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Military business and the business of the military
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posted on 2023-06-09, 15:08 authored by Judith VerweijenContrary to dominant approaches that locate the causes for military entrepreneurialism in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo predominantly in criminal military elites, this article highlights the importance of the Congolese military’s (FARDC) civilian context for understanding military revenue-generation. It analyses how the latter is shaped by structures of domination, signification and legitimisation that drive and are driven by the FARDC’s governance, private protection and security practices. It argues that these practices contribute to bestowing a degree of legitimacy on both the FARDC’s position of power and some of its revenue-generation activities. Furthermore, by emphasising that the FARDC’s regulatory and protection practices are partly the product of popular demands and the routine actions of civilians, the article contends that the causes of military revenue-generation are co-located in the military’s civilian environment. In this manner, it offers a more nuanced conceptualisation of military entrepreneurialism, thus opening up new perspectives on policy interventions in this area.
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Review of African Political EconomyISSN
0305-6244Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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135Volume
40Page range
67-82Department affiliated with
- International Relations Publications
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2018-09-19First Open Access (FOA) Date
2018-09-19First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2018-09-19Usage metrics
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