Augustino Ting Mayai

Managing Director

Contact

Phone: +211 913491544

Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D., Sociology/Development
University of Wisconsin-Madison, MS, Sociology/Demography
University of Utah, BS, Sociology

Biography
Augustino Ting Mayai is the Managing Director of the Sudd Institute. He is a founding Research Director of the same institution, serving in this capacity for a decade. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology, with concentrations on demography and development from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently studies how state effectiveness affects child health outcomes in South Sudan and Ethiopia. Dr. Mayai has written extensively on South Sudan’s current affairs.

Publications

The 2021 Population Estimation Survey: Scientific, Political, and Policy Implications	11/04/2023
On Navigating the Roadmap: A Path Towards Democratization and Prosperity	28/02/2023
Pope Francis’s Visit to South Sudan and its Significance	14/02/2023
Protecting South Sudan from the Ebola Virus Disease: Policy Implications	25/10/2022
Democratic Elections in South Sudan	01/03/2022
Salary Adjustment for the South Sudanese Legislature: Policy Implications	08/02/2022
Local Content in Practice: Improving the Participation of South Sudanese in the Petroleum Industry	09/03/2021
The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan: An Update	26/01/2021
The National Dialogue Final Resolutions: What the Presidency should Do	19/01/2021
The South Sudan National Dialogue: What Next?	01/12/2020
Economic Policy during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan	23/10/2020
The COVID-19 Mortality in South Sudan	22/06/2020
The Nature and Magnitude of the COVID-19 Outbreak in South Sudan	27/05/2020
The Economic Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan	10/05/2020
The Return to Ten States in South Sudan: Does it Restore Peace?	21/02/2020
Climate Services Model for South Sudan’s Rural Farmers and Agro-pastoralists	27/11/2018
Improving Gender Equality Quota Implementation in Post-conflict South Sudan	06/11/2018
Kenya’s Crackdown on the South Sudanese	30/08/2018
Climate Change and Conflicts in South Sudan	10/05/2018
Food Security and Nutrition Vulnerability and Risk Analysis in Former Warrap and Northern Bahr el Ghazal States	18/04/2018
Understanding the Cessation of Hostilities Agreements Violations in South Sudan	09/01/2018
The Revitalization of the ARCSS and the Prospects for Peace in South Sudan	21/11/2017
Food Security and Nutrition Vulnerability and Risk Analysis in Former Warrap and Northern Bahr el Ghazal States	20/09/2017
The State of the South Sudanese National Unity	18/05/2017
Land Tenure in South Sudan: Does it Promote Climate Change Resilience?	01/03/2017
The Recent Change of Guards at the Ministry of Finance and Bank of South Sudan	17/01/2017
The Proliferating Rebellion in South Sudan: Its Explanations and Implications	11/10/2016
The Impact of Public Spending on Infant and Under-five Health in South Sudan	25/03/2016
Sporadic Fuel Crisis in South Sudan: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions	03/03/2016
Understanding the Exchange Rate Regimes in South Sudan: A Non-technical Review	23/02/2016
The Impact of Health Investment on Infant and Under-five Health in South Sudan: Understanding State Effectiveness through Service Delivery	27/01/2016
Poverty and Currency Floating in South Sudan	08/01/2016
The Creation of 28 South Sudanese States: Is It Economically and Legally Viable?	06/10/2015
Assessing Anti-Corruption, Accountability, and Transparency Measures in South Sudan	01/10/2015
The Compromise on Resolving South Sudan’s Conflict: How IGAD’s New Peace Offer is Unsustainable	11/08/2015
Cholera: A New Threat to Health in South Sudan	14/07/2015
South Sudanese in Utah are a Sign of Hope and Peace in South Sudan	23/06/2015
Why Celebrating Tragedy should End: What the Incessant Violent Confrontations Mean for the Ordinary South Sudanese	09/06/2015
Simplifying the Arusha Intra-SPLM Reunification Agreement	27/01/2015
Understanding the Implications of the Pagak and Juba Peace Conferences	13/01/2015
Embattled for Legitimacy: GoSS and the 2015 Elections	06/01/2015
South Sudan’s National Security Bill: Merits and Public Reactions	07/10/2014
South Sudan Retracts its Labor Regulations under Pressure	30/09/2014
The Impacts of Violence on Education in South Sudan	01/07/2014
How the Federal System of Government is Misunderstood in South Sudan	03/06/2014
South Sudan’s Violence: The Health Implications	11/04/2014
The 2015 National Census and Elections: An Analysis of President Kiir’s Announcements	01/02/2014
Understanding the Emergence of South Sudan’s Current Violence: Political, Social, and Institutional Explanations	22/01/2014
Managing Violence in Jonglei: A Test of Legitimacy and Credibility in Juba	09/11/2013
A Fallacy of Failed States Index: The Case of South Sudan	18/10/2013
An Emerging Diplomatic Row between Uganda and South Sudan	20/09/2013
Restructuring the South Sudanese Federal Government: Political or Human Factor?	10/08/2013
Managing the Communal Violence in Tonj East County	06/05/2013
SPLM Politics of Gender Equity	10/04/2013
Truth and Reconciliation in South Sudan	27/02/2013
Unity State Leads in Lean Government Model	18/01/2013
In 2013 Reflect Upon 2012: A Review of the New Year’s Call from President Kiir	08/01/2013
Sudanese Refugee Influx into South Sudan: Security and Bilateral Relations Implications	21/11/2012
Mapping Social Accountability: An Appraisal of Policy Influence on Service Delivery in South Sudan, 2006-2011	16/11/2012
The 2012 U.S. Presidential Election: What the Outcome Means for South Sudan	13/11/2012

Experience
The Sudd Institute, Director of Research (2012 - )
The University of Juba, Assistant Professor (2015 - 2019)
The Sudd Institute, Acting Managing Director (2021 - 2022)
The Sudd Institute, Managing Director (2022 - )

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