| Title | Mining governance, conflict transformation and sustainable development in DRC |
| Funded by | NWO/WOTRO |
| Collaboration | International Institute of Social Studies – Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| Time | 2012-2017 |
| Brief Description | This programme analyses and enhances socially accountable governance of mineral resources in eastern DR Congo. DRC has enormous mineral wealth, yet this results in violence, poverty and corruption rather than economic growth. The government, and international donors, have embarked on a programme to regain control over the sector and convert it into a lever for development. |
| Researchers | Jeroen Cuvelier, Marie-Rose Bashwira, Jose Diemel, Claude Iguma Wakenge |
| Website | https://www.nwo.nl/en/research-and-results/research-projects/i/28/7328.html |
| Key Publications | D. Hilhorst, J. Cuvelier, M. Bashwira, J. Diemel, C. Iguma Wakenge (2016). Down to earth. Governance dynamics and social change in artisanal and small-scale mining in DRC.
J A Diemel (2018): Mining Reform, Governance and the State in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , The Hague October 4, 2018 D. J. M. Hilhorst, J. Cuvelier (2013): Disaster, Conflict and Society in Crisis pp. 132 – 148 , London and New York J. Cuvelier, J. Diemel, K. Vlassenroot(2013): Digging Deeper: the Politics of ‘Conflict Minerals’ in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Global Policy pp. 449 – 451 M.R. Bashwira, J. C, D. J. M. Hilhorst, G. van der Haar(2013): Not only a man’s world: Women’s involvement in artisanal mining in eastern DRC Resources Policy pp. 1 – 8 D. Dijkzeul, D. J. M. Hilhorst, P. Walker(2013): Introduction: evidence-based action in humanitarian crises Disasters pp. S1 – S19 G. van Haar, A. Heijmans, D. J. M. Hilhorst(2013): Interactive research and the construction of knowledge in conflict-affected settings Disasters pp. 20 – 35 J A Diemel(2018): Authority and access to the cassiterite and coltan trade in Bukama Territory (DRC) Extractives Industry and Society pp. 56-65 – 65 J A Diemel, D J M Hilhorst(2018): Unintended consequences or ambivalent policy objectives? Development Policy Reviewpp. 1 – 15 K Vlassenroot, J A Diemel, J Cuvelier(2014): Congolese conflict mineralen maken onverwachte slachtoffers GR Cuvelier(2014): Analyzing the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Congolese livelihoods J A Diemel (2016): De Paris au Katanga. Research Brief. Wageningen University and Research J A Diemel (2016): From Paris to Katanga. Research Brief. Wageningen University and Research J A Diemel(2016): Explaining the Uneven Distribution of Conflict-mineral Policy Implementation in the DRC. The Role of the Katanga Policy Network JGR Dr. Cuvelier(2017): Leaving the beaten track? The EU regulation on conflict minerals |
