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Author: John Frank Clark
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 336
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy did the democratic experiment launched in the Republic of Congo in 1991 fail so dramatically in 1997? Why has it not been seriously resumed since then? This book provides an analysis of more than fifteen years of Congolese politics. It explores a series of logical hypotheses regarding why democracy failed to take root in Congo.
Author: Osita George Afoaku
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 260
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDivided into two parts, this book traces the remote origins of Congo's current national predicament and the people's protracted quest for democracy and social justice. The author offers a critical analysis of post-Cold War configuration of pro-democracy forces inside the country.
Author: Séverine Autesserre
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-06-14
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 0521191009
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Trouble with the Congo suggests a new explanation for international peacebuilding failures in civil wars. Drawing from more than 330 interviews and a year and a half of field research, it develops a case study of the international intervention during the Democratic Republic of the Congo's unsuccessful transition from war to peace and democracy (2003-2006). Grassroots rivalries over land, resources, and political power motivated widespread violence. However, a dominant peacebuilding culture shaped the intervention strategy in a way that precluded action on local conflicts, ultimately dooming the international efforts to end the deadliest conflict since World War II. Most international actors interpreted continued fighting as the consequence of national and regional tensions alone. UN staff and diplomats viewed intervention at the macro levels as their only legitimate responsibility. The dominant culture constructed local peacebuilding as such an unimportant, unfamiliar, and unmanageable task that neither shocking events nor resistance from select individuals could convince international actors to reevaluate their understanding of violence and intervention.
Author: René Lemarchand
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK1998: A REPLAY OF 1996?
Author: Erica Jane Psaltis
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: 2011-06
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9783844381221
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently one of the most dangerous countries in Africa, riddled with political corruption, civil war, and material exploitation. The root of many of these issues lies within the DRC's history starting with Belgian colonial powers and the subsequent years of colonization, pan-Africanism, and the struggle for new independence. Understanding the long-term effects of Western colonization in Africa will be a key component in helping countries like the DRC rebuild in a meaningful way, although the solution is much more complicated.
Author: Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9789171065384
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Author: Rufin Batota-Mpeho
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2014-05-05
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 1291864431
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMultiparty democracy that swept across Africa in the early 1990s, created a "momentum similar to that of the 1960s" (Lumumba-Kasongo 1998). The Sovereign National Conference of Brazzaville in 1991 marked the end of successive and unsuccessful monolithic powers - that led the Congo to political disarray and economic disintegration since the 1960s - and the beginning of a new era, that of multiparty democracy. The democratic dream came true. Marxist-Leninism, marred with dictatorship and military coups, was defeated. The Congolese people started to enjoy freedom of speech and vote that was confiscated since 1963. No sooner did the Congo start savouring the flavour of democracy than its path was strewn with obstacles. The move from political culture to economic performance, ethno-regional identities, the French foreign policy, the role of militias and the institutional design contributed to its failure. The 1997 civil war left the democratic dream in shambles and paved the way for a multiparty autocracy.
Author: Detrich D. Peeler
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Felix Kaputu
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2024-07-25
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor over twenty-five years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been depicted by the media as a nation in turmoil. Armed militias and armies ravage villages, stealing crops and minerals, while proxy wars displace countless citizens. Political violence, corruption, and social insecurity plague the nation, leading to a humanitarian crisis where fundamental human rights are routinely violated. This book delves into the harrowing realities of life in Congo, where public education and healthcare are in shambles, and most people live on less than two dollars a day. Amidst this, political leaders enjoy exorbitant salaries while public servants endure poverty. This empirical research critically examines the gap between the constitutional provisions of human rights and their implementation, presenting stark indicators of a failed state. By analyzing the human rights situation from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the current state Constitution, the book reveals the Congo’s descent into chaos and calls for accountability for its violations.
Author: Rita Milios
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-09-02
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 1422294358
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe name Democratic Republic of the Congo is a misnomer: the country has never been truly democratic or a republic. For decades this country in central Africa, which was once known as Zaire, was ruled by a brutal and corrupt dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko. Since the mid-1990s, when Mobutu's government was overthrown, various groups within Congo have been fighting for power. Although a peace agreement was signed in 2003 and a new constitution adopted in 2006, fighting has continued in the eastern part of the country. Overall, the Second Congo War involved nine African nations and caused more than 5.4 million deaths, making it the deadliest conflict since World War II. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and possesses a wealth of natural resources. However, the government still has no control over large areas of the country, and the years of fighting have devastated the economy. Although the prospects for peace have improved, it will take years for Congo to fully recover from its devastating civil war.
