Publications
Kenya’s Crackdown on the South Sudanese
Authors: Jok Madut Jok, Augustino Ting Mayai
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 30/08/2018
Like the rest of the world, South Sudanese in Kenya were shocked when the Kenyan police started storming their residences, arresting and detaining many of them in police center in Nairobi, Nakuru, Lodwar, Eldoret, and Nyeri, among others.
Climate Change and Gender in South Sudan
Authors: Nyathon Hoth Mai, Jok Madut Jok, Nhial Tiitmamer
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Special Reports
Date: 01/08/2018
Climate change poses global risks (World Economic Forum, 2016, IPCC, 2014). These risks adversely affect women in developing countries because of their little capacity to adapt (Brody et al, 2008). Previous studies show that women are more vulnerable to climate change than men for a variety of reasons, including illiteracy,...
The Petroleum Revenue Sharing Arrangement in South Sudan
Authors: Ariic David Aguto Reng, Nhial Tiitmamer
Type: Special Reports
Date: 22/05/2018
This report scrutinizes the transfer of the 2% and 3% of net petroleum revenues to the petroleum producing states and communities. Using historical budget outturns, key informant interviews, and policy documents, we find that:
Climate Change and Conflicts in South Sudan
Authors: Nyathon Hoth Mai, Nhial Tiitmamer, Augustino Ting Mayai
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Special Reports
Date: 10/05/2018
South Sudan has experienced decades of protracted conflicts, some of which might have been caused in part or exacerbated by climate change and variability. Climate change causes scarcity of resources and forces communities to raid their neighbors or migrate to a new area to look for opportunities, which brings new...
The militarization of cattle raiding in South Sudan: how a traditional practice became a tool for political violence
Author: Jok Madut Jok
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Date: 01/05/2018
Cattle raiding, a longstanding practice among pastoralists in South Sudan, was historically governed by cultural authorities and ritual prohibitions. However, after decades of on-and-off integration into armed forces, raiders are now heavily armed, and military-style attacks claim dozens if not hundreds of lives at a time.
The Fundamental Problem of South Sudan
Author: Abraham Awolich
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 26/04/2018
This weekly review investigates what underpins the ongoing conflict in South Sudan, which is barely understood. The ongoing peace processes, namely IGAD led mediation efforts, National Dialogue and SPLM reunification efforts, may not bring a durable peace if the origin of the conflict is not well understood.
Food Security and Nutrition Vulnerability and Risk Analysis in Former Warrap and Northern Bahr el Ghazal States
Authors: James Alic Garang, Samuel Garang Akau, Augustino Ting Mayai
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Special Reports
Date: 18/04/2018
The trends reported in the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) show a growing food security crisis in South Sudan, with a high proportion of people sliding into crisis and emergency food insecurity level. The underlying fears concern an emerging acute lack of food in almost all parts of the...
The Call for Merger of the National Dialogue and HLRF Processes
Author: Abraham Awolich
Type: Dialogue briefs
Date: 27/02/2018
Numerous attempts to end the conflict in South Sudan have been made but very few meaningful results have been realized. To achieve a comprehensive peace in the country, this Dialogue Brief makes a case for the merger of the National Dialogue process and the on-going High-level Revitalization Forum (HLRF).
The Sudd Institute in 2017
Understanding the Cessation of Hostilities Agreements Violations in South Sudan
Authors: Jok Madut Jok, Nhial Tiitmamer, Augustino Ting Mayai
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 09/01/2018
December 15, 2017, marked 4 years of a political turmoil in an independent South Sudan. This has culminated in the country’s widespread insecurity, an unmatched humanitarian tragedy, and a heightening economic distress. This misery deepens as a host of efforts to stamp the instability continues to falter, one after another.