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Pierre Célestin BAKUNDA
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Professor Dr
, Edhec Business School - Ieseg School of Management, Lille - France
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Lille, France,
France
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A highly motivated and dedicated Social Anthropology professional with considerable expertise in management of development projects, lecturing students, and researching African-related studies. A patient and tolerant person with a commitment to achieving equality among all people. Experienced in working within diverse teams, ensuring effective communication across all groups. A detail-orientated person who is committed to delivering against objectives and deadlines, working well within teams and |
 Contact Pierre Célestin BAKUNDA
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Area of Expertise: |
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
2010 - 2016 Professor, EDHEC Business School, BBA EDHEC, IESEG School of Management Lille, France
• Providing engaging and effective lectures on the Sociology of Africa, with 2 subjects “African Continent, contrasts and paradoxes,” “South Africa as an emerging country among BRICS”and Contemporay French Business & Society
• Supervising students during the term of the courses, ensuring all issues are overcome and that all students have a comprehensive understanding of the subjects covered
• Preparing course materials and updating materials in order to deliver the most effective information to students
2012 - 2014 Professor, ESPEME Business School, Lille, France
• Teaching a social anthropology of Africa course entitled “African Continent, Contrasts and Paradoxes” in order to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the African Continent before, during and after colonisation
• Reviewing the governance in Africa and the management of the countries within limits according to the rules of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
2011 – 2012 Professor, English as a Second Language, Collège Albert Samain, Roubaix / Lycée Le Corbusier, Tourcoing / Lycée Louis Pasteur, Lille, France
• Providing extensive lessons to students of various nationalities
2010 Centre for Peace and Conflict Transformation, University of Marburg, Germany
• Delivering a comparative study on the 3 mechanisms of conflict resolution - the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in South Africa, the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, and the “Gacaca Court” in Rwanda
2008 - 2009 Postdoctoral Researcher, Trinity College, Dublin, and Queen's University, Belfast
• Studying the cases of South Africa and Northern Ireland to improve understandings with the mechanisms of conflict resolution and knowledge which can be gained regarding social issues and their resolutions
2006 - 2007 Postdoctoral Researcher, CNRS/IFRESI, Lille, France
• Studying the case of the Rwandan ''Gacaca Trial'' and its completion without qualified judges in order to analyse the tribunals and whether they could be judged as fair for those allegedly having committed genocide
1994 - 2005 Break for Further Studies that led to my PhD Thesis in Social Anthropology
1992 - 1994 Freelance Director of Simem Sarl
• Supervising and leading teams of 1300 workforce across 3 building sites completing a range of duties including road rehabilitation, water distribution, rural electrification
Earlier Career
1990 – 1992 Manager, Responsible for Missions, Siemens, Kigali, Rwanda
1986 – 1990 Director of Exploitation, Trafipro Enterprise, Kigali, Rwanda
1982 – 1986 Professor, Don Bosco Official Technical School, Kigali, Rwanda
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Education: |
MAS Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation 2013
PhD Social Anthropology, Université Paris VIII St Denis, France
Focus: The Implicit rules of the Rwandan society and their impact on social, political and economic development from 1898 to 1994. Published as a book, “Rwanda, the Inferno of Implicit Rules”, L’Harmattan, 2006, Paris, 418 pages 2005
MPhil Strategies of Social Development, Université Charles de Gaulle Lille3, France 2002
MPhil Sociology of Development and Cultural Changes, Université Charles de Gaulle Lille3, France 2002
Master's General Sociology, Université des Sciences Technologiques, Lille1, France 2001
EFL Certificate English Language Proficiency and Literature, University of Ghana, Legon 1998
Postgraduate Diploma Management of Development Project, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi Kenya 1997
Advanced Certificate English, American Universities Preparation Institute, Nairobi, Kenya 1996
Diploma Electricity, Institut Technique Libre Ath, Belgium 1988
Diploma Electricity, École Technique Officielle Don Bosco, Kigali, Rwanda 1984
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Past research:
- Work on "Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in Rwanda" in progress
- Research on "Mechanisms of conflict resolution in Rwanda", case study:"Gacaca Trials"
- My thesis: "Rwanda, the Inferno of Implicit Rules" published at l'Harmattan Editions, Paris
- Research on Inter-ethnic Relations in Rwanda
- Comparative study of French cooperatives against cooperatives in sub-Sahara Africa
- Study on the reception and inclusion of new comers in France
Achievements:
The research on conflict resolution and reconciliation in Rwanda was fruitful since it brought about good conclusions and an MAS in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation has been granted since then I have been giving lectures from May 2010 on "Reconciliation in Rwanda, Lessons from other conflicts" at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Transformation-Universit of Marburg, Germany, EDHEC Business School, and IESEG School of Management, Lille, France. During my research at Trinity College, Dublin and Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, I realize that South Africa and Northern Ireland could serve as examples to Rwandans to settle their differences and coexist peacefully.
As for the research on the "mechanisms of conflict resolution in Rwanda" with the case studies, "Gacaca Trials," I found out that such a system of traditional tribunals has failed in the sense that originally those institutions were tools for reconciliation but now they oppose jailed people to survivors. This might not be a solution for a lasting peace in Rwanda. I strongly think that the solution to the Rwandan crisis resides in power-sharing in order to alleviate hatred which comes from the past, based on social class division and inequalities.
The achievement of the research on the "Implicit Rules of the Rwandan Society and their impacts on Social, Political and Economic Development from 1898 to 1994" which generated the book entitled "Rwanda, the Inferno of Implicit Rules", lies on my conclusion and recommendations. Indeed, Rwandan politicians outside the country have taken my recommendations as their own to sensitize people about inter-Rwandan dialogue and National Reconciliation.
The study on "Inter-ethnic Relation in Rwanda" was so fruitful as it gave insight and awareness to readers on how in many countries, such as United States of America, this issue was handled. The greatest achievement was to understand that multiculturalism is an asset rather than a handicap. Diversity constitutes richness because it makes people complementary. Thus, Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda should settle their differences and respect each other in order to build their state in peace and harmony for a better social and economic development.
As for the "comparative study of French cooperatives against cooperatives in sub-Saharan Africa", the research findings showed that African cooperatives are not properly managed according to the reality of the African context. Whereas French cooperatives are managed according to the explicit rules, in sub-Sahara African countries, they duplicated such a system but did not consider that there exist clear rules that govern the system as a whole. Implicit rules have undermined the system and made it less operational.
For the "Study on the reception and inclusion of new arrivals in France," the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, with the French government have achieved success in welcoming asylum seekers. Each French Province has structures which deal with new comers in order to help them enter the process of getting papers. They also provide shelter and allowances in this process, which aims at social integration. As a result of good management of dossiers related to asylum, when the latter is granted the beneficiary could then pretend to French nationality.
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Available for: |
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
10-15 years |
Highest Qualification:
Doctorate |
Languages:
French, English, Kinyarwanda,Swahili, Kirundi |
Nationality:
Rwanda
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