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Diamantenhandel und der Krieg in Kongo/ Zaire

Diamond trading and the war in Congo/ Zaire
[journal article]

Kaul, Volker

Abstract

'Viele Analysten sehen den Diamantenhandel als Ursache des so genannten '1. Afrikanischen Weltkrieges' in der DR Kongo. Der Autor vertritt demgegenüber die These, dass 'Giermotive' die Entstehung, den Verlauf und die Dynamik des Krieges nicht erklären können. Der Diamantenhandel ist Teil einer polit... view more

'Viele Analysten sehen den Diamantenhandel als Ursache des so genannten '1. Afrikanischen Weltkrieges' in der DR Kongo. Der Autor vertritt demgegenüber die These, dass 'Giermotive' die Entstehung, den Verlauf und die Dynamik des Krieges nicht erklären können. Der Diamantenhandel ist Teil einer politischen Kultur von 'Grenzphänomenen' im Kongo und entfaltet normative Wirkung im durch 'Leidfaktoren' strukturierten politischen und wirtschaftlichen Kontext Kongos/ Zaires. Nicht der Diamantenhandel selbst, sondern die sozialen Strukturen, die sich aus ihm ergeben, und die spezifische Herrschaftsweise in einem politischen System, das auf diesem Handel basiert, können als Erklärungsfaktoren für den Krieg gelten. Zwar wurde er mit Mitteln aus dem Diamantenhandel geführt und dieser Handel trug zur Entstehung von Kriegsökonomien bei, Kriegsziele waren jedoch andere: nationale Sicherheit, physisches Überleben, politischer Einfluss, gesellschaftliche Ordnung, soziale Integration und Selbstverwirklichung.' (Autorenreferat)... view less


'In this essay, the author analyses the relationship between the diamond trade and the war in Congo/ Zaire. Most analyses on this topic come to the conclusion that the diamond trade is the cause of the so-called 'first African World War'. The authors thesis is that motives of greed as such cannot ex... view more

'In this essay, the author analyses the relationship between the diamond trade and the war in Congo/ Zaire. Most analyses on this topic come to the conclusion that the diamond trade is the cause of the so-called 'first African World War'. The authors thesis is that motives of greed as such cannot explain the formation, course and dynamics of the war in Congo/ Zaire. The diamond trade is part of a political culture of liminal phenomena in Congo and conveys a normative force in the grievance-ridden political and economic context of Congo/ Zaire. Not the diamond trade as such but the social structures resulting from the diamond trade and the particular form of governance that characterizes a political system based on the diamond trade explain the war in Congo/ Zaire. Although the war was indeed waged by means of the diamond trade and this contributed to the formation of war economies in Congo, it had other purposes: national security, physical survival, political influence, societal order, social integration and self-realization.' (author's abstract)|... view less

Keywords
civil war; Africa; commerce; war; wartime economy; Central Africa; raw materials; French-speaking Africa; political system; Democratic Republic of the Congo; ethnic conflict; Africa South of the Sahara; developing country

Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy

Method
descriptive study

Free Keywords
Diamantenhandel

Publication Year
2007

Page/Pages
p. 49-71

Journal
Afrika Spectrum, 42 (2007) 1

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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