Feeding the Horse: Unofficial Economic Activities within the Police Force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Feeding the Horse: Unofficial Economic Activities within the Police Force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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喂马：刚果民主共和国警察部队内部的非官方经济活动
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2011
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通讯作者：
O. Olsson
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作者：
M. Baaz;O. Olsson
本文以原始访谈材料为基础，探讨了刚果（刚果民主共和国）警察部队内部非官方经济活动的组织。刚果民主共和国安全部门改革话语中的主流假设是，侵犯财产往往被描述为无组织的临时活动，起因是工资不正常和不足，与此相反，本文显示了侵犯财产是如何高度组织起来的，其中很大一部分在指挥系统中向上流动。然而，文章也认为有必要超越“无节制掠夺”的一维概念，以及平民（受害者）和警察/军队（掠夺者）之间的简单二分法。此外，它主张进行更多的背景分析，将核心安全部门机构更牢固地置于它们运作的政治和经济背景中。
ABSTRACT Based on original interview material, this article addresses the organization of unofficial economic activities within the Congolese (Democratic Republic of the Congo) police force. In contrast to dominant assumptions in security sector reform discourses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in which property violations tend to be portrayed as disorganized, ad-hoc activities, following from irregular and insufficient salaries, the article shows how property violations are highly organized with large portions flowing upward in the chain of command. However, the article also argues for the need to go beyond one-dimensional notions of “unrestrained predation” and simplistic dichotomies between civilians (victims) and police/military (predators). Furthermore, it argues for a more contextual analysis in which the core security sector institutions are situated more firmly in the political and economic context in which they operate.