Conflict Minerals and Sexual Violence in Central Africa: Troubling Research
Title | Conflict Minerals and Sexual Violence in Central Africa: Troubling Research |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Buss, Doris |
Journal | Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 545-567 |
Date Published | 12/2018 |
Abstract | This paper explores "conflict mining-related sexual violence" as a type of conflict sexual violence, tracing the dynamic process by which this category is defined in and through the production of research. Focusing on two "conflict minerals" initiatives, the author explores how data on sexual violence are positioned as an indicator for assessing armed conflict and human rights abuses in mining areas in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The author traces the methodological decisions and epistemic claims that shape what is knowable about mining-related sexual violence and which erase the significant methodological challenges in researching sexual- and gender-based violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
URL | https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxy034 |
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