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Congo Research Network

The Congo Research Network (CRN) is a community of researchers working on DR Congo and its diaspora across the Humanities
Congo Research Network has written 205 posts for congo research network

Policy Document “Stabilising the Congo”

RSC Policy Briefing 8 (December 2011) Stabilising the Congo http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/policy-briefings/RSCPB8-StabilisingCongo.pdf   Written by Emily Paddon (University of Oxford) and Guillaume Lacaille (independent expert), this policy briefing considers the ‘stabilisation approach’ adopted by both the international community and national government to address the continued insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).   Considering stabilisation also offers … Continue reading

Conference on the Future(s) of DRCongo (Research), 9 Dec 2011, Leuven

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Directions – Conference

DIRECTIONS – CONFERENCE THE FUTURE(S) OF DRCONGO(RESEARCH) Friday December 9 2011 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   Venue Erasmushuis 08.16, Faculty of Arts, Blijde Inkomststraat 21, 3000 Leuven (Belgium)   Sponsored by The Newton Alumni Program (British Academy) and the Belgian Association of Africanists Organized by the CongoResearchNetwork and the Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa (K.U.Leuven) … Continue reading

Abstracts

ABSTRACTS – THE FUTURE(S) OF DRCONGO(RESEARCH) Friday December 9 2011 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Venue Erasmushuis 08.16, Faculty of Arts, Blijde Inkomststraat 21, 3000 Leuven (Belgium) Sponsored by The Newton Alumni Program (British Academy) and the Belgian Association of Africanists Organized by the CongoResearchNetwork and the Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa (K.U.Leuven) Biyoya, Philippe, University … Continue reading

Conference program

CONFERENCE PROGRAM – THE FUTURE(S) OF DR CONGO(RESEARCH) Friday December 9 2011 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Venue Erasmushuis 08.16, Faculty of Arts, Blijde Inkomststraat 21, 3000 Leuven (Belgium) Sponsored by The Newton Alumni Program (British Academy) and the Belgian Association of Africanists Organized by the CongoResearchNetwork and the Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa (K.U.Leuven) 9. … Continue reading

CRN CONFERENCE – POSITION TEXT

POSITION TEXT FOR THE CONFERENCE ‘THE FUTURE(S) OF DR CONGO (RESEARCH)’    Friday December 9 2011 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   Venue Erasmushuis 08.16, Faculty of Arts, Blijde Inkomststraat 21, 3000 Leuven (Belgium)   Sponsored by The Newton Alumni Program (British Academy) and the Belgian Association of Africanists Organized by the CongoResearchNetwork and the Institute of … Continue reading

CEGEMI – Centre d’Expertise en Gestion Miniere

CEGEMI- Centre d’Expertise en Gestion Minière   Ce centre de recherche rassemble des chercheurs en économie, droit et sciences sociales. Ils font des recherches qualitatives et quantitatives sur de différent problématiques présents dans les sites miniers du Sud-Kivu, notamment la pauvreté, les conflits fonciers, l’exploitation artisanale et industrielle des minerais.   Le centre a été … Continue reading

Bio Bandeja YAMBA

Bandeja YAMBA is a public servant with the Canadian Department of Justice.  He has a Ph. D. in African History and has taught African history at the University of Quebec at Montreal, and at the University of Ottawa. He also taught history of the Islam World at the University of Quebec at Rimouski. His research … Continue reading

Announcing Conference on The Future of DR Congo (Dec 9 2011, Leuven, Belgium)

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CRN participants at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Washington Nov 17-19 2011

1. Ethnicity, Conflict, Identity and Belief: New Directions in Congolese Research  FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18 – 16.30-18.30  PANEL VII-4 Panellists: Nikki Eggers (Wisconsin-Madison), Miles Larmer (Sheffield), Reuben Loffman (Keele), Harry Verhoeven (Oxford)   Chair: Miles Larmer (Sheffield)   Discussant: Thomas Turner (independent scholar)   Panel description: This panel indentifies important strands in innovatory research into the … Continue reading

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