Resisting Ownership
The Paralysis of EU Peacebuilding in the Congo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12976275 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Antoine Rayroux (Université de Montréal, corresponding author), Nina Wilén (0000-0002-4142-0920, Royal Military Academy) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-44 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1939-2206 • E-ISSN: 1939-2214 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19392206.2014.880030 |
| OpenAlex | W2070387032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
This article analyzes how the idea of local ownership is functioning in the context of security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a focus on European Union's efforts in the area. The authors argue that despite discursive emphasis on ownership, in practice local resistance in combination with the notion of security sector reform and the idea of ownership being externally constructed concepts with vague definitions create counterproductive dynamics between local and international actors. The result has been a paralysis of the security sector reform efforts in the Congo. Real progress in security sector reform is possible only if the local authorities “own” the reforms, but if progress means less power for these authorities, they are unlikely to sustain it. While the literature traditionally emphasizes the role of external inconsistency in ownership's shortcomings, this article demonstrates that a full picture also requires highlighting the local dynamics of ownership resistance
Context (archaeology · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Peacebuilding · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology · Security Sector Reform · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
EU foreign policy and ‘perceived coherence’
Examining the Links between Security Sector Reform and Peacekeeping Troop Contribution in Post-conflict States
Navigating Ownership in the Context of the Security Sector Reform (SSR) in Mali
The Impact of Host-State Consent on the Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping
Intermediaries of Intervention
The rhetoric and practice of the ‘ownership’ of security sector reform processes in fragile countries
Local contestation against the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo
Reclaiming the local in EU peacebuilding
Local ownership as international governmentality
EU security sector reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local perceptions of the EU’s role in peacebuilding
Reforming the bras tendus ? The Congolese National Police reforms, 2003–2016
Security sector reform, gender and local narratives in Burundi
Tightly Packed
Sending peacekeepers abroad, sharing power at home
| Citations per year | 1.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |