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Refugees and the Spread of Conflict: Contrasting Cases in Central Africa

Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223

Do refugee movements cause the spread of conflict from one country to another and if so, under what conditions? This artice explores these questions by examining the contrasting cases of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. The 1994 influx of Rwandan refugees into eastern Congo was a contributing factor in the outbreak of war there in 1996 and again in 1998. The 1994 refugee migration into western Tanzania, however, was relatively peaceful and did not generate further conflict. By exploring similarities and differences between the two cases, this artice develops several hypotheses about the conditions under which a massive refugee influx may result in the spread of conflict. In the end, the paper argues that refugees enter into an existing political context, creating new alignments and transforming old ones. In some cases, conflicts may result, each with its own dynamics, but in others they do not.

Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. 38, No. 2-3, 211-231 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/002190960303800205


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