Following the signing of a 2005 peace agreement, connections between South Sudanese women in the diaspora and at “home” reveal new and gendered forms of female political subjectivity, citizenship, and activism. This article explores the emergence of transnational women’s organizing efforts through a focus on a 2008 conference held in Juba, South Sudan, and hosted by the U.S.-based South Sudan Women’s Empowerment Network (SSWEN). We describe the membership, mission, and goals of SSWEN, focusing on…
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CSRF Research Repository
The CSRF Research Repository aims to support greater contextual knowledge for policy makers, programme managers, and implementers by providing a searchable repository of research, analysis, and resources, and providing periodic updates on new research and analysis.
This document is intended as a quick reference to available statistical information on Southern Sudan. Additional information on all the included indicators as well as others are available on www.ssccse.org or on request from the Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Statistics and Evaluation (SSCCSE) now the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS hopes that it will serve its purpose of being an introduction to the most up-to-date statistics available for government, policy makers, the…
This report from 2011 analyses the drivers and consequences of urbanisation, as well as assessing its implications in terms of the vulnerability of urban populations to future hazards and shocks.
This report examines the international community’s efforts to support conflict mitigation and peacebuilding from 2005 to 1010. The evaluation throws light on the ways in which donors’ policies, funding strategies, and structures have been motivated and shaped by the challenges posed by the political and operational environment in Southern Sudan. Download
This document presents the results of research on land tenure and property rights and and provides recommendations for the land policy. Download
This article discusses a specific Dinka Agaar practice alongside existing discourses on the social aspects of violence, thereby arguing how it cannot be judged against any universal human rights standard, devoid of local context or of an overarching meta-narrative. These events highlight conflicting subjectivities, ethical norms, and the painful difficulties inherent to advocacy in areas of conflict. Viewed from the perspective of the larger social unit, it is easy to see how violence was required…
This paper from 2010 reviews the successes and shortcomings of the SPLA’s defence transformation process from 2006 to 2010. It takes into account decisions, events, processes, programmes, and doctrine relating to SPLA transformation and development from 2006 onward. In so doing, it identifies a transformation gap that has become evident between SPLA requirements and defence reform initiatives. Download
Published on the eve of voter registration for the referendum in South Sudan, Race Against Time analyses the unresolved procedural problems, technical difficulties, and disputes threatening the self-determination process. The report includes timelines, a guide to electoral bodies, comparisons with referenda elsewhere and a bibliography of legislative and other documents.
This article discusses the 2010 elections in Sudan including Southern Sudan. Link to publication
Against the background of the health sector policy processes unfolding after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in early 2005 (GoS and SPLM, 2005), this article (2010) assesses the issues at stake and the challenges that have emerged in southern Sudan. Its intention is to contribute to a deeper understanding of postconflict reconstruction processes in the health sector. Link to publication
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