The final report of the Usalama Project presents the conclusions of 18-month field research
on the national army and armed groups in the eastern DRC in three parts: an analysis of …

A positive demand shock for coltan, a mineral whose bulky output cannot be concealed,
leads armed actors to create illicit customs and provide protection at coltan mines, where …

The growing militarisation of nature conservation has refocused attention on the relations
between counterinsurgency and conservation. This contribution analyses how these two …

In early 2012, Congolese army deserters formed the M23 rebel movement. This article
analyses the insurgency and other armed group activity in the eastern DRC in the light of the …

We estimate the impact of geo-located mining concessions on the number of conflict events
recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1997 and 2007. Instrumenting …

There are so many roadblocks in Central Africa that it is hard to find a road that does not
have one. Based on research in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Central …

This article traces the geography of the “conflict minerals” campaign and its impact on
artisanal mining in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a region that currently …

This contribution analyses the role of taxation in the constitution of authority in the conflict‐
ridden eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where a multitude of authorities …

This paper uses a systematic literature review to suggest that three emerging critical
approaches to the production of public authority are identifiable within the contemporary …

This book examines the connection between sociology and the challenges faced by the
modern military. Military sociology has received little attention in the broader academic …