Decentralisation is increasingly seen as an important part of conflict resolution and
peacebuilding strategies within fragile states where increased public accountability and …

Africa is a rapidly changing continent. But for many, it is still an unknown place, shrouded by
myths and distorted perceptions. Despite having over 20 per cent of the world's land area …

Northern interventions into African countries at war are dominated by security concerns,
bolstered by claims of shared returns and reinforcing processes of development and …

This book provides a robust gendered analysis and establishes a feminist approach to
international actors' responses to sexual violence crimes in conflict in eastern Democratic …

The core questions that drive this paper are both analytical and prospective: Why do certain
policies in the DR Congo work, and others fail? And what impact do donors have on these …

Civil service reform is an important element of governance reforms, but has received limited
attention in the literature pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo. This article …

Contemporary military operations take place in complex environments that are populated by
multiple civilian and humanitarian actors facing an array of challenging issues that are not …

Since the re-engagement of donors after 10 years of absence (1990–2001), the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC) has been engaged in an ambitious process of reconstruction …

The protracted conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has drawn sharp
criticism regarding the model of liberal peacebuilding employed in the country. Critics …

This is the first of four chapters that constitute the empirical section of the book. It applies the
conceptual and theoretical views in Chapter 3 to the historical development of the labour …