Presented by the Center for Governance Studies

Summary :

Focusing on the exercise of political leadership in the DRC, the conference is based on the case study of the city of Kisangani, analyzing its past and present leadership experiences. I propose an implementation of political leadership based on change in line with visionary and revolutionary leadership (development leadership), articulated by development nationalism.

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Author :

Ph.D. Doctor of Sociology, Joel Lisenga Bolila is an Affiliate Researcher at the University of Ottawa's Centre for Governance Studies. He is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Social, Administrative and Political Sciences at the University of Kinshasa (DR Congo). A member of several learned societies, he was a Director on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of French-Speaking Sociologists and Anthropologists (ACSALF) from 2015 to 2017.

He is the author of several scientific articles, two books, and several contributions. His latest work was published in June 2021 by Editions l'Harmattan-Paris under the title: "Political Leadership and Underdevelopment in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The City of Kisangani and its Political Elites."

His current research focuses on religious beliefs and mental health in immigrant communities in Ontario (Canada).

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Michel Kifinda Ngoy is a professional journalist, specialist in political issues at United Nations Radio in Congo since 2010, and an official with the United Nations mission in Congo.

He is a doctoral student at the University of Kinshasa, researching media, governance and development, as well as conflict resolution.

Author of the book: “Media and Political Power. Outline for a Journalism of Peace and Development” published in February 2019 by Editions universitaires Européennes.

Chaired by:

Ignace Ndongala Maduku is an assistant professor at the Institute of Religious Studies at the University of Montreal. He is responsible for the Group of African and Afrodescendant Theologies (GTAS). Under his direction, this group published a collective work in 2021, with Éditions L'Harmattan in Paris: African Cultures and Modernities. Perspectives for a Prospective Dialogue. His current research focuses on decolonial approaches to theology and religious studies.