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 (2005) explores the possible implications of John Garang’s death on the peace process in Sudan. Download
This paper provides a thorough narrative and analysis of the Sudan peace process, from the failed peace attempts of the early 1990s to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in January 2005. Download
This report explores the opinions of the people of Southern Sudan on the Southern Sudan Constitution and is based on a series of 23 focus groups conducted in ten locations across Southern Sudan in 2005. Download
This report discusses the shortfalls in the concepts, practices and programming approaches upon which the international community based its support for the development of the security and justice sector in South Sudan between 1983 and 2013. It is based on the author’s work on justice- and security-related programming in South Sudan from 2010 until 2013 and research carried out in South Sudan in 2014. Download
This article examines the situation of the internally displaced persons from Southern Sudan living in and around the capital and their experience with the dominant Islamic discourse, and particularly the educational discourse of the ruling National Congress (NC). Link to publication
The interm constitution of Southern Sudan Download
This article examines the interfaces in South Sudan between local customary legal systems, nascent statutory regimes and internationally promoted human rights standards. Link to publication
Draft transcript of presentation by John Ryle held in Neuchatel, Switzerland, April 14-16, 2005.
This study is an analysis of continuity and change in Southern Sudanese politics in the period 1990–2000. One event – the 1994 National Convention of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) – is the focal point of the study. Download
This document reports from a workshop on the establishment of a traditional leaders’ forum. Found in the Sudan Open Archive.
