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Montoya Pelaez, Laura (2017)

The Resource Curse in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Analysing the Coltan Conflict and the Involvement of Foreign Actors

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)
The DRC has been a conflict-ridden country since pre-colonial times, it is paradoxical that a country so rich in natural resources remains so poor and underdeveloped. This thesis attempts to discover whether the modern, industrialised countries play any role in the perpetuation of the conflict situation in the DRC regarding the exploitation of 'Coltan' which is a widely used mineral for the manufacturing of smartphones and other electronic devices. The historical legacies of the DRC will be explored, an analysis of the conflict situation in the eastern provinces of the DRC will be provided and the commodity chain of coltan will be discussed.
DRC
coltan
conflict
resource curse
mines
congolese war
exploitation
Author
Montoya Pelaez, Laura
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Supervisors
Bellucci, Stefano
ECTS Credits
15
Language
en