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Pompier-pyromanocracy. Mbusa Nyamwisi and the DR Congo’s inflammable post-settlement political order
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posted on 2023-06-09, 17:00 authored by Judith VerweijenThis chapter analyzes how the electoral and wider political inclusion of ex-belligerents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has contributed to the militarization of its political order in the east. By exploring the post-settlement trajectory of one particular politico-military entrepreneur, Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi, it shows how this inclusion has contributed to ongoing violence. Furthermore, it argues that in comparison to the pre-war order, politico-military entrepreneurs have become more numerous, more independent of the political center, and more active also at lower levels of the power pyramid. As such, the post-settlement order seems to be characterized by a type of “democratization” of the strategy of the pompier-pyromane. This democratization unleashes a dynamic that often acquires a momentum of its own, due to the multiplicity of the involved factions and their complex and ever-changing alliances. As a result, not everyone who divides is still able to rule, and not everyone who ignites is still able to extinguish.
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Zed BooksPage range
41-67Pages
288.0Book title
Warlord democrats in Africa: ex-military leaders and electoral politicsISBN
9781783602483Department affiliated with
- International Development Publications
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- Sussex Centre for Conflict and Security Research Publications
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Anders ThemnérLegacy Posted Date
2019-02-25First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-02-25Usage metrics
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