14 research outputs found
A Novel Fluorescent âTurn-Offâ Probe for Selenium (IV) Detection in Water and Biological Matrix
Trade networks and the practical norms of taxation at a border crossing between South Sudan and Northern Uganda
Ethiopian state support to insurgency in Southern Sudan from 1962 to 1983: local, regional and global connections
A Novel Cationic Surfactant-Assisted Switchable Solvent-Based Dispersive LiquidâLiquid Microextraction for Determination for Orange II in Food Samples
Ceria nanoparticles deposited on graphene nanosheets for adsorption of copper(II) and lead(II) ions and of anionic species of arsenic and selenium
A State of Contradiction: Sudanâs Unity Goes South
South Sudanâs secession was either an unavoidable outcome of a post-colonial betrayal of political promises or a surprising result of muddled and contradictory developments during which, at crucial points, dynamics nonetheless aligned. It was, this chapter argues, because of these contradictions that South Sudan came into being: from its colonial past through a series of rebellions with competing ambitions, via the contradictory 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (that supported both Sudanâs unity and southern autonomy), to the internationally-supported independence referendum. Lack of clarity about whether or not the leaders of South Sudan pursued secession ultimately made its achievement possible. The most tragic contradiction is that in the process of creating South Sudan, its leaders replicated the political marginalization from which their country had sought to escape