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Understanding urban protest in a context of war: An ethnographic analysis of ‘urban political terrains’ in Eastern DRC

This research project offers a theoretically and empirically grounded analysis of the complex forms of urban political resistance, activism and protest in the war-torn region Congo. This will be operationalized by an ethnographic study in three cities in Eastern DRC.

Date:1 Jan 2019 →  31 Dec 2022
Keywords:DRCongo, urban resistance, ethnography, conflict
Disciplines:Other economics and business not elsewhere classified, National politics not elsewhere classified, Public management, Political engagement, political participation, Other political science not elsewhere classified, Democratisation, Political thought, Local and urban politics, Democratic innovations, Citizenship