Humanitarianism as buffer: Displacement, aid and the politics of belonging in Abyei, Sudan/South Sudan
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Volume 117, Issue 468, p. 370-391
ISSN: 1468-2621
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In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Volume 117, Issue 468, p. 370-391
ISSN: 1468-2621
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Volume 117, Issue 468, p. 370-391
ISSN: 0001-9909
World Affairs Online
Understanding forced displacement and developing effective solutions requires closing several critical gaps in the data. With forced displacement rising worldwide, the body of work on displacement is growing rapidly. Data on internally displaced persons (IDPs) are particularly problematic, as the distinction between IDPs and internal migrants are not consistent across countries, and as the presence and number of IDPs is often politicized. While efforts have been made to create standardized frameworks for collecting quantitative data on forced displacement, important data gaps persist. This study helps to close data gaps by using micro-level data to profile IDPs. The report uses micro-data, defined as individual and household-level data that is collected directly through personal interviews. Comprehensive micro-data surveys cover IDP populations in four countries in Sub Saharan Africa: Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. The micro-data surveys represent IDPs, refugees, and non-displaced populations. The analysis is guided by the durable solutions indicator framework while the policy insights focus on overcoming displacement-induced vulnerability. The analysis examines the demographic structure of IDP and resident populations and draws on reasons triggering displacement.
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In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Volume 113, Issue 451, p. 192-211
ISSN: 0001-9909
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In: Philippine political science journal, Volume 5, Issue 1, p. 24-26
ISSN: 2165-025X
In: Philippine political science journal, Volume 5, Issue 7, p. 24-26
ISSN: 2165-025X
In: The ecologist, Volume 25, p. 214-220
ISSN: 0012-9631, 0261-3131
In: Social Work & Society, Volume 1, Issue 1
In: Journal of global peace and conflict, Volume 8, Issue 2
ISSN: 2333-5858
In: Policy Paper / Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik, Volume 3
Der südsudanesische Bürgerkrieg nimmt zunehmend Charakterzüge einer ethnopolitischen Auseinandersetzung an. Dennoch wäre es verfehlt, darin die Ursachen des Konfliktes erkennen zu wollen. Vielmehr ist der Alleinvertretungsanspruch der ehemaligen Befreiungsbewegung und jetzigen Regierungspartei SPLM/A ein wesentliches Hindernis für einen friedlichen Verlauf der Aushandlungsprozesse im südsudanesischen "Political Settlement". Die internationale Gemeinschaft hat keine Antworten auf diese Problematik gefunden und durch ihr Engagement diesen Alleinvertretungsanspruch faktisch unterstützt, was zu einer Verschärfung der gegenwärtigen Spannungen beigetragen hat.
In: Journal of global south studies, Volume 40, Issue 1, p. 222-225
ISSN: 2476-1419
In: Strategic policy: the journal of the International Strategic Studies Association ; the international journal of national management, Volume 41, Issue 10, p. 13-14
ISSN: 0277-4933
In: Africa Spectrum, Volume 52, Issue 2, p. 3-28
ISSN: 1868-6869
Nach der Unabhängigkeit des Südsudan im Jahr 2011 wurde die Landreform zu einem wesentlichen Aspekt der Staatsbildung, teils um historisches Unrecht auszugleichen, teils aber auch, um künftige Konflikte um Land zu verhindern. Im Verlauf der Zeit wurde jedoch Land zum Ausgangspunkt für Konflikte, auch zwischen Gemeinden, in denen es keine Geschichte "ethnischer Konflikte" gab. Anhand zweier Fallstudien ländlicher Gebiete im Yei River County im Südsudan zeigen die Autoren, dass diese Konflikte vor allem aus Widersprüchen im bestehenden Rechtsrahmen für Land und Boden entstehen. Die Widersprüche selbst führen sie auf den Top-down-Ansatz der Staatsbildung zurück, der den gesellschaftlichen und ländlichen Wandel - ein Ergebnis von Kolonialismus und Bürgerkriegen - vielfach außer Acht lässt.
The paper examines the Ethiopian experience with fiscal federalism which can be used as a lesson by South Sudan and Somalia, the two countries which are struggling to have a stable and viable nation. Ethiopia adopted federal system in 1995 which creates nine states based on ethnic grounds. Of the nine states, six of them have single ethnic group representing more than 80 percent of state's population while remaining three are multi-ethnic states. The fiscal relationships between the federal and state governments are provided in the Constitution addressing the four major components of federal finance. The expenditure assignments among tiers of government appears to be in line with the general principles while taxing power is over concentrated in the hands of federal government which resulted in high level of vertical fiscal imbalance. To correct this imbalance the federal government makes transfers to state governments in the form of formula-based budget subsidy which covers much of their budget. While political forces known to influence division of powers in federal structure, the existing federal finance arrangement in Ethiopia does not face serious challenges. The country, both at federal and state levels, has been ruled by the same political party since the adoption of the federal constitution. The existing fiscal arrangement may face challenge if another political party takes power in some states or the federal government.Keywords: Federalism, Finance, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia
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