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Informationen zum Autor Luka Biong Deng Kuol is Professor of Practice, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington, USA; and Global Fellow, Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway. Sarah Logan is a Policy Economist at the International Growth Centre (IGC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also a qualified attorney with significant policy experience in sub-Saharan Africa. Klappentext South Sudan, the world's youngest country, has experienced a rocky start to its life as an independent nation. Less than three years after gaining independence in 2011 following a violent liberation war, the country slid back into conflict. In the wake of infighting within the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), violence erupted in South Sudan's capital, Juba, in December 2013. The conflict pitted President Salva Kiir's predominantly Dinka presidential guard against Nuer fighters loyal to the former Vice President Riek Machar. As fighting spread across the country, it has taken on an increasingly ethnic nature. Ceasefires have been agreed, but there have been repeated violations by all sides. Today the conflict continues unabated and the humanitarian situation grows ever more urgent. This book analyses the crisis and some of its contributing factors. The contributors have worked on South Sudan for a number of years and bring a wealth of knowledge and different perspectives to this discussion. Providing the most comprehensive analysis yet of South Sudan's social and political history, post-independence governance systems and the current challenges for development, this book will be essential reading for all those interested in the continuing struggle for peace in South Sudan. Vorwort Policy and development perspectives on the ongoing struggle in South Sudan. Zusammenfassung South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, has experienced a rocky start to its life as an independent nation. Less than three years after gaining independence in 2011 following a violent liberation war, the country slid back into conflict. In the wake of infighting within the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), violence erupted in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, in December 2013. The conflict pitted President Salva Kiir’s predominantly Dinka presidential guard against Nuer fighters loyal to the former Vice President Riek Machar. As fighting spread across the country, it has taken on an increasingly ethnic nature. Ceasefires have been agreed, but there have been repeated violations by all sides. Today the conflict continues unabated and the humanitarian situation grows ever more urgent. This book analyses the crisis and some of its contributing factors. The contributors have worked on South Sudan for a number of years and bring a wealth of knowledge and different perspectives to this discussion. Providing the most comprehensive analysis yet of South Sudan’s social and political history, post-independence governance systems and the current challenges for development, this book will be essential reading for all those interested in the continuing struggle for peace in South Sudan. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Contributors List of Abbreviations Map of South Sudan Foreword, Paul Collier Introduction, Luka Biong Deng Kuol and Sarah Logan 1. Learning from customary law: Forging ethnic and national identities in South Sudan, Naomi Pendle 2. Governing unclear lines: Local boundaries as a (re)source of conflict in South Sudan, Peter Hakim Justin and Lotje de Vries 3. Constructive management of diversity: A strategy for conflict resolution and nation-building, Francis M. Deng and Daniel J. M. Deng 4. How electoral systems and systems of government can contribute to peace and managing diversity, Sarah Logan 5. Th...
