Project

The conundrum of violence against civilians: Explaining civilian abuse by armed forces in the eastern DR Congo

Code
3E023116
Looptijd
01-10-2016 → 30-09-2019
Financiering
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Other economics and business
    • Citizenship, immigration and political inequality
    • International and comparative politics
    • Multilevel governance
    • National politics
    • Political behaviour
    • Political organisations and institutions
    • Political theory and methodology
    • Public administration
    • Other political science
    • Applied sociology
    • Policy and administration
    • Social psychology
    • Social stratification
    • Social theory and sociological methods
    • Sociology of life course, family and health
    • Other sociology
    • Other sociology
    • Other anthropology
Trefwoorden
Oost DR Congo geweld strijdkrachten
 
Projectomschrijving

The eastern DRC has been mired in ongoing violent conflict for more than two decades. Civilians bear the brunt of this violence, which is mostly committed by armed forces. This research project examines the patterns of and processes underlying civilian abuse in the eastern DRC, aiming to explain when and why armed forces commit abuses against civilians and their property.