Taxonomy results for: Central Equatoria
If We Leave We Are Killed: Lessons Learned from South Sudan Protection of Civilian Sites 2013-2016
This report distils lessons learned from the PoCs experiences of the last few years in South Sudan. Download
Read MoreDeveloping strategic responses to displacement in South Sudan
This report, based on fieldwork, investigates the patterns of displacement as a result of the post-2013 conflict. Download
Read MoreObservations on the Mandate of South Sudan’s Commission on Truth, Reconciliation and Healing (CTRH)
This brief assesses options for the framing of the mandate of South Sudan’s Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing (CTRH), with a particular focus on the temporal scope of the CTRH’s inquiries. Download
Read MoreExpanding the Reach of Justice and Accountability in South Sudan
This policy brief explores various options to consider in expanding the reach of justice and accountability processes as part of any post-conflict transition in South Sudan. Download
Read MoreMining in South Sudan: Opportunities and Risks for Local Communities
This report presents a baseline assessment of small-scale and artisanal cold mining in Central and Eastern Equatoria States. Download
Read MoreProtecting Some of the People Some of the Time
This report, the first of a three-part comparative study on peacekeeping across Africa, examines civilian perspectives of peacekeeping forces in South Sudan. It is not an assessment of the operations of UNMISS per se, but an analysis of UNMISS as seen by the civilians they are supposed to protect. Download
Read MoreJustice and Conflict in South Sudan: Observations From a Pilot Survey
This theory paper presents preliminary findings to stimulate research and debate on the needs and opportunities for justice and reconciliation in South Sudan.
Read MoreMarkets in Crises: South Sudan Case Study
This study from 2015 aims at understanding how crises (and external interventions in response to crises) affect markets and market relations, in order to better understand livelihoods and humanitarian (and, in the longer term, developmental) outcomes.
Read More“I cry for my country”, Poem, 2015
This is an amazing poem by a young man from Juba, South Sudan, entitled “I cry for my country”. The poem was performed at the South Sudan Theatre Organisation’s first Inter-School’s Theatre Festival held in Nyakuruon Cultural Centre in Juba, September 2015. Despite limited fresh air at the venue, human eyes were glued to the…
Read MoreThe Good, the Bad, and the Powerful: Representations of the ‘Local’ in Peacebuilding
This article argues for a reflexive perspective on the ‘local’ in peacebuilding. Through case studies from Burundi and South Sudan, the authors show that representations of the local are conflictingly produced by scholars, practitioners, and government officials, telling about the true, the good, and the bad local, empowering some and disempowering other actors, institutions, and…
Read MoreHumanitarian Action, Conflict Sensitivity and Peacebuilding through Education in South Sudan
This study examines the role education can play and is playing in the conflict-induced humanitarian emergency in South Sudan. The study examines adjustments made by the Peacebuilding Education and Advocacy (PBEA) programme in response to the humanitarian crisis following 15 December 2013. Download
Read MoreWhy Celebrating Tragedy Should End
This review (2015) argues that military victory by any side is unrealistic as are celebrations of military victories futile. It sees a negotiated settlement as the only exit to disaster. In the meantime, the toll on civilians and future generations mounts.
Read MoreWithin and Beyond the Gates: Protection of Civilians by the UN Mission in South Sudan
This report stresses that the UN Mission in South Sudan has saved life but also refers to major challenges and provides recommendations enhance the protection of civilians. Download
Read MorePerceptions of Security Among Internally Displaced Persons in Juba, South Sudan
This brief synthesizes voices of internally displaced persons seeking protection at United Nations peacekeeping operation bases in Juba, South Sudan. In early August 2014, the Stimson Center conducted seven focus groups with people living in two protection of civilians (POC) sites inside UN bases in Juba. The purpose of these focus groups was to understand…
Read MoreLivelihoods, access to services and perceptions of governance: An analysis of Pibor county, South Sudan from the perspective of displaced people
This paper from 2014 analyses the perceptions of Murle IDPs in Juba of their former livelihoods, access to basic services and governance in Pibor County prior to the escalation of violence across South Sudan. Download
Read MoreSouth Sudan’s New War: Abuses by Government and Opposition Forces
This report documents abuses by government and opposition/allied forces, focusing on Juba, where the conflict erupted in December 2013, and three other main towns.
Read MoreOn the State of Business: Trade, Entrepreneurship and Real Economic Governance in South Sudan
This PhD thesis analyses how business activity and economic regulation in South(ern) Sudan was governed before and during the 2012 economic austerity period following the political decisiosn to shut down all oil production. The analyses focuses on the modalities of real economic governance, warranting an empirically-grounded ethnographic view of governance from the perspective of everyday…
Read MoreImprovising border security: ‘A situation of security pluralism’ along South Sudan’s borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This article compares two cases of securitization along South Sudan’s border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By comparing how a security concern – the presence of the Lord’s Resistance Army – was interpreted and responded to, the article shows that border security practices in two borderscapes are improvised, contradictory and contested, and serve…
Read MoreThe Overlooked Role of Elites in African Grassroots Conflicts: A Case Study of the Dinka-Mundari-Bari Conflict in Southern Sudan
The purpose of this paper is to chronicle three conflicts in Sudan and it attempts to explain why the occur, emphasizing the role of the elites in these conflicts. The paper provides an analysis of grassroots conflicts in Sudan. The paper uses the Dinka-Mundari-Bari Conflict in Central Equatoria State in Southern Sudan as a case…
Read MoreCommittee for National Healing Peace and Reconciliation Press Release
This document contains reports of CNHPR activities, including a two day Women Consultation Workshop, preparations for peace in the Greater Yirol and the coming together of Dinka and Nuer pastors. The Women Consultation was organised by the Committee for National Healing, Peace and Reconciliation (CNHPR) in collaboration with South Sudan Peace and Reconciliation Commission (SSPRC)…
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