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ID180225
Title ProperWould You Fight? We Asked Aggrieved Artisanal Miners in Eastern Congo
LanguageENG
AuthorVerpoorten, Marijke ;  Stoop, Nik
Summary / Abstract (Note)To meet the rising demand for minerals, mining companies have ventured into fragile areas, often at the expense of artisanal miners. This has led to grievances, and at times violence. Who among the aggrieved intend to use violence? How can peace be maintained? This paper uses individual-level data to address these questions. Among a sample of 469 about-to-be-evicted artisanal miners in Eastern Congo, we inquire about the intention to engage in several forms of violence. We identify how this intention varies with miners’ past exposure to violence and attitudes towards policies that seek social peace. A large proportion of miners intends to destroy the company’s property, attack its employees, use fire arms, or join an armed group. These would-be-fighters are motivated by grievances, as well as material and social incentives. Our results contribute to understanding the micro-motivations underpinning the local resource curse and entail concrete lessons for mining policies.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 65, No.6; Jul 2021: p.1159-1186
Journal SourceJournal of Conflict Resolution Vol: 65 No 6
Key WordsConflict ;  Africa ;  Democratic Republic of Congo ;  Artisanal Mining ;  Industrial Mining


 
 
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