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New Book Chapter Publication: “Democratic Republic of the Congo” in Africa Yearbook Vol. 20

Two dynamics dominated the political and social context in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. One was the electoral process, and the second dynamic was the further intensification of the conflict with the Rwandan-backed M23 in North Kivu Province.

BOOK REVIEW by Christoph Vogel

Disrupted Development in the Congo: The Fragile Foundations of the African Mining Consensus. Author: Ben Radley Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, 224 pp., ISBN: 9780192849052 (hardback); ISBN: 9780191944321 (e-book)

New Publication: Fragile Victory: Can Bangladesh’s Interim Government Avoid the Pitfalls of the Past?

Bangladesh's interim government faces tough challenges in restoring democracy amid the fallout from Sheikh Hasina's regime collapse and the delicate balance of power.

New Publication: The Battle for Bangladesh: Students Lead the Charge Against Autocracy

Bangladesh is witnessing a renewed wave of student-led protests, pushing the Awami League government to the brink of collapse.

Proceedings: Advancing Alternative Regionalism From Below – People and Planet First | Proceedings

Debates and discussions on alternative regionalism from below with special focus on Southeast Asia.

New Publication: Xerox soldiers, YouTube commanders and Twitter brigades: information warfare in eastern Congo

The article argues that information warfare amplifies with the advent of social media.

New Publication: Fertile Soil? Rural Young Men’s Navigation of Changing Environments and the Potential Expansion of Jihadi Actors in Sikasso, Mali

This article proposes the framework of social navigation to make sense of the diverse trajectories of rural male youth.

New Publication: A Multilingual Collection of Facebook Comments on the Moro Identity and Armed Conflict in the Southern Philippines

This dataset is a collection of 12,478 social media comments related to the Moro identity and armed conflict in the southern Philippines.