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 policy report focuses on the perspectives and interests of the Sudan/South Sudan borderland people, and how these have been affected by the session of South Sudan. Download
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 reports from the conflict between the SPLM/A and the Shilluk ethnic group in the Upper Nile region, which started around April 2010 when four Shilluk SPLM–DC candidates for parliamentary positions in the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) were elected but refused by the SPLM/A. Download
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 report focuses on how protection issues are conceptualized and operationalized among international takeholders in Bor, the state capital of Jonglei state in South Sudan, and analyses key challenges to the implementation and impact of protection initiatives on the ground. Download
This report from 2011 analyses the drivers and consequences of urbanisation, as well as assessing its implications in terms of the vulnerability of urban populations to future hazards and shocks.
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
This report (2010) is about the reality of repatriation for Southern Sudanese refugees from Uganda in a context of political upheaval, a fluctuating security situation and a demanding economic environment. Download
This report examines drivers of conflict in the North- South border areas of Sudan and current initiatives aimed at managing them. Download
