Accountability mechanisms in community-driven reconstruction in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

A lack of accountability is often considered a root cause of conflict. Many post-conflict reconstruction efforts therefore aim to enhance accountability between authorities and the population through community-driven reconstruction programmes. This article examines the accountability mechanisms in t...

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Published in:Development in practice 2018-01, Vol.28 (1), p.4-15
Main Authors: Kyamusugulwa, Patrick Milabyo, Hilhorst, Dorothea, Jacobs, Carolien
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Aid - Accountability
Civil society - Participation
Community
Conflict
Conflict and reconstruction
Embeddedness
Ethnographic research
Ethnography
Labour and livelihoods - Poverty reduction
Meaning
Social sector - Education
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Summary:A lack of accountability is often considered a root cause of conflict. Many post-conflict reconstruction efforts therefore aim to enhance accountability between authorities and the population through community-driven reconstruction programmes. This article examines the accountability mechanisms in the Tushiriki community-driven reconstruction programme in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The ethnographic research found little impact of formal programme accountability. Rather, accountability was shaped differently and had its own context-specific meaning. To make accountability more sustainable, stronger embeddedness in local institutions and more appropriate translations of abstract concepts into the local context are needed.
ISSN:0961-4524
1364-9213
DOI:10.1080/09614524.2018.1397103