{"product_id":"the-breakdown-of-societal-order-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-9783656503941","title":"The breakdown of societal order in the Democratic Republic of Congo","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Malene Mortensen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Grin Verlag\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Grin Verlag\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2013 in the subject Sociology - Political Sociology, Majorities, Minorities, grade: 10 out of 12, University of Copenhagen (Institute of Political Science), course: Order, Conflict and Violence, language: English, abstract: \"In this final paper I argue that theories on civil war today are insufficient as to fully explain the reasons that the violence in Democratic Republic of Congo[DRC] has reached an intensity and persistence, that not even the UNs second-largest peace-keeping force is to control the violent forces. I use this a starting point for an investigation of the evolution in social structures in DRC during colonialism and independence before and after the Cold War. This shows how a breakdown of social structures and institutions led to fragile or dysfunctional neopatrimonialism under President Mobutu and a social structure after the Cold War that revolves around violence. This leads to a discussion of reasons for the persistence and the character of the violence in DRC.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grin Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45568285442199,"sku":"9783656503941","price":2138.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783656503941.webp?v=1767465474","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-breakdown-of-societal-order-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-9783656503941","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}