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14 Mar Market governance in Kinshasa: the competition for informal revenue through ‘connections’ (branchement)
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This paper analyses in detail the governance of urban markets in Kinshasa. By unpacking the complex relations of power which underpin these markets, the paper shows how informality is used...
21 Mar Pathways to women’s empowerment: Navigating the hybrid social order in eastern DRC
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in rural, conflict-affected communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This paper uses the donor-funded, community-driven reconstruction programme ‘Tuungane’ as the foundation on which to analyse changes...
30 Jan Gender, sexuality and violence in humanitarian crises
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‘gender’ in humanitarian crises, bringing together practitioners, donors and academics from the gender and humanitarian communities. In particular, the roundtable will explore three key themes from the special issue: 1)...
28 Feb Urban governance through personal connections: Kinshasa and its unlawful constructions
Posted at 15:40h
addresses how urban governance takes place where the state is only weakly present. It does so by focusing on constructions anarchiques, or unlawful constructions, which are present all over the...
03 Dec Mind the gap: the fragile state of the impact evidence base
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and recovery needs. Funding research may not be at the top of their list of priorities when there are other, more pressing things to invest in. Assumptions of effectiveness can...
27 Jun Informal taxation and livelihoods: A neglected research agenda
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...other productive activities, earn income through casual labour or migrate for work. Good evidence on these issues is hard to come by. But the limited research that does exist suggests...
22 Feb Everyday politics and practices of family planning in eastern DRC, the case of South Kivu
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under 18, the inclusion of parents in training sessions on comprehensive SRH could enrich both parents and youth on understanding gender systems and norms in their communities and can help...
26 Feb Where does state capacity come from? Conjectures from DRC’s new provinces
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a significant difference in terms of capacity and particularly resource extraction, suggesting that decentralisation can further existing inequalities. New provinces are generally at a capacity disadvantage over old provinces and...