Surviving the war of others: A popular challenge in the DRC
Ngonga, Alphonse Maindo Monga
Surviving the war of others: A popular challenge in the DRC - 2001.
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The DRC has been at war over the past few years. The war has modified popular imaginaries of both politics and armed conflict itself. Those at the bottom of the social ladder perceive the war as being the business of others. These “others” include the West, the neighboring countries, the Congolese elite, and the province of Kivu. The people have nevertheless become engaged in the war, such that it has become one of their central concerns. We can observe at the same time the reinvention and transformation of figures of power and the trajectories of social mobility.
Surviving the war of others: A popular challenge in the DRC - 2001.
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The DRC has been at war over the past few years. The war has modified popular imaginaries of both politics and armed conflict itself. Those at the bottom of the social ladder perceive the war as being the business of others. These “others” include the West, the neighboring countries, the Congolese elite, and the province of Kivu. The people have nevertheless become engaged in the war, such that it has become one of their central concerns. We can observe at the same time the reinvention and transformation of figures of power and the trajectories of social mobility.
Réseaux sociaux