1st Edition
Conflict Management and Resolution in South Sudan
This book analyses the main events and turning points in the building of pre- and post-independent South Sudan. It covers the historical perspectives of the country, its key political, mediation and negotiation processes, peace and security, socio-economic development, and gender, as well as conflict and reconstruction.
Many African states are products of compromised peace settlements and power sharing agreements, following violent and protracted conflicts between colonial/occupying powers, armed groups and nation states. This is the same route that Africa’s youngest nation, South Sudan traversed before attaining independence in July 2011. This edited volume is an innovative collection that serves as a complete reading on South Sudan, from the pre-independent to post-independent realities of the political, military and inter-ethnic conflicts and the negotiations to resolve them. It is a step-by-step account of the major events that mark the history as well as the contemporary occurrences in South Sudan. The book offers guidance on how to sustainably end armed conflict in Africa by tackling four broad themes that include the historical analysis of the conflict, political issues, peace and security, and gender, justice and contemporary dynamics. The book presents a gendered approach to arguments, while also reflecting gender equity in terms of the book authorship.
Academics, researchers and specialists in the field of conflict management and resolution as well as security studies will find this book useful.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Nelson Alusala, Emmaculate Asige Liaga and Martin Revai Rupiya
Chapter 2: A Historical Analysis and Lessons from the 2018 Peace Agreement
Jonikul Onuorah Obodozie
Chapter 3: The Missing Link in Negotiating an End to The South Sudan Conflict
Loice Alusala and Nelson Alusala
Chapter 4: Foreign Policy Convergence Between Sudan and Uganda on The South Sudan Peace Process? Understanding The Interests For Neighbouring States
Martin Revai Rupiya
Chapter 5: The Ethnicisation of The South Sudan Conflict From 2013 to 2018: Will The Peace Agreement Hold
Phalandwa Abraham Mulaudzi
Chapter 6: Constructing A Cohesive Foundation for Sustainable Peacebuilding in South Sudan
Victor Olusegun Fakoya
Chapter 7: Evaluating Splm’s Legacies Of Conflict Resolution Initiatives in South Sudan
Joseph Geng Akech
Chapter 8: Who Are The Main External Actors in The Quest For Peace in South Sudan and Why Did They Fail To Achieve Peace in The Young State?
Remegie Gahungu
Chapter 9: Why The Failure of Power-Sharing Agreements in South Sudan (2014 – 2016)
John Mwangi Githigaro
Chapter 10: Gender And The Conflict in South Sudan
Beatrice M’mboga Akala
Chapter 11: Women, Mediation And Leadership in South Sudan
Litlhare Rabele
Chapter 12: Contextualising Transitional Justice in South Sudan: Whose Justice?
Tendaiwo Peter Maregere
Chapter 13: A Review Of Contemporary Dynamics in Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement
Emmaculate Asige Liaga and Martin Revaya Rupiya
Chapter 14: Conclusion
Nelson Alusala
Biography
Nelson Alusala is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Governance Innovation (GovInn), University of Pretoria, South Africa. He also holds a PhD in political sciences from the University of Pretoria. He has also been serving as and for the United Nations (UN) Group of Experts on the DR Congo.
Emmaculate Asige Liaga is a postdoctoral fellow at the Graduate Institute’s Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) and an associate researcher at the Centre for African Studies, at the University of Basel, Switzerland.
Martin R. Rupiya PhD, was an academic with the Institute for African Renaissance Studies (IARS), University of South Africa (UNISA) and Executive Director of The African Public Policy & Research Institute (APPRI) based in Pretoria.