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The authors explore the outlook of Rwanda in the context of development of East Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They examine Rwanda´s vision, achievements and uncertainties in terms of national unity, institutional leadership, the spectre of industrial policy and economic development,perceptions of civil society engagement, etc.

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Rwanda Fast Forward: the Many Perspectives that make Rwanda a Unique Country; M.Campioni & P.Noack PART I: RECONCILIATION, RECONSTRUCTION, UNIFICATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY ISSUES Rwanda 2025: Scenario for the Future Political Stability of Rwanda; E.Marijnen & J.van der Lijn Discordant Narratives in Rwanda´s Gacaca Courts; A.Breed Participatory Rights in Rwanda: Genocide Ideology Laws and the Future of Political Space; F.Cowell Independent Actors or Silent Agents: Where to go for Rwandan Civil Society?; C.Adamczyck Deterioration of Aid Coordination in Gacaca Implementation: Dealing with the Past for a Better Future; A.Jamar Peasant Perspectives on National Unity and Reconciliation: Building Peace or Promoting Division?; S.Thomson PART II: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Regional Integration and the Future of Rwanda; B.Sodipo & J.Musiitwa Rwanda: Overcoming the Industrial Policy Taboo; J.Holden New ´friends´ of Rwanda - Chinese Noodles and Indian Curry: Analysis of Asian Giants Forays into Rwanda in the Light of Theories on OFDI; K.Nanda Communication, Media and the Way Forward; A.Colom Contemporary Education and the Challenges of Switching Formal Language to English in Rwanda; J.Assan & L.Walker Civic Education and Social Transformation in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Forging The Perfect Development Subjects; A.Purdeková PART III: CONFLICT AND THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY The Spread of the ´Genocide Ideology´ within the Great Lakes Region: Challenges for Rwanda; F.Rusagara Between Pyongyang and Singapore: the Rwandan State, its Rulers, and the Military; W.Jones The Role of the Military in Rwanda: Current Dynamics and Future Prospects; D.Beswick Nurturing Democracy or into the Danger Zone? The Rwandan Patriotic Front, Elite Fragmentation and Post-Liberation Politics; H.Verhoeven

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´Books on Rwanda are often emotive but Rwanda Fast Forward provides level headed analysis of Rwanda´s future political and economic prospects to 2025. This book is essential reading for policy makers and scholars of Rwanda and those seeking lessons for Africa´. Alex Vines OBE, Director, Regional and Security Studies, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, UK

´A useful, balanced and wide-ranging contribution to our understanding of current developments in a country that continues to provoke heated debate between believers and non-believers.´ - Filip Reyntjens, Professor of Law and Politics, Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium

´This is a complicated book about a complicated country. It goes beyond the usual polarisation of commentary on Rwanda, which pits the cynical against the starry-eyed, to explore the complex intersections of political and military power, ambitious government policy, regional conflict, shifting national and sub-national identities and vast economic opportunities. I found myself disagreeing with as much of the analysis as I agreed with - a testament to the diversity and subtleties of the authors´ perspectives.´ - Phil Clarke, Lecturer in Comparative and International Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

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