This article (2007) reviews the implementation of the CPA and the contextual factors that influenced the implementation. Download
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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.
The report analyses the international engagement in Sudan since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in relation to the Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States and Situations, which the OECD/DAC has been developing at that time. Download
This report summarizes a two-day policy advisory group seminar on 20 and 21 April 2006 in Franschhoek, South Africa. The objective of this meeting was to assess the signing of the CPA. The seminar sought to devise policy recommendations on how South Sudan can use the opportunity of the signing of the CPA to promote peace. Download
As the one-year anniversary of the CPA approached, NDI and the SSCCSE undertook this research to better understand the response of ordinary men and women to the events they have witnessed over the past year. This report is based on a series of 32 focus groups conducted in 14 locations across Southern Sudan and the Three Areas in 2006. Download
This report (2006) reviews the first six months of the National Unity Government that resulted from the CPA. It concludes the National Unity government has not yet provided the anticipated power sharing mechanisms and reform of legislation. Visit here.
This article reviews the significance of John Garang and the impact of his death for the CPA and the future stability for Southern Sudan. Link to publication
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 is the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed between the parties under the auspices of IGAD in 2005. The document contains some provisions for reconciliation and healing. Download
This article (2004) attempts to analyse the emergence of the South Sudan Defence Force, classify its various components, identify its leaders and understand their concerns. Against this background it will also consider the implications that recent developments in the security sphere in southern Sudan hold for the prospects of peace. Download
This report from 2004 examines lessons from peacebuilding efforts during the 1990s. “Peacebuilding” commonly refers to a set of transitional activities to implement peace agreements after civil wars. Activities normally include managing the transition from relief to economic recovery and longer term development; return of refugees and displaced persons; security sector reform; (re)constructing social and economic infrastructure; (re)building political institutions for democratic rule; and promoting human rights and accountability for past violations in a system…
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