With the end of the civil war in Burundi, the government began a transitional justice process to consolidate peace and deal with the legacies of past violations. Part of the transitional justice work in the country has been restitution of land and other property – a process that has provoked further violence and, to some extent, threatened national unity. Political elites have hijacked the land restitution process in a way that has shaped land conflicts on the ground and affected national politics. Based on action research carried out in Nyanza-lac Commune, Makamba Province, between May and December 2017, this article discusses return-related land conflicts and dialogue as a means of settling such conflicts. The research findings indicate that dialogue can help affected communities resolve and transform complex conflicts in a context where the law has failed to address them.

中文翻译：

---

冲突后布隆迪的土地归还

随着布隆迪内战的结束，政府开始了过渡时期的司法程序，以巩固和平并处理过去违规行为的遗留问题。该国过渡时期司法工作的一部分是归还土地和其他财产——这一过程激起了进一步的暴力，并在某种程度上威胁了国家统一。政治精英以某种方式劫持了土地归还过程，在当地形成了土地冲突并影响了国家政治。本文基于 2017 年 5 月至 12 月在马坎巴省 Nyanza-lac 公社进行的行动研究，讨论了与回归相关的土地冲突以及作为解决此类冲突的一种手段的对话。