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CRG Book Launch 18: The Police, the State and the Congo Cop by Michel Thill, PhD (swisspeace)
Koen Vlassenroot ( CRG) in conversation with Michel Thill
This open access book offers the first full-length, empirical deep-dive into everyday policework in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Call for Submissions: Sri Lanka Roundtable 2026
We are pleased to announce the next “Sri Lanka Roundtable” on 6 and 7 May 2026 in Ghent, Belgium.
Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Position on Performative Politics in Catalonia
The present position focuses on the Catalonian independence movement
Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Position on Performative Politics in Kurdistan
The present position focuses on the autonomous region in Northeast Syria known as Rojava (and Kurdistan more widely).
Publication: Danger on My Mind: Dangerous Imaginaries and Their Effect on Epistemologies
The article examines how and why dangerous imaginaries are constructed.
Publication: Science as a Territory in Dispute: An Analysis of Power and Paradigms in the Conceptualization of Agroecology
This article, based on fieldwork conducted in Argentina between 2019 and 2024, is published in the Agriculture and Human Values journal
Publication: Governing Artisanal and Small-Scale Sand Mining in Bangladesh
This article uses an in-country comparative approach to investigate the governance of artisanal and small-scale river sand mining in Bangladesh, focusing particularly on sector heterogeneity, tax farming and power imbalances.
Publication: We Are Caught Between Violence and Famine” – Analysis of the Deepening Crisis Affecting Eastern DR Congo
Regional and international initiatives to end the war between M23/AFC and the Congolese government are multiplying, leading to mounting pressure on the belligerents to negotiate through sanctions and direct engagement.
Publication: Could Africa’s Forever War Finally End? How U.S. Diplomacy Could Resolve the Conflict Between Congo and Rwanda
By Reagan Miviri, Joshua Z. Walker and Jason K. Stearns
A deal between Congo and Rwanda must lead to a larger peace process.
Public Lecture: Sub-imperial Power in Arabia: The Gulf Arab States and their Precarious Regional Role in Sudan and Beyond By Isa Blum
When:December 11, 4:30-6 PM
Where: Auditorium 4 'Jaap Kruithof' Campus Boekentoren, Blandijnberg 2.