P. Davey holds a doctorate in Peace Studies and International Development from the University of Bradford and is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of Peace and Justice Studies at Utah Valley University. His research focuses on identity, narrative, and emerging perspectives on genocide, including fieldwork with Banyamulenge soldiers in central Africa and the diaspora. He is author of The Banyamulenge Soldier: Genocide Between Congo and Rwanda (2025). A Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar and lead researcher with Education for Global Peace, he serves on the Peace and Justice Studies Research and Publications Committee.

Nicole Fox is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at California State University Sacramento. Her research examines how racial and ethnic contention impacts communities, focusing on remembrances of adversity, social change, and collective memory. Her book After Genocide: Memory and Reconciliation in Rwanda (2021) explores how memorials to past atrocity impact community development and reconciliation for survivors of genocide and genocidal rape. Her work has been supported by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and the National Science Foundation. She serves on the United Nations Economic and Social Council and contributes to the UN Commission for the Status of Women.