The Myth of International Protection

War and Survival in Congo

Claudia Seymour

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English

University of California Press
26 March 2019

Genocide & ethnic cleansing; Social & cultural anthropology; Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy; Human rights; War crimes

Series: California Series in Public Anthropology

In this viscerally intense, ethnographically based work, Claudia Seymour relates the heart-wrenching stories of young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo—young people who live on the front lines of conflict, in neighborhoods and villages destroyed by war, and on the streets in conditions of poverty and destitution. Seymour, a former child protection adviser and human rights investigator for the United Nations, chronicles her personal journey, which begins with the will to do good yet ends with the realization of how international aid can contribute to greater harm than good. The idea of protection and universalized human rights is turned on its head as Seymour uncovers the complicities and hypocrisies of the aid world. In the promotion of “inalienable human rights,” aid organizations ignore the complex historical and socioeconomic dynamics that lead to the violations of such rights. Offering a new perspective, The Myth of International Protection reframes how the world sees the DRC and urges global audiences to consider their own roles in fueling the DRC’s seemingly endless violence.

By: Claudia Seymour
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 43
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780520299832
ISBN 10: 0520299833
Series: California Series in Public Anthropology
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 26 March 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Claudia Seymour is Research Associate with the Centre on Conflict, Development, and Peacebuilding at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and the Department of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.