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Cows and guns. Cattle-related conflict and armed violence in Fizi and Itombwe, eastern DR Congo

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Verweijen, Judith, Brabant, Justine·2017·The Journal of Modern African Studies
DOI 10.1017/s0022278x16000823
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This paper analyses the role of cattle in the entwined dynamics of conflict and violence in the Fizi and Itombwe region of South Kivu province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. On the one hand, agropastoral conflict intensifies armed mobilisation, allowing armed groups to draw upon particular conflict narratives that generate popular and elite support. It also creates incentives for armed actors to engage in cattle-looting, or the defence against it, for both symbolic and material reasons. On the other hand, the presence of armed forces and the use of violence profoundly shape agropastoral conflicts. Importantly, they change the perceived stakes of these conflicts, and hamper their resolution. By showing that the relations between cattle-related conflict and armed activity are indirect, complex and mutual, the paper refines both theories on agropastoral conflict and those highlighting the role of local conflicts in fuelling violence in the eastern Congo.

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Authors
Verweijen, J., & Brabant, J.
Affiliations
Nordic Africa Institute (SE)
Corresponding author
  • Verweijen, Judith
  • Brabant, Justine
ORCID
Verweijen, Judith
Venue
The Journal of Modern African Studies
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2017-02-02
Volume
55
Issue
1
Pages
1-27
ISSN
  • 0022-278X (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7777
DOI
10.1017/s0022278x16000823
OpenAlex
W2584072865
Cited by
25
References
47
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3
FWCI
5.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
  • The Journal of Modern African Studies (publishedVersion)
  • White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
  • Sussex Research Online (University of Sussex) (submittedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Vetenskapsrådet
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Land Rights and Reforms
Keywords
armed violence, armed groups, conflict narratives, South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, cattle raiding, military personnel

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