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Project

The Social Anthropology of Security Practices and Conflict Dynamics in Central African Civil Wars
Code
01W06220
Duration
01 October 2020 → 30 September 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Security, peace and conflict
    • Social movements and collective action
    • Anthropology of economy and development
    • Area studies
    • Political and legal anthropology
Keywords
Violent Conflict Central Africa Security Practices Social Anthropology
 
Project description
 

This project investigates the socialization processes that (re-)configure (violent) security practices occurring in Central Africa. It aims to understand how these are shaped between community members and armed groups on one side but also to study how they impact on eastern Congo, a region characterized by insecurity and inter-community tensions, coupled with the involvement of foreign armed groups.