| Title: |
Violence against Teachers and the Entanglement of Schools in Violent Conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Gauthier Marchais; Diego De La Fuente Stevens; Jean-Benoît Falisse; Cyril Brandt; Samuel Matabishi; Sweta Gupta; Pierre Marion; Dieudonné Kanyerhera; Ibrahim Safari Nyandinda; Jean Mukengere Basengezi; Pacifique Nyabagaza Nyamuhira |
| Source: |
Comparative Education Review. 2025 69(1):39-61. |
| Availability: |
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| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
23 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries; Violence; Teachers; Victims; Political Issues; Weapons; Social Influences; Conflict; Work Environment |
| Geographic Terms: |
Congo Republic |
| DOI: |
10.1086/734798 |
| ISSN: |
0010-4086; 1545-701X |
| Abstract: |
Violence against teachers in conflict-affected regions has devastating consequences on their well-being and work, yet there is limited research on its drivers. In this article, we carry out a mixed-methods analysis of the causes of violence against teachers in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leveraging a longitudinal survey of 932 teachers in 55 schools and 211 qualitative interviews. We find that 43.3 percent of teachers in the study schools have experienced a direct violent attack in their lifetime. We identify three levels at which a range of interrelated causes of violence operate: first, the entanglement of schools in violent political economies and the interferences by armed actors in school governance; second, the social position of teachers, whereby specific facets of teachers' identity, status, and role can expose them to violence; and, third, the escalation of school-level disputes, which can spill out of schools and lead to violence. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1475401 |
| Database: |
ERIC |