"ICI ON TRAVAILLE: The role of cooperatives in structuring social relations of production in artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Eastern DRC

This paper explores the organizational dynamics of social relations in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), focusing on the role of mining cooperatives. Drawing on ethnographic research from four week-long visits to Misisi, a key gold site in South Kivu, DRC, in March and April 2022, the st...

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Published in:Journal of rural studies 2025-01, Vol.113, p.103483, Article 103483
Main Author: Kamundala, Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining
capital
Cooperatives
Eastern DRC
Formalization
gold
labor
Labour control
Labour exploitation
politics
Social relations of production
socioeconomics
traditional technology
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