Conflicts, social and political innovations

In the collective imagination, conflict is almost always perceived as an aggressive and violent manifestation of varying magnitude, whose consequences in terms of frustration and the destruction of property and/or lives make it an undesirable part of life in society. Yet, like inequality and injustice, conflict is consubstantial with human life. Conflict is also the main lever for social change. This change is often a source of innovation, understood as a change in the thought process aimed at executing a new action. In a post-conflict society, peace-building also implies the construction of a new society. This book sets out to identify social and political innovations in the stabilization and reconstruction process in the DRC, in 5 parts. Part 2 presents the challenges of stabilization and reconstruction (2); the contribution of the United Nations to this process (3) is followed by an analysis of social and political innovations. The limits of innovation and the effectiveness of these interventions (5) complete the analysis.