Conflict, state failure and urban transformation in the Eastern Congolese periphery. The case of Goma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14816686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Büscher (0000-0001-9756-9188, Royal Museum for Central Africa), Koen Vlassenroot (0000-0003-3478-132X, Royal Museum for Central Africa), Theodore Trefon (Royal Museum for Central Africa) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AVRUG-bulletin/Afrika Focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0772-0793 • E-ISSN: 0772-084X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.21825/af.v25i1.18057 |
| OpenAlex | W2209398601 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
Investigating the urban impact of local conflict dynamics 1.1.2.'Non-state' urban development?1.1.3.Informality 1.2.Politico-geographic location: the central role of the periphery 1.2.1.Centrality of the margins: a changing urban order?1.2.2.The urban borderland-angle 1.3.Urban processes of transformation: a conceptual framework 1.3.1.Governance 1.3.2.Navigation 1.3.3.Identity 1.3.4.Landscape 1.4.Outline of the thesis 2. Methodology 2.1.Choice of the case-study 2.2.An urban 'monography' as method 2.3.Ethnographic research methods 2.3.1.Long-term stays in 'the field' 2.3.2.Fieldwork techniques 2.3.3.Stakeholder groups and local partners 2.3.4.A brief overview of the fieldwork periods 2.4.Interaction between the researcher and the research 'subject' 2.5.Challenges of doing fieldwork in a conflict zone 2.5.1.On (in) securing myself, others (and my data) 2.5.2.Navigating a highly contested space 2.5.3.Access 2.5.4.Being 'la petite muzunguette' or 'la Monique' 3. Historical evolution 3.1.'Resourcing the border' through small scale transborder trade 9.3.2.Makoro: navigating along different geographic and economic spaces 9.3.3.'Arbitrage identities'?Navigating different socio-cultural worlds.9.4.Border generating 'risks' and dangers 9.4.1.Violent conflict and the reappearance of the boundary 9.4.2.Spies and infiltrators on the border 9.4.3.'We want a Berlin wall': the dangers of a weak state 9.5. Concluding remarks General conclusion References V Dutch summaryDit proefschrift onderzoekt de wederzijdse benvloeding van enerzijds processen van staatsverzwakking en gewapend conflict en anderzijds stedelijke transformaties in de oostelijke periferie van de Democratische Republiek Congo.De casestudie is de stad Goma (in Noord Kivu, aan de Congolese-Rwandese grens) en de vorm is een politiek antropologische stedelijke etnografie vertrekkende van de stad Goma zoals ze zich op de dag van vandaag manifesteert.De centrale doelstelling van dit doctoraat is een stedelijke perspectief te bieden op de Congolese crisis door aan de ene kant de effecten van gewapend conflict op bijzondere stedelijke evoluties bloot te leggen, en aan de andere kant te kijken hoe deze evoluties van hun kant politieke processen benvloeden.De nieuwe vormen van stedelijkheid en verstedelijking in een context van staatsverzwakking en gewapend conflict, vormen aldus de centrale focus van dit onderzoek.Ik start van de hypothese dat dynamieken van gewapend conflict in samenspel met een historisch proces van staatsverval nieuwe, alternatieve vormen van stedelijkheid hebben teweeggebracht die zich vertalen in processen van politieke, economische
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |