Humanitarianism and security : trouble and hope at the heart of Africa

Humanitarianism and security : trouble and hope at the heart of Africa / Yvan Yenda Ilunga.

Humanitarianism and Security contends that the search for stability and peace remains central to the political environment within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite some positive political and economic progress observed in the Central African Region and the DRC in particular, the future...

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Main Author: Ilunga, Yvan Yenda (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Series:Critical political theory and radical practice.
Subjects:
Since 1997
Political stability > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Humanitarianism > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Humanitarian assistance > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Humanitarian assistance
Humanitarianism
Political stability
Politics and government
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Politics and government > 1997-
Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgments
  • Praise for Humanitarianism and Security
  • Contents
  • 1 Humanitarianism and Security: An Introduction
  • 2 Security Factors in Africa
  • Societal Destabilization
  • Ethnicity and Humanitarian Chaos
  • Humanitarian Operational Framework
  • Regional Implications
  • Political Tensions
  • Security Concerns
  • Socioeconomic Fragilities
  • 3 The Crisis of Identity
  • Denationalization
  • De-patriotization
  • The Crisis of Hybrid Identity
  • Crisis and Pan-Africanism
  • Spillover Effects
  • 4 Institutional Deficit
  • The Impact of War
  • Humanitarian Legitimacy and Institutional Deficit
  • Humanitarian Legitimacy Based on Action
  • Humanitarian Legitimacy Based on Territorial Occupation
  • Humanitarian Legitimacy Based on Legality
  • Critical Infrastructure and Institutional Deficit Issues
  • Social Infrastructure
  • Local Institutions or Structural Infrastructure
  • 5 Rethinking Transitional Public Security in Humanitarian Recovery
  • Rebuilding the Army
  • Military Behavior in the Post-integration Period
  • When Justice Does Not Follow
  • 6 When Home Does Not Exist
  • Refugee and IDP Camps: Philosophy and Ideology in the Twenty-First Century
  • The Camp Serves as a Shelter
  • Providers Are Foreigners
  • When Home Does Not Exist
  • Home Country Governance Analysis
  • Midway Intervention
  • Dynamics of Security Parameters
  • Agency Recovery Analysis
  • Investing in the Future: Regional Policy Parameters
  • 7 Conclusion: The Search for Stability
  • Security and Society
  • Identity in Humanitarian Chaos
  • Institutions and the Crisis
  • Transitional Public Security in Humanitarian Recovery
  • Camps: Our Home for Now
  • What's Next?
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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