Rebels...
These are ethnic community defense groups that became a multiplicity of rebel groups.
What is Mai Mai?
This inaccurate label contributed to the continuation of violence in the Congo.
What is post-conflict?
"Conflict" ended in the Congo after this war.
What is the Second Congo War?
Micro-level conflicts were fueled by this type of antagonism.
What is local antagonism?
This initial rebel group incited the First Congo War.
What is the AFDL?
This assumption underpins the idea that the absence of a state is a reason for violence.
What is Hobbesian?
Violence in the Congo can be characterized as what type of problem?
What is top-down?
Autesserre challenges this claim about the characterization of the Congo people.
What is inherent violence?
The RCD rebels initially splintered into these two groups:
What are the RCD-Goma and RCD-Kisangani/Liberation Movement?
This type of bias explains why peacebuilders focus on elite experiences instead of rural realities.
What is urban bias?
This term refers to people who encouraged local Congolese villagers to fight.
What are ethnic entrepreneurs?
These issues became prioritized by international interveners when the term "post-conflict" was applied.
What are political and economic issues?