Introduction to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Julien Bobineau Announcement
Location
Germany
Subject Fields
Colonial and Post-Colonial History / Studies, Cultural History / Studies, Local History, Political History / Studies, Popular Culture Studies

Currently, the University of Würzburg's Forum Africa Centre is preparing the publication of an “Introduction to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)” (German title: “Landeskunde Demokratische Republik Kongo”) in late 2020 at Frank & Timme publishers, Berlin. The book will assemble contributions about the DRC’s history, political system, international relations, economy, society and culture. It is aimed at both an academic and a non-academic audience. 

We are searching for authors with expertise in one of the following subjects:

- The DRC’s Natural Resources
- The DRC’s Demography
- Precolonial History
- Colonial Era
- Independence and Congo Crisis until 1965
- The Era Mobutu
- War and Conflict since the 1990s: Conflict History
- War and Conflict since the 1990s: Conflict Actors
- War and Conflict since the 1990s: Conflict Resources
- War and Conflict since the 1990s: Conflict Regulation Efforts
- Party System
- Interest and Lobby Groups / NGOs
- Foreign Policy
- External Actors and the DRC
- The DRC in International Organizations
- Infrastructure
- Labor Market
- Education
- Women’s Rights
- Religion
- Languages
- Sport
- Fashion
- Literature
- Art
- Cinema

The individual chapters should not exceed 25,000 characters (including spaces) which amount to about 8 pages. The final publication will be in German; if authors choose to write in English or French, the text will be translated. Applications with a subject proposal and a short CV should be submitted by e-mail by Wednesday, 18 December 2019, to jaz@uni-wuerzburg.de.

Julien Bobineau, Philipp Gieg and Timo Lowinger

Forum Africa Centre
University of Würzburg, Germany
 

Contact Information

Julien Bobineau, Philipp Gieg and Timo Lowinger

Forum Africa Centre
University of Würzburg, Germany

Contact Email
jaz@uni-wuerzburg.de