Author: Amna RahamaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
A Case Study of Conflict in the Nuba Mountains
Author: Amna RahamaInter-communal Conflict in Sudan: Case study of the Nuba Mountains
Author: Inter-communal conflict in Sudan
Author: Amna RahamaConflict in the Nuba Mountains
Author: Samuel TottenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135015341
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the embattled Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan, where the Government of Sudan committed "genocide by attrition" in the early 1990s and where violent conflict reignited again in 2011. A range of contributors – scholars, journalists, and activists – trace the genesis of the crisis from colonial era neglect to institutionalized insecurity, emphasizing the failure of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement to address the political and social concerns of the Nuba people. This volume is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the nuances of the contemporary crisis in the Nuba Mountains and explore its potential solutions.
International Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Strategies
Author: Daniela NascimentoPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351856553
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The analysis and interpretation of conflicts can be a dangerously simplistic exercise. A western, developed socio-economic perspective can simplify conflicts in the so-called ‘Third World’ as the inevitable struggles of people who cannot coexist because of ethnic, religious or cultural differences. While acknowledging that many contemporary conflicts are characterised and influenced by these factors, this book calls for an approach to conflict prevention and resolution which mainly addresses the underlying political, economic and social causes. The conflict in Sudan, where narratives evolved from an interpretation based on religious differences between a Muslim North and the Christian South, provides a case study through which the author explores how most prevention and resolution strategies were based on flawed assumptions leading to poor results. By focusing instead on the underlying socio-economic inequality and marginalisation among groups she analyses the dynamics of the complex peace process to ascertain if and how economic and social rights were effectively included and implemented as a part of the peace agreement, including after South Sudan’s independence.
The Right to be Nuba
Author: Suleiman Musa RahhalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
De Waal, ALex: The right to be Nuba. - S. 1-5. Saeed, Ahmed Abdel Rahman: The Nuba. - S. 6-20. Rodger, George: The Nuba of South Kordofan. - S. 21-23. Mekki, Yousif Kuwa: "Things were no longer the same". The story of Yousif Kuwa Meki in his own words. - S. 25-35. Rahhal, Suleiman Musa: Focus on crisis in the Nuba Mountains. - S. 36-55. Woodward, Peter: The state of Sudan today. - S. 56-58. Voices from the Nuba Mountains. - S. 59-84. Stewart-Smith, David: The survival of the Nuba. - S. 85-88. Kuku, Neroun Phillip A.: The Nub Relief Rehabilitation and Development Organisation (NRRDO). - S. 89-98. Mackie, Ian: Nuba agriculture. Poverty or plenty? - S. 99-102. Flint, Julie: Democracy in a war zone. The Nuba Parliament. - S. 103-112. Diraige, Ahmed Ibrahim: Unity in diversity. Is it possible in Sudan? - S. 113-114. Rahhal, Suleiman Musa: What peace for the Nuba? - S. 115-120.
Marginalisation and Violence
Author: Aleksi YlönenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuba (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Renewed interest in investigating causes of conflict in Africa's Sahel region can be partly credited to Homer-Dixon's work, in which he links "environmental scarcity" and violent conflict. Analyses within this framework supported the role of natural resources in conflict. Although natural resources are an important factor in local conflicts in the region, it is necessary to view them in the social and political context in which they acquire significance. This paper builds on an argument in earlier research on the Nuba Mountains that purely resource-based explanations are not sufficient to find comprehensive measures for conflict resolution, showing that any resource scarcity explanation needs to be incorporated in its prevailing socio-cultural and political context. It is further argued that the mere existence of resources is not necessarily a reason for conflict and that resources only gain prominence and become conflict-prone in the social context that dictates their desirability and value. For instance, in the case of the prolonged wars in Sudan's periphery, resource-focused analyses alone cannot explain why conflicts have been triggered in these politically and socio-economically marginalised areas. An explanation incorporating resource politics in a broad state and governance-based analysis with a significant socio-political dimension does, however, allow a conceptualised interpretation of these conflicts.
Genocide by Attrition
Author: Samuel TottenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781412856713
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This volume documents the Sudanese government's campaign of genocidal attacks and forced starvation against the people of the Nuba Mountains in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Genocide by Attrition provides powerful insights and analysis of the phenomenon and bears witness to ongoing atrocities. This second edition features more interviews, a new introduction, and a revised and more detailed historical overview. Among the themes that link most of the interviews are: the political and economic disenfranchisement of the Nuba people by the government of Sudan; the destruction of villages and farms and the murder and deaths of the Nuba people; the forced relocation into so-called "peace camps" and the impact of forced starvation. The book also documents the frustration of the Nuba people at being left out of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed between the South and the North in 2005, President Omar al Bashir's threats against the Nuba people, and the crisis in the Nuba Mountains since June 2011. Genocide by Attrition provides a solid sense of the antecedents to the genocidal actions in the Nuba Mountains. It introduces the main actors, describes how the Nuba were forced into starvation by their government, and tells how those who managed to survive did so. Samuel Totten provides a valuable resource to study the imposition of starvation as a tool of genocide.
Cultivating Peace
Author: International Development Research Centre (Canada)Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
While the dimensions, levels, and intensity of conflict can vary greatly, so too can the opportunities for conflict resolution. Cultivating Peace presents original case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, interspersed with essays on the cultural dimensions of conflict, the meaning of stakeholder analysis, the impact of development interventions on peace and conflict, and the policy dimensions of conflict management. The case studies present important developing-world experience on moving from conflict to collaborative modes of management. The accompanying essays draw on the case stud.
Sudan
Author: United Nations Environment ProgrammePublisher: UNEP/Earthprint
ISBN: 9789280727029
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This report presents the findings of the Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment of Sudan and provides detailed recommendations for follow-up action. The sectors investigated include natural disasters and desertification, linkages between conflict and environment, the impacts of population displacement, urban environment and environmental health, industry, agriculture, forest resources, freshwater resources, wildlife and protected areas, marine environments, environmental governance and international aid.--Publisher's description.