This briefing looks ahead to the final round of peace talks between Sudan and South Sudan (2012), focussing on the outstanding issues of Abyei, border disputes and demarcation, security arrangements along the border, and citizenship. Download
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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 report explores the root causes of conflict in the cross border zone of Abyei and calls for Sudan and South Sudan as well as the international community to expend more effort in creating mechanisms for guaranteeing and implementing grazing rights.
This briefing provides reflections and recommendations regarding the situation in the Abyei region ahead of South Sudans’ independence. Download
This briefing document from early 2011 provides an assessment and recommendations regarding the situation in the Abyei region. Download
This article is an attempt to gain a nuanced understanding of the status of livelihood diversification in the context of civil war. The empirical findings of this article indicate that diversification is not always the best livelihood strategy option in the context of the past civil war. Link to publication
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 report examines drivers of conflict in the North- South border areas of Sudan and current initiatives aimed at managing them. Download
This article challenges the commonly assumed negative relationship between civil war and social capital, and attempts to develop a more nuanced understanding of the status of social capital in the context of Sudan’s civil war. The empirical findings clearly question any simplistic assumption that conflict erodes social capital. While it is true that certain types of social capital have been a casualty of civil war, the opposite is the case in other communities. The article…
Discusses the Hague’s-based ad hoc international tribunal (“the Tribunal”) decision to redefine the borders of the disputed (oil-rich) Abyei region between north and south Sudan Download
This paper is an attempt to gain a more nuanced understanding of the dynamics of vulnerability during protracted civil war. It shows that during civil war the non-poor are not necessarily less vulnerable than poor households Link to publication
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