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The list below gives a descriptive overview of all current projects running in our Research Group; accompanied with their period of execution, source of finance, participants involved and providing a small description with possible publications or other information.
Most of these projects are also embedded in a larger institutional framework. Not only do these institutional ties accommodate our informational needs, they also provide a direct leverage to the local policy debate. For these reasons, our research centre has gradually extended the number of partnerships; among which are Kinshasa, Bukavu, Cape Town and Mbarara.
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Partner: Faculty of Development Economics of the Catholic Faculties of Kinshasa (FED-FCK)
Period: 1989 - indeterminate future
Source of finance: Long-Term Institutional Co-operation, University Foundation for Development Co-operation, VLIR-Own Initiative
Participants: Stefaan Marysse, Tom De Herdt, Claudine Tshimanga, Wim Marivoet, Christian Kamavu
Project Description: The Observatory is a joint venture initiated by the Faculty of Development Economics (FCK-Kinshasa) and by members of the IOB-PEGL. The primary objective of the Observatory is to bring together resources and energy in order to build a platform for discussion, research and development activities in the domain of political economy and human development in the DRC.
From a more practical angle this project strives to strengthen the connection between the local scientific community and the outside world, among others via recycling scholarships and the establishment of a functional internet connection. Second, it provides for additional incentives and basic infrastructure to sustain research activities at the university. Finally, we work explicitly to increase the quality of education.
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Partner: Catholic University of Bukavu (UCB)
Period: 2007-2013
Source of Finance: VLIR-Own Initiative, CUD-PIC, internal
Participants: Stefaan Marysse, Saskia Van Hoyweghen, Sara Geenen, An Ansoms
Project Description: This umbrella project on Political Economy and Post-Conflict Development comprises the efforts of three smaller projects all working on capacity building and combining expertise in order to have a better understanding of some specific local dynamics in the Kivu region, which should enhance the effectiveness of local governance and improve people's lives.
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Partner: University of Western Cape (UWC)
Period: 2003-2013
Source of Finance: VLIR-IUS
Participants: Stefaan Marysse
Project Description: Given the conventional wisdom that democracy is at least a pre-condition for economic growth, it is also recognised that it is by no means a guarantor of its occurrence. As such, the South-African context facilitates the need for a research focus on both the form and practice of democracy. It is anticipated that such research will shed light on factors which inhibit effective participation by the poor and marginalised in decision making processes. A key objective will be to generate a better public understanding of the weaknesses inherent in the model of liberal democracy currently in place and to stimulate debate on the ways in which this model might be adapted to better suit the needs of the majority of South African citizens. This project is the first in a series of 6 sub-projects which are all concerned with the dynamics of building a better society.
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Period: 2009-2012
Participants: Filip Reyntjens, Johan Bastiaensen, Jude Murison, Dominik Kohlhagen
Source of Finance: UA Special Fund for Research - Geconcerteerde Onderzoeksactie (GOA)
Project Description: Using land dynamics as its prism, this research project aims to understand (1) how opportunity structures – defined by norms, institutions, actors and implementation processes at the local, national and international level – interact with localized life-worlds and the agency of local actors, and (2) how externally induced reforms may impact upon this interaction. Two case study countries will be considered: Rwanda and Burundi. The project adopts an actor-oriented perspective that aims to capture the complex interactions between human agency and the local institutional environment. A combination of three disciplinary approaches is used: development anthropology, development economics and law and development. This project runs in cooperation with the Faculty of Law (Prof W. Vandenhole) and the Faculty of Political and Social sciences (Prof J. Vranken).
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Period: 2005-2013
Source of finance: internal
Participants: Tom De Herdt, Wim Marivoet, Alexis Lukaku, Stefaan Marysse
Project Description:
This research project uses data from the DRC's 2004
employment and household budget survey called ENQUETE
1-2-3. This survey was conceived in such a manner that it could serve simultaneously as a source of information for the elaboration of a strategy for poverty reduction and as an ex ante reference point for measuring the impact of that strategy. Our research on this dataset focuses on finding poverty profiles, measuring inequality and formulating policy recommendations.
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