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Title:Managing spoilers in a hybrid war: the Democratic Republic of Congo (1996-2010)
Authors:Fuamba, DavidISNI
Yonekawa, Masako
Seegers, AnnetteISNI
Year:2013
Periodical:Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies (ISSN 0258-9346)
Volume:40
Issue:2
Pages:319-338
Language:English
Geographic term:Congo (Democratic Republic of)
Subjects:war
leadership
peacebuilding
1990-1999
2000-2009
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02589346.2012.746187
Abstract:Scholarship on the management of spoilers in a hybrid type of conflict is almost non-existent. Through an examination of the recent Congolese wars and peace efforts (1996-2010), the authors develop an understanding of how spoilers are managed in a conflict characterised by both interstate and intrastate dynamics. More strategies of dealing with spoiler behaviours in this type of conflict are likely to emerge as similar cases are investigated, but the authors recommend the following non-related, but strongly interacting principles: the practice of inclusivity, usually preferred in the management of spoilers, is more complex, and in fact ineffective, particularly when concerned groups' internal politics and supportive alliances are unconventional. Because holding elections is often deemed indispensable in peacemaking efforts, it is vital that total spoilers be prevented from winning or disrupting them. The toughest challenge is the protection of civilians, especially when the state lacks a monopoly on the use of violence and governance remains partitioned across the country. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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