Analysing election-related violence in the 2011 national elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12337906 |
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| Authors | T D Tumba (0000-0001-9143-8726, Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 243-257 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1024-6029 • E-ISSN: 2154-0128 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10246029.2023.2189017 |
| OpenAlex | W4367054845 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This study seeks to explore the triggers, perpetrators and consequences of electoral violence in the 2011 national elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). From the perspective of different domestic and international electoral observers, the 2011 elections in the DRC were marred by violence. A qualitative approach based on secondary resources was employed to achieve the purpose of the study. Following the content analysis of various documents related to electoral violence during the 2011 elections in the DRC, the findings of the study indicated that members of law enforcement and state agencies (police, the national intelligence agency, the Republican Guard and administrative authorities) including supporters of political parties were identified as the main perpetrators of election-related violence in the DRC. In addition, the paper showed that structural causes such as weak institutionalisation of democracy together with lack of national sense of cohesion were the potential triggers of the 2011 election-related violence in the DRC
Criminology · Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration
| Highly cited | No |
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