Security Dynamics
Providing rigorous, empirical security mapping and structural analysis of armed group mobilization, resource protection syndicates, and civilian defense architectures across North and South Kivu.
Research Team
Dr. Jean-Pierre BalumeSenior Security FellowLead Investigator in localized protection architectures and supply-line dynamics across Eastern DRC.
Prof. Marie-Claire MasudiRegional Dynamics AdvisorSpecializes in civilian defense alignments and customary land tenure disputes in Masisi territory.
Jean-Luc Kambale, MAResearch CoordinatorDirects qualitative field data gathering and spatial mapping of security nodes across Goma buffer zones.Active Research Projects
ResearchOngoingSovereignty in Scarcity
Investigating how informal municipal-level monitoring of minerals shields local supply chains
Read AnalysisResearchPublishedMasisi Security Cartographies
A comprehensive GIS mapping project tracking local village protection syndicates
Read AnalysisResearchOngoingCustomary Governance Alliances
Evaluating the reliance of regional peacebuilding models on native tribal governance structures
Read AnalysisResearchPublishedCross-Border Transit Networks
Tracking micro-level fiscal leakage points and informal taxation dynamics along the DRC-Rwanda border
Read AnalysisPublications in This Program
Security ReportNovember 2024
Sovereignty in Scarcity: Analyzing Community Defence Mechanisms in Rutshuru
Flagship StudyAugust 2024
The Architecture of Influence: Information Networks in the Great Lakes Region
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