Accountability mechanisms in community-driven reconstruction in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kyamusugulwa, Patrick Milabyo; Hilhorst, Dorothea; Jacobs, Carolien
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 28:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Aid – Accountability -- Civil society – Participation -- Conflict and reconstruction -- Labour and livelihoods – Poverty reduction -- Social sector – Education; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1397103
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A lack of accountability is often considered a root cause of conflict. Many post-conflict reconstruction efforts therefore aim to enhance accountability between authorities and the population through community-driven reconstruction programmes. This article examines the accountability mechanisms in the Tushiriki community-driven reconstruction programme in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The ethnographic research found little impact of formal programme accountability. Rather, accountability was shaped differently and had its own context-specific meaning. To make accountability more sustainable, stronger embeddedness in local institutions and more appropriate translations of abstract concepts into the local context are needed.