The humanitarian sector is in a period of profound uncertainty. Long-standing assumptions about the scale, purpose and political foundations of international aid are being unsettled by deep funding cuts, sharpening …
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The humanitarian sector is in a period of profound uncertainty. Long-standing assumptions about the scale, purpose and political foundations of international aid are being unsettled by deep funding cuts, sharpening …
Read MoreThis research was conducted by Simon Richards and the CSRF. Field research was assisted by Ranga Gworo, Emmanuel Louis, Luka Madhieu Kuot and Gatyiee Gatjiek Liah Wuor. The research was …
Read MoreThis research piece examines South Sudanese mutual aid against the backdrop of shrinking international funding for humanitarian aid to the country and its communities. As there is only limited documentation …
Read MoreThis brief was written by Katharine Vincent, Job Eronmhonsele, Thomas Kibutu, Pacificah Okemwa, and Sarli Nana for the SPARC programme. This brief shares lessons from locally led action research on …
Read MoreThis report, written before the most recent outbreak of hostilities, synthesises findings from five sites – Yei, Wau, Yambio, Aweil and Malakal – to assess the nature, function and influence …
Read MoreThis report synthesizes findings from the Rift Valley Institute’s X-Border Local Research Network (2019–2025). Drawing on interviews with hundreds of interlocutors, these studies investigate the causes and consequences of conflict …
Read MoreThis report examines how the war in Sudan, and especially the RSF consolidation in Kordofan, is reshaping South Sudan’s borderlands. Recent developments have increased South Sudan’s leverage across the frontier …
Read MoreThis analysis was a collaboration between the Likikiri Collective (Rebecca Lorins, Moses Ayume, Marlin John Serefino, Elfatih Atem) and the Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility (CSRF), and was accompanied by a …
Read MoreCovering the 2021-2023 period, the study examines how gender intersects with political participation and the political economy of oil in South Sudan. Focusing on the 35% quote under the 2018 …
Read MoreThe report discusses how Nuer people perceive crises, including climate change-induced crises. Using the notions of selfhood and vulnerability, the study found the centrality of “blood”, which links humans with …
Read MoreDrawing on lessons from several peace agreements, including the 2018 R-ARCSS, this report explores the participation of women in previous and current peace agreements. The report found that despite women’s …
Read MoreThis discussion paper was written by Nic Cheeseman and Arol Dut for Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) South Sudan. The report explores the extent to which electoral systems are inclusive of women, youth, …
Read MoreThis paper was written by Jan Pospisil and Hames Kunhiak Mourwel for Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) South Sudan. This paper explores the conditions under which elections scheduled for December 2026 could meaningfully …
Read MoreThis article discusses the role that the South Sudanese diaspora in Kenya play in peacebuilding in South Sudan. The article identifies several strategies that the South Sudanese living in its …
Read MoreThe report discusses the rumor about the Murle people’s infertility as a justification for child abduction. It found that the unsubstantiated myth has been used as an instrument to justify …
Read MoreThis research was conducted and the report written by Audrey Bottjen, Nelson Rombek Ezron, Ruei Hoth Gony, and the CSRF team. The Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility (CSRF) is approaching 10 …
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