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  1. Research

    Rape as Torture in the DRC: Sexual Violence Beyond the Conflict Zone

    Pettitt, Jo. 2014. Rape as Torture in the DRC: Sexual Violence Beyond the Conflict Zone. London: Freedom from Torture.

    Topics: Armed Conflict, Sexual Violence, Rape, Torture, Sexual Torture Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Service, Sex, and Security: Gendered Peacekeeping Economies in Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Jennings, Kathleen M. 2014. “Service, Sex, and Security: Gendered Peacekeeping Economies in Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” Security Dialogue 45 (4): 313-30. doi:10.1177/0967010614537330.

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    Topics: Economies, Gender, Men, Masculinity/ies, International Organizations, Peacekeeping, Security, Sexual Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Regions: Africa, Central Africa, West Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia

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    Before the War, I Was a Man’: Men and Masculinities in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

    Lwambo, Desiree. 2013. “‘Before the War, I Was a Man’: Men and Masculinities in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.” Gender & Development 21 (1): 47-66. doi:10.1080/13552074.2013.769771.

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    Topics: Gender, Men, Masculinity/ies, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Sexual Violence, Violence Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Constructing Soldiers from Boys in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

    Trenholm, Jill, Pia Olsson, Martha Blomqvist, and Beth Maina Ahlberg. 2013. “Constructing Soldiers from Boys in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.” Men and Masculinities 16 (2): 203-27. 

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Child Soldiers, Gender, Boys, Masculinity/ies, Gender-Based Violence, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militarization, Sexual Violence, Rape, Violence Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Women in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Hayes, Karen, and Rachel Perks. 2011. “Women in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” In High-Value Natural Resources and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding. London: Earthscan.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Development, Economies, Poverty, Environment, Extractive Industries, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Health, Peacebuilding Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    When Women Support the Patriarchal Family: The Dynamics of Marriage in a Gécamines Mining Camp (Katanga Province, DR Congo)

    Rubbers, Benjamin. 2014. “When Women Support the Patriarchal Family: The Dynamics of Marriage in a Gécamines Mining Camp (Katanga Province, DR Congo).” Journal of Historical Sociology 27 (3): 1-22. doi:10.1111/johs.12050.

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    Topics: Coloniality/Post-Coloniality, Economies, Poverty, Extractive Industries, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Households, Livelihoods, Religion Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Sexual Violence, Coltan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Whitman, Shelly. 2010. “Sexual Violence, Coltan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” In Critical Environmental Security: Rethinking the Links between Natural Resources and Political Violence, edited by Schnurr, Matthew A., and Larry A. Swatuk, 1–17. Halifax, NS, Canada: Dalhousie University Centre for Foreign Policy Studies.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Economies, Environment, Extractive Industries, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Governance, Multi-National Corporations, Peacebuilding, Sexual Violence Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Estimates and Determinants of Sexual Violence against Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Peterman, Amber, Tia Palermo, and Caryn Bredenkamp. 2011. “Estimates and Determinants of Sexual Violence against Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.” American Journal of Public Health 101 (6): 1060-67.

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    Topics: Domestic Violence, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militias, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    The Implementation of Quotas: African Experiences

    Ballington, Julie, ed. 2004. The Implementation of Quotas: African Experiences. Stockholm: The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Governance, Quotas, Political Participation Regions: Africa, MENA, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda

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    Viol d’hommes, masculinités et conflits armés

    Le Pape, Marc. 2013. “Viol d’hommes, masculinités et conflits armés.” Cahiers d’études africaines, 1, 201‑15.

    English: Le Pape, Marc. 2013. “Male Rape, Masculinities and Armed Conflicts.” Reports on African Studies, 1, 201‑15.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Men, Masculinity/ies, International Law, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Men Regions: Africa, Central Africa, Europe, Balkans Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yugoslavia (former) Keywords: Democratic Republic of Congo, armed conflicts, international law, homophobia, sexual violence, male rape

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