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Workshop Report: Tracing Legacies of Violence in French Equatorial Africa

Workshopbericht: Das Erbe der Gewalt in Französisch-Äquatorialafrika
[journal article]

Vries, Lotje De
Mangarella, Joseph

Abstract

This report offers an account of an international workshop held at the Omar Bongo University in Libreville, Gabon, from 23 November to 27 November 2018. Bringing together specialists on and from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon, participants reflected on ... view more

This report offers an account of an international workshop held at the Omar Bongo University in Libreville, Gabon, from 23 November to 27 November 2018. Bringing together specialists on and from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon, participants reflected on the ways in which different forms of violence have historically had - and continue to have - an impact on social fabrics and several dimensions of politics. The workshop also sought to relate these legacies of violence to the region’s economies of extraction. The region is confronted with social and political turmoil that receives little international attention. The combination of simmering and open instability and the relatively marginal position of the region vis-à-vis the wider continent risks propelling several countries into outright political strife with regional repercussions. The debates concluded that further thinking on how violence permeates every aspect of social and political life is much needed.... view less


Dieser Bericht fasst die Ergebnisse eines internationalen Workshops zusammen, der vom 23. bis 27. November 2018 an der Omar Bongo University in Libreville, Gabun, stattfand. Fachleute, die zu der Region forschen, und aus Kamerun, der Zentralafrikanischen Republik, dem Tschad, dem Kongo, Äquatorialgu... view more

Dieser Bericht fasst die Ergebnisse eines internationalen Workshops zusammen, der vom 23. bis 27. November 2018 an der Omar Bongo University in Libreville, Gabun, stattfand. Fachleute, die zu der Region forschen, und aus Kamerun, der Zentralafrikanischen Republik, dem Tschad, dem Kongo, Äquatorialguinea und Gabun kamen, diskutierten, wie unterschiedliche Formen von Gewalt soziale Strukturen sowie verschiedene Dimensionen der Politik beeinflusst haben und weiterhin beeinflussen. Der Workshop hat dieses Erbe der Gewalt auch im Kontext der Ressourcenökonomien in der Region betrachtet. Französisch-Äquatorialafrika ist mit sozialen und politischen Unruhen konfrontiert, die international wenig Beachtung finden. Die Kombination aus brodelnden Unruhen und offener Instabilität sowie der marginalisierten Position der Region gegenüber dem afrikanischen Kontinent birgt die Gefahr, offen ausgetragene Konflikte weiter zu forcieren, die auf die gesamte Region ausstrahlen können. Die Diskussionen auf dem Workshop zeigten, dass weitere Forschung zum Einfluss von Gewalt auf alle Aspekte sozialen und politischen Lebens in der Region dringend notwendig ist.... view less

Keywords
Africa; violence; conflict potential

Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy

Free Keywords
French Equatorial Africa; instability; marginality

Document language
English

Publication Year
2019

Page/Pages
p. 162-172

Journal
Africa Spectrum, 54 (2019) 2

ISSN
1868-6869

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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