Josaphat Musamba, a Congolese researcher, is a Ph.D. student at Ghent University. He is affiliated with the Group for Studies on Conflicts and Human Security (GECSH), a research unit of CERUKI-ISP/Bukavu, and also with ISDR/Mbandaka. With previous experience as a staff member in several NGOs, Josaphat Musamba has worked as a research, monitoring, and evaluation consultant at Benevolencija RDC. He has also served as a liaison officer in the security and safety department of Handicap International and as a Congolese staff member in the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016-2017 mandate). Josaphat Musamba holds a Master’s degree specializing in Development, Environment, and Societies from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain). He is currently pursuing a doctoral program in the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Department of Conflict and Development Studies, at Ghent University. His thesis focuses on the socio-anthropology of security practices in areas affected by recurring conflicts in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uvira, Fizi, Mwenga, and Djugu territories).
Expertise
- Armed groups, DDR process, and security
- Governance of natural resources and armed conflicts
- Local security practices and Anthropology of security
Selected Publications
Musamba, J., Vogel, C., & Vlassenroot, K., et al. (2022). Il en faut deux (ou plus) pour un Tango : La Politique armée, l’agentivité de combattant et la demi-vie des programmes DDR au Congo (Insecure Livelihoods , p. 70).
Musamba Bussy, J., Ansoms, A., & Vlassenroot, K. (2019). « Les combattants Mai Mai revendiquent une récompense à l’État » Groupes armés, Champ et capital de sécurité :Analyse de la résistance au processus DDR dans l’Est de la RDC [Mémoire de Master]. Université Catholique de Louvain.
Vlassenroot, K., Mudinga, E., & Musamba, J. (2020). Navigating Social Spaces : Armed Mobilization and Circular Return in Eastern DR Congo. Journal of Refugee Studies, 33(4), 832‑852.
Acker, T. V., Vlassenroot, K., & Musamba, J. (2021). Returning to Society : Insights from a Survey on the Return and Reintegration of Former Combatants in South Kivu (No 10; Congo Research Briefs, p. 12).
Vogel, C., & Musamba, J. (2016). Recyclage de rebelles ? La démobilisation au Congo (PSRP Briefing No 11; Project Usalama, p. 7). Rift Valley Institute.
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