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 briefing (October 2013) provides updates on the political developments within the Sudan’s People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party after the dissolution and the formation of the new government. This briefing assesses where the party currently stands in terms of the unity of its structures, considering the paralysis that had beleaguered it prior to the recent government dissolution.
This briefing discusses the bilateral developments between Uganda and South Sudan, following the increasing tension in 2013.
This briefing (July 2013) discusses the power struggle within the SPLM and possible ways forward.
This Policy Brief explores the nexus of gender justice and reconciliation in South Sudan. It addresses women’s historical engagement in reconciliation processes in South Sudan at the grassroots and national levels and highlights their achievements to date. It then discusses the challenges to inclusion South Sudanese women face, as well as current opportunities to achieve true reconciliation by actualising gender justice and equality – particularly through effective integration of women into the peace and reconciliation…
This article deals with the topic of corruption and the South Sudanese government’ commitment to confront it.
This paper investigates the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)’s initiative to provide 199 civil service support officers (CSSOs) to South Sudan, where they are twinned with counterparts across many ministries and sectors to develop core government capacity in a coaching and mentoring scheme. Download
This briefing provides background information to rebel leader David Yau Yau and his forces. Download
This paper focusses on the relation between South Sudan and Sudan and identifies several key variables determining the relations between the two countries. Download
The enclosed chart provides a snapshot of the committees and commissions that were established in September 2012 to address contentious outstanding issues between Sudan and South Sudan and implement the September 2012 agreements. Download
Budget expenditures have been on the rise in South Sudan since the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), reaching levels that are quite in excess of those of its East African neighbors. This note examines to what extent the oil resources that finance most public expenditure are productively used to address the huge development challenges of South Sudan. The note looks at the three key dimensions in which the public budget affects development outcomes: (i) the macro-dimension,…
