Humanitarianism and security : trouble and hope at the heart of Africa / / Yvan Yenda Ilunga

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910422651503321
• Autore: Ilunga Yvan Yenda
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020
• ISBN: 9783030516895; 303051689X; 9783030516888
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2020.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (202 pages)
• Collana: Critical political theory and radical practice
• Disciplina: 320.96751; 320
• Soggetti: Political stability - Democratic Republic of the Congo; Humanitarianism - Democratic Republic of the Congo; Humanitarian assistance - Democratic Republic of the Congo; Security, International; Peace; Congo (Democratic Republic) Politics and government 1997-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Humanitarianism and Security: An Introduction -- Chapter 2. Security Factors In Africa -- Chapter 3. The Crisis of Identity -- Chapter 4. Institutional Deficit -- Chapter 5. Rethinking Transitional Public Security In Humanitarian Recovery -- Chapter 6. When Home Does Not Exist -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: The Search for Stability.
• Sommario/riassunto: Humanitarianism and Security contends that the search for stability and peace remains central to the political environment within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite some positive political and economic progress observed in the Central African Region and the DRC in particular, the future of the region remains uncertain. Due to many unaddressed issues, including the multidimensional manifestations of humanitarian crises, the region is fragile with the potential for a relapse into violent conflict. Moreover, the DRC's humanitarian crises have yet to be effectively addressed as ; consequences and promoters of insecurity and violence. Based on the "humanitarian-security-development" paradigm as an inclusive operational framework, Humanitarianism and Security articulates the trend of peace recovery in the DRC as contingent upon issues of security and the refugee/internally displaced population crisis. It claims and demonstrates that effective solutions must incorporate considerations of pre-colonial security dynamics, the place and role of identity within the humanitarian discourse/strategies, the determinants of transitional public security (TPS), and the various dynamics regarding the return and re/integration processes, into one operational framework. This framework must be accompanied by a continued effort to build strong local institutions as a critical component to the sustainability of operations.