Papers by Joost van Puijenbroek
Natural Resources and Local Livelihoods in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, 2011
Land conflicts were at the bottom of the 1998-2004 Ituri conflict. The competition for land was a... more Land conflicts were at the bottom of the 1998-2004 Ituri conflict. The competition for land was a major element in the struggle for political and economic power between local communities, as well as between local communities and the urban elite. There is, however, no unique pattern. This chapter analyses the diversity of land conflicts in Ituri and shows how land practices are very much determined by the local political economy. The analysis reveals how the involvement of the state, the justice system and traditional authorities in land dynamics may differ widely within each local context. This means that the identification of possible strategies for solutions is not straightforward as such solutions have to be context-specific.
La responsabilité du contenu de cette publication incombe uniquement à ses auteurs et qu'elle ne ... more La responsabilité du contenu de cette publication incombe uniquement à ses auteurs et qu'elle ne pourra en aucune circonstance être considérée comme l'expression ou l'opinion propre de Tropenbos International RD Congo.
Book Chapter, 2011
Land conflicts were at the bottom of the 1998-2004 Ituri conflict. The competition for land was a... more Land conflicts were at the bottom of the 1998-2004 Ituri conflict. The competition for land was a major element in the struggle for political and economic power between local communities, as well as between local communities and the urban elite. There is, however, no unique pattern. This chapter analyses the diversity of land conflicts in Ituri and shows how land practices are very much determined by the local political economy. The analysis reveals how the involvement of the state, the justice system and traditional authorities in land dynamics may differ widely within each local context. This means that the identification of possible strategies for solutions is not straightforward as such solutions have to be context-specific.
Security and Human Rights, 2008
The conflict that haunted Ituri until approximately 2005 revolved in no small part around control... more The conflict that haunted Ituri until approximately 2005 revolved in no small part around control over Ituri’s vast mineral resources, in particular gold. As such, Ituri’s gold formed a prime example of what is widely called ‘conflict minerals’, constituting a source of funding for rebel activities. Now that the conflict ended nearly a decade ago, this article attempts to assess the role gold plays in Ituri’s (under)development. In particular, it aims to provide a broad overview of the political economy of artisanal gold mining, that is, the variegated ways in which the artisanal gold mining sector is governed. It does so based on the wealth of empirical data generated by a large quantitative and qualitative research project coordinated by the authors and conducted in late 2011 by IKV Pax Christi and Haki na Amani. The article proposes a distinction between three modes of governance (or apparatuses) that structure artisanal mining activities, each more or less confined to specific z...
L’objectif de l’étude est de mieux connaitre les risques sécuritaires dans le contexte de l’opéra... more L’objectif de l’étude est de mieux connaitre les risques sécuritaires dans le contexte de l’opération de KibaliGold. En tant que première mine industrielle aurifère dans la Province Orientale, KibaliGold est entrée en phase d’exploitation à partir de septembre 2013. Une relocalisation de 14 villages, constitués de 4216 foyers et de 16.277 personnes, a été nécessaire pour mettre sur pied l’exploitation. Pendant la période de l’exploitation, donc après la phase de délocalisation, plusieurs incidents sécuritaires ont eu lieu. Au cours de nos recherches, nous avons inventorié les incidents survenus à l’occasion de manifestations et d’autres moyens d’expression de la population et des incidents concernant les évacuations des chantiers miniers. Ce rapport en donne une liste et analyse chaque incident.
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Papers by Joost van Puijenbroek