Social Torture. Chris Dolan

      

      Human Rights in Context

      Research on human rights, or social and political issues closely related to human rights, is nowadays carried out in many academic departments, from law to anthropology, from sociology to philosophy. Yet, there is surprisingly little communication amongst scholars working in these different disciplines, and research that takes more than one perspective into account is seldom encouraged. This new series aims to bridge the divide between the social sciences and the law in human rights scholarship.

      Books published in this series will be based on original empirical investigations, innovative theoretical analyses or multidisciplinary research. They will be of interest to all those scholars who seek an audience beyond the confines of their academic subjects.

      Volume 1

       BETWEEN BOMBS AND GOOD INTENTIONS

       The Red Cross and the Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935–1936

       Rainer Baudendistel

      Volume 2

       ADVANCING REFUGEE PROTECTION IN SOUTH AFRICA

       Edited by Jeff Handmaker, Lee Anne de la Hunt and Jonathan Klaaren

      Volume 3

       BEYOND PRISON

       The Fight to Reform Prison Systems around the World

       Ahmed Othmani

      Volume 4

       SOCIAL TORTURE

       The Case of Northern Uganda, 1986–2006

       Chris Dolan

      Volume 5

       CONSTITUTIONALISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA

       Andrea Lollini

      SOCIAL TORTURE

       The Case of Northern Uganda1986–2006

       Chris Dolan

      First published in 2009 by

       Berghahn Books

       www.berghahnbooks.com

      © 2009, 2011 Chris Dolan

      First paperback edition published in 2011

      First ebook edition published in 2011

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Dolan, Chris, 1966-

       Social torture : the case of northern Uganda, 1986–2006 / Chris Dolan. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-84545-565-1 (hbk) -- ISBN 978-0-85745-291-7 (pbk) -- ISBN 978-1-84545-912-3 (ebk) 1. Ugandas Resistance Army. 9. Humanitarian intervention DT433.285.D65 2009967.6104 2008052522 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1-84545-565-1 (hardback)ISBN 978-0-85745-291-7 (paperback)978-1-84545-912-3 (ebook)

      CONTENTS

       List of Figures

       Foreword

       Acknowledgements

       Abbreviations

       1. Introduction

       The Mainstream Discourse of Today's Wars

       Building Blocks of a Counter-Narrative

       Elaborating a Model of Social Torture

       Overview of the Book

       2. The Research Process

       Institutional Setting

       Working in a ‘War Zone’

       Conceptual Challenges

       Ethical Considerations

       Methods Adopted

       Discussion and Conclusions

       3. An Overview of the Situation in Northern Uganda

       Introduction

       The War As People Remember It

       Discussion

       Some Concluding Questions

       4. Reconsidering the LRA–Government Dynamic

       Introduction

       The 1994 Peace Talks

       Discussion

       Conclusions

       5. Protection As Violation

       Introduction