The article offers a sketch of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) both in historical perspective and wider framework the world system. authors discuss different stages content Acholi nationhood, from vague notions pre-colonial days, through building an ethno-military identity during colonial period, until heyday after Obote II. second period can be described as Acholi-hood on defensive. Initially, campaign resistance fought by Acholi-dominated Uganda People's Democratic (UPDA) still...

This article introduces a collection of papers that treat the question governance in conditions protracted crises Subsahara Africa. Contrary to widespread belief African conflicts are little more than (undoubtedly complex and intractable) instances anarchy chaos, authors present reader with tangible evidence existence non-state processes by constituencies attempting manage perils long periods violent strife state failure. Their aim is move beyond purely empirical theorize situate such...

Journal Article The politics of rebellion and intervention in Ituri:the emergence a new political complex? Get access Koen Vlassenroot, Vlassenroot Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Timothy Raeymaekers African Affairs, Volume 103, Issue 412, July 2004, Pages 385–412, https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adh066 Published: 01 2004

This paper examines the impact of presence international humanitarian organisations on local urban transformation processes in city Goma, Democratic Republic Congo (DRC). Rather than evaluating direct effects interventions and strategies, it focuses indirect but profound this 'humanitarian sector'. It argues that became a significant factor recent shaping reshaping city's profile has reinforced competition over political socioeconomic space. The evaluates economy larger war eastern DRC....

This article introduces a collection of papers that treat the question governance in conditions protracted crises Subsahara Africa. Contrary to widespread belief African conflicts are little more than (undoubtedly complex and intractable) instances anarchy chaos, authors present reader with tangible evidence existence non-state processes by constituencies attempting manage perils long periods violent strife state failure. Their aim is move beyond purely empirical theorize situate such...

This paper challenges traditional studies that explore border sites from a central or capital city perspective. Focusing on expressions of identity in the Goma, it illustrates how struggle for political, social and economic control affects local urban life has broader implications regional relationships realities. The suggests Goma must be understood as site change fluidity rather than (as borders are commonly depicted) static dependent environment, whose increasing sense autonomy is...

AbstractThe state of the Congolese has been subject to a heated debate, with some arguing that it remains mostly irrelevant outside its capital or even there is no such thing as Congo. Others contend lack order in Congo, but this characterised by predatory rule and (privatised) extortion. This paper wants put both claims into perspective assess how different actors re-deploy various rationalities practices statehood. Based on fieldwork South Kivu, looks making public authority territory...

Abstract War in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increasingly been explained as a means to get access natural resources and strategy control over informal trading networks linking DRC with global markets. In most these accounts, complexity war economies is underestimated. One element that often missing systems economic exploitation, which have developed by armed groups during Congolese war, tend persist post-conflict context seem be hardly affected peace process. Based on an evaluation...

Journal Article Kivu's Intractable Security Conundrum Get access Koen Vlassenroot, Vlassenroot Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Timothy Raeymaekers African Affairs, Volume 108, Issue 432, July 2009, Pages 475–484, https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adp039 Published: 29 May 2009

This paper analyses how Ugandan army commanders have mobilised transborder economic networks to exploit opportunities in eastern DRC during the military intervention of People's Defence Force (UPDF) Congo's wars (1996–97; 1998–2003). These are starting point our evaluation informal political structures and linking Uganda's centre war complex. While it is often claimed that entrepreneurismalism has undermined stability Uganda, we argue activities entrepreneurs under their control were an...

ABSTRACT This contribution analyses the role of taxation in constitution authority conflict‐ridden eastern Democratic Republic Congo, where a multitude authorities alternately compete and collude over right to extract resources. Taxation ranges from simple plunder, protection rackets, material reciprocation recognition rights. Focusing on practices armed groups, article argues that is at core groups’ production public citizenship, their modes are based long‐standing registers rule originate...

Abstract This article discusses the social mobility of combatants and introduces notion circular return to explain their pendular state movement between civilian combatant life. phenomenon is widely observed in eastern Democratic Republic Congo (DRC), where Congolese youth have been going out armed groups for several decades now. While has its origins migration refugee studies, we show that it also serves as a useful lens understand navigation capacity different spaces describe processes...

The objectives of this exercise are threefold. First, through a case‐study the Banyamulenge ethnogenesis, I demonstrate that ethnicity was never constructed in vacuum, but ‘pre‐imagined’ field. ‘creation’ identity illustrates perfectly ethnicities ongoing processes continuous change. Ethnicities dynamic result from confrontation community with its socio‐economic and political environment. Contrary to what local social leaders like believe about their followings, existence is not pure...

The failure of food security and livelihood interventions to adapt conflict settings remains a key challenge in humanitarian responses protracted crises. This paper proposes social capital analysis address this policy gap, adding political economy dimension on the actor-based framework. A case study three hillsides north Burundi provides an ethnographic basis for hypothesis. While relying theoretical framework which different combinations (bonding, bridging, linking) account diverse range...

Abstract This article provides a detailed analysis of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Ugandan rebel movement that is operating from Congolese soil but so far has attracted very limited scholarly attention. Having its roots in Islamic community, it become part larger transborder dynamics rebellion and resistance. It argued although institution linked to several internal Uganda, movement's character been largely shaped by specific characteristics Uganda–DRC Rwenzori borderland, where...

The closely intertwined notions of territory, identity, and authority are at the heart conflict dynamics in eastern DR Congo. Focusing on territorial aspirations Banyamulenge community South Kivu, this article looks ways which nexus shapes is shaped by armed mobilisation. Excluded from a customary chiefdom colonial era, Banyamulenge, framed as 'migrants', have been striving for territory their own decades. These fed into activity both Mai-Mai groups linked to opposing communities, providing...