This article was written by Hamid E. Ali, Mohammad M. Aghdam, and Shahjahan Bhuiyan. Using two country case studies, including South Sudan, this report explores the intersection between grievances and …
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This article was written by Hamid E. Ali, Mohammad M. Aghdam, and Shahjahan Bhuiyan. Using two country case studies, including South Sudan, this report explores the intersection between grievances and …
Read MoreThis report was written by David Deng, Sophia Dawkins, Christopher Oringa, and Jan Pospisil. This Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and PeaceRep survey report examines how the South Sudanese public perceives safety, elections, civic …
Read MoreThis blog examines dispute management among the Nuer of Geater Akobo. Focusing on the cattle compensation method, the blog finds that this decade-old approach remains the most credible and effective method for resolving disputes, with conflict-sensitive recommendations. The blog recommends that aid programming should integrate existing local systems, including cattle compensation, into its peacebuilding programme.
Read MoreThis briefing note was written by Nicki Kindersley, Amar Jamal, and Machot Amuom Malou for XCEPT. This briefing explores how elite mobilization, access to resources and labour, and identity-based politics, …
Read MoreWildlife conservation and land management knowledge and practices are deeply enshrined in the socio-cultural and economic life of South Sudanese communities that live around wildlife areas. Some of these indigenous …
Read MoreSouth Sudan’s wildlife conservation sector has only recently come to prominence, with new evidence of species, including the largest mammalian migration on the planet, raising some of the country’s National …
Read MoreFocusing on the phenomenon of cattle raiding among pastoral communities in South Sudan, this article explores the role that traditional justice and mediation play in addressing the violence associated with …
Read MoreThis article discusses how the governance system has evolved from the colonial to the post-colonial periods in South Sudan. Focusing on the implications of different governance styles on diversity and …
Read MoreThis report provides an overview of the main housing, land and property (HLP) issues as well as offering best practices on how to address these, with examples on how approaches …
Read MoreThis report provides an overview of the main housing, land and property (HLP) issues as well as offering best practices on how to address these, with examples on how approaches …
Read MoreKEY FINDINGS • Tong Akeen Ngor, the governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, has consolidated his grip on power by buying support, detaining members of the opposition, and ingratiating …
Read MoreThe paper reflects on the practice of good governance in South Sudan, focusing in particular on the forces hindering the fight against corruption in the country. Through data collection, the …
Read MoreAnalysing South Sudan’s politics of taxation from 1899 to 2023, this article argues that the ethos of taxation in the region has been and remains primarily oriented around predatory and …
Read MoreThis meta-analysis offers an overview of the literature on governance in South Sudan in the CSRF repository by exploring salient and timely questions for donor-funded programming. These questions focus on …
Read MoreUnclear land rights, overlapping land claims and uncertain land security have characterised the history of South Sudan, and being exacerbated by the regular cycles of violence. By taking the cities …
Read MoreThis Briefing Paper from the Small Arms Survey’s Human Security Baseline Assessment for Sudan and South Sudan (HSBA) project—analyses the components of Rin Tueny’s, current Lakes State Governor, ‘inclusive deterrence’ …
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