This study from 2008 presents the findings from the second phase of an in-depth research project on the reintegration of IDPs and refugees returning to Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. Phase II builds on the findings of the initial phase and further explores the key determinants of sustainable reintegration.
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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 paper reports findings of a victimization survey undertaken in Jonglei State, South Sudan, where both coercive and ‘voluntary’ disarmament occurred. It finds that violent victimization remains prevalent since the CPA. Download
This article (2007) analyses the South Sudan Defence Force’s organisational dynamics, the impact of its ongoing presence on the security situation and reconstruction efforts, and attempts by the government of South Sudan to counteract the SSDF from January to August 2006. Link to publication
This study analyzes SPLM’s transition from a rebel movement to a political party. It presents the findings on SPLM structures, capacity and processes of decision making in three states. Download
This working paper from 2007 provides an account of the the Nuer ‘white army’ located in central and eastern Upper Nile region. Download
As part of the HSBA’s ongoing review of Sudan’s numerous armed groups, this Issue Brief (2006) examines the role played by the South Sudan Defence Forces in Sudan’s intra-South conflicts, highlighting its origins, leadership, areas of operation, and recent change of fortune. Download
This report is based on fieldwork conducted in counties inhabited by Nuer speakers in the counties of Payinjar and Leer in western Upper Nile, and Akobo in the central Upper Nile Region. The study explores traditional authorities in the Upper Nile region.
This report looks into the opportunities and constraints of local initiatives for peace and their contribution to the resolution of conflict at the local level, with a particular focus on women initiatives. Secondly, it seeks to explore in what ways outsiders could provide meaningful contributions to such initiatives. The research focuses on the case of local initiatives for peace in southern Sudan, and in particular on the Sudanese Women’s Voice for Peace, a Sudanese NGO.
UNICEF conflict survey and analysis of grassroots conflicts in Sudan (including Southern Sudan). Download
Foregrounding the historical experiences and grassroots perspectives of Nuer civilian populations in the Upper Nile region, this article (2001) shows how elite competition within the southern military has combined with the political machinations of the national Islamic government in Khartoum to create a wave of inter- and intra-ethnic factional fighting so intense and intractable that many Nuer civilians have come to define it as ‘a curse from God’. Link to publication
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