Conflict Minerals and Sexual Violence in Central Africa: Troubling Research

TitleConflict Minerals and Sexual Violence in Central Africa: Troubling Research
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsBuss, Doris
JournalSocial Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society
Volume25
Issue4
Pagination545-567
Date Published12/2018
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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