Southern Sudan’s past crises have mobilised consistent flows of humanitarian assistance. Recalling the humanitarian catastrophes and international interventions of the 1990s–2000s, the war that exploded in South Sudan in 2013 has been no exception. This paper shows that the SPLM/A political elite promptly incorporated these flows of external resources into its extraverted strategies of state-building. Similar to the current situation, it did so by appropriating not only material assets but also discourses, playing the ‘fragile…
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Discusses the importance of SPLM’s transformation for a sustainable conflict-solution. Download
This analysis argues that although the crisis was triggered by power struggle within the SPLM, historical issues that remained unresolved after the CPA significantly compounded it. As well, other factors such as illiteracy, maladministration and undemocratic nature in the SPLM, lack of employment, and weak institutions all contributed to this unconscionable state of affairs.
This briefing (October 2013) provides updates on the political developments within the Sudan’s People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party after the dissolution and the formation of the new government. This briefing assesses where the party currently stands in terms of the unity of its structures, considering the paralysis that had beleaguered it prior to the recent government dissolution.
This briefing (July 2013) discusses the power struggle within the SPLM and possible ways forward.
This report discusses the post-referendum political landscape in South Sudan, the politics of negotiating the forthcoming transition and the objectives and attitudes of the principal political actors. Download
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 study is an analysis of continuity and change in Southern Sudanese politics in the period 1990–2000. One event – the 1994 National Convention of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) – is the focal point of the study. Download
Resolutions of the SPLM/SPLA First National Convention, April 12, 1994. Found in the Sudan Open Archive.
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