Security sector spending and public safety in South Sudan, 2006–2018

Mayai, Augustino Ting

doi:10.1080/10246029.2020.1813784

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“…Likewise, Bodea et al (2016) find that general government spending is not associated with a lower risk of conflict in both oil-rich and oil-poor countries from 1960-2009. Mayai (2020) even finds that government spending on the security sector is strongly correlated with lower public safety in South Sudan over the period 2006-2018. He argues that the government's allocated resources to the security sector are diverted to rebel groups through the corruption, which makes the public more vulnerable.…”

Section: Relationship Between Government Spending and Internal Conflictmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In addition to the above-mentioned determinants, a strand of literature analyzes the relationship between government aggregate spending, military spending, and political instability (e.g. Bodea et al, 2016;Fjelde & de Soysa, 2009;Henderson & Singer, 2000;Liu, 2019;Mayai, 2020;Thies, 2010). In the present study, we extend the literature on the government spending-political instability nexus by examining the effects of governments' fiscal measures in response to the SARS-CoV-2 Disease (COVID-19) pandemic and related fatalities on internal conflicts across more than 100 countries in 2020.…”

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confidence: 99%

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COVID-19 Fatalities and Internal Conflict: Does Government Economic Support Matter?

Farzanegan¹,

Gholipour

2021

SSRN Journal

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In this study, we look at the association between COVID-19 fatality rate and internal conflict, highlighting the importance of government economic support under the pandemic as a moderating factor. Our main hypothesis implies that increased COVID-19 fatality rates are likely to be positively associated with internal conflict in countries with lower levels of government economic support. Our empirical analysis confirms this prediction: employing cross-country data for more than 100 countries, the estimation results demonstrate that the positive effect of COVID-19 fatality rates on internal conflict may become insignificant with higher levels of government economic support. In countries where government spending in response to the pandemic is less than 5 to 6% of GDP, there is a significant risk of internal conflict resulting from increased COVID-19 fatality rates. Our main findings hold when we control for the effects of other socioeconomic determinants relating to pre-pandemic internal political stability and alternative measures of conflict.

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Section: Relationship Between Government Spending and Internal Conflictmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 Fatalities and Internal Conflict: Does Government Economic Support Matter?

Farzanegan¹,

Gholipour

2021

SSRN Journal

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“…Annually, the MoH receives less than 3% of the national budget and historically spends less than the resources allocated. 32 Most of the funding comes from UN agencies, INGOs and other donors; international development assistance accounts for 70% of the country's total health expenditure. 33 The public health system includes PHCUs, primary health care centres (PHCCs), county hospitals, state hospitals, and teaching hospitals.…”

Section: Healthcare Infrastructure and Medical Pluralismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Key Considerations: Cross-Border Dynamics between Uganda and South Sudan in the Context of the Outbreak of Ebola, 2022

Moro¹,

Robinson²

2022

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This brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics between South Sudan and Uganda in the context of the 2022 outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, and the risk of the spread of the virus into South Sudan. It is one of four briefs exploring cross-border dynamics in the context of the outbreak, alongside Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania. The outbreak is of the Sudan strain of Ebola (Sudan Virus Disease, SVD). SVD is used in this paper to refer to the current outbreak in East Africa, whereas outbreaks of Zaire Ebolavirus disease or general references to Ebola are referred to as EVD. The outbreak of SVD began in Mubende, Uganda, on 19 September 2022. At the time of writing (25 November), there had been 141 confirmed cases and 55 deaths, including seven health workers. Infections had been confirmed in nine districts in Uganda, including in Kampala – a major transport hub. Vaccines used in previous Ebola outbreaks are effective against the Zaire strain of Ebola, and vaccines that could work against the Sudan strain remain under investigation. As of November 2022, there have been no confirmed cases of SVD imported into South Sudan, although several alerts have been investigated. However, the fear that travellers from Uganda might bring the disease into South Sudan has spurred preparations by government institutions and partner organisations, building on the experiences acquired during past outbreaks, particularly Ebola and COVID-19. An EVD High Level Taskforce has been formed, chaired by the Minister for Cabinet Affairs and co-chaired by the Minister of Health. The South Sudan Ministry of Health (MoH) has activated the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre (PHEOC) and Incident Management System (IMS). A national EVD Readiness Plan has been developed and endorsed by the government. A free hotline (number 6666) is in place, which can be used either to report suspected cases or for information on Ebola. Training of staff at border entry points has started. This brief is based on a rapid review of published and grey literature, and informal discussions with the South Sudan Red Cross, IOM, academics from University of Juba, and the PHEOC. It was requested by the Collective Service and was written by Leben Nelson Moro (University of Juba) and Alice Robinson (London School of Economics). It was reviewed by colleagues at the University of Bath, the PHEOC, Internews, Anthrologica, the Institute of Development Studies and the Collective Service. The brief is the responsibility of the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP).

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“…These efforts came on the heels of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCISS) which the Government and various rebel groups signed on September 12, 2018, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Mayai, 2020). The formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGONU) in February 2020 by the signatory parties to the R-ARCISS has further boosted these efforts.…”

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Embedding Federalism in the South Sudan’s Permanent Constitution: Achieving Unity in Diversity Policy

Dau

2022

jcgpp

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As South Sudan emerges from a brutal conflict, the 2018 Agreement mandates the Government to initiate and adopt a federal system of government through a new constitutional dispensation during the Transitional Period (2020-2024). The central issue in this paper revolves around the nature of the federal system that South Sudan should adopt to govern itself. The paper finds that while the federalism debate has historical pedigree in the political thought among the people of the Republic of South Sudan, the type of federal system to be adopted lies in the discretion of the framers. In light of this and having regard to global practice and experience of federal systems, the federal system in South Sudan should be guided by several factors such as management of ethnic conflicts, cultural compatibility, economic viability of constituent units, territoriality, and population sizes.

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Security sector spending and public safety in South Sudan, 2006–2018

Cited by 6 publications

References 25 publications

COVID-19 Fatalities and Internal Conflict: Does Government Economic Support Matter?

COVID-19 Fatalities and Internal Conflict: Does Government Economic Support Matter?

Key Considerations: Cross-Border Dynamics between Uganda and South Sudan in the Context of the Outbreak of Ebola, 2022

Embedding Federalism in the South Sudan’s Permanent Constitution: Achieving Unity in Diversity Policy

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