From protection to Empowerment: Civilians as stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This research paper examines the role of civilian stakeholders—specifically women, children, refugees, and internally displaced people—within the peace process of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, arguing that treating war victims as stakeholders is necessary to end cycles of violence and marginalisation.

• The paper argues that to break the cycles of violence, marginalisation, and exploitation that have defined the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, victims of war must be regarded as stakeholders in the peace process.
• The authors propose that 'mainstreaming' should be interpreted as a political commitment to ensure all parts of the peace process, ranging from civilian protection to long-term policy reforms, are relevant to vulnerable groups.

APA

Kent, V., & McIntyre, A. (n.d.). From protection to Empowerment: Civilians as stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/papers/from-protection-to-empowerment-civilians-as-stakeholders-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo

Chicago

Kent, Vanessa, and Angela McIntyre. From protection to Empowerment: Civilians as stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/papers/from-protection-to-empowerment-civilians-as-stakeholders-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kentndfrom, author = {Kent, Vanessa and McIntyre, Angela}, title = {{From protection to Empowerment: Civilians as stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/papers/from-protection-to-empowerment-civilians-as-stakeholders-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }