Regional Integration, Globalization, Foreign Language and Conflict

ISBN-13: 9786138405054 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 52 str.

Philippe Banzi

Opis

This study looks at the narrative and the behavior or attitudes around the issues of "i Kinyarwanda" and the Kinyarwanda speakers and examines how the challenges -if any- can be overcome. It examines the significant ethnolinguistic development that has taken place in the Eastern DR Congo, specifically in North Kivu Province following a protracted conflict among communities. Using the relational theory and adopting the adversarial, the reflective and the integrative approaches, the study shows the ways i kinyarwanda works as a strategy while it is also a source of frustration and a tool for self-affirmation. The paper cautions that any disintegration based on linguistic identity, though possible, still has a long way to go but will not be a solution. True regional, socioeconomic and political integration remains the needed medicine.

O autorze

Banzi, Philippe
Philippe BANZI was born in Goma Town, North Kivu Province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He holds a Degree in Teaching French and a Masters of Art in Peace and Conflict Studies from MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, Uganda. He is a Peace lover, a writer and a Researcher currently working with the Université Catholique la Sapientia in Goma.