South Sudan’s elusive peace

Jok, Jok Madut

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“…Such laws address issues on, encroachment, destruction of property including other forms of misconduct and compensation (Baines, 2007; Belay, 2015b). However, J. M. Jok (2011) indicates the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) decided to create a permanent boundary to resolve the conflict.…”

Section: Societal Customsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…National peace cannot happen unless peace exists at local levels. J. M. Jok (2011, p. 2) indicates South Sudanese have a “…stronger sense of citizenship in their tribes than in the nation.” To deliver lasting peace and stability in South Sudan, the Dinka Cieng ritual (F.…”

Section: Societal Customsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, this article argues the holistic inclusion of local institutions, and ceremonies in the civil war peace process should not be underestimated, for the interethnic crimes are similar to civil war crimes and local practices “assert value consensus and social cohesion” vital in peacebuilding (Belay, 2015b, p. 3). Also, where wars flare from minor land disputes (J. M. Jok, 2011; UNISF, 2017), it is reasonable to point out that societal customs are a premature peace tool at the national level.…”

Section: Societal Customsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The political body that is responsible for the South Sudan peace dialogue is the IGAD (Iyob & Khadiagala, 2006; Wol, 2014). In 2005, IGAD involvement led to the CPA which granted autonomy to South Sudan and recognised societal customs as the basis of its governance (J. M. Jok, 2011).…”

Section: Societal Customsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Once the intervention has taken place, peace actors become involved in lengthy negotiations, which exclude “work–leisure” activities and ultimately delays “productivity” (WFG, 2015). The current IGAD negotiation excludes Cieng and Mabior practices (J. M. Jok, 2011) where work–leisure activities such as “hunting,” “fishing,” “harvesting,” “dancing,” and “visitations” are part of resolving disputes and rebuilding relationships (YFG, 2015).…”

Section: Applying Societal Customs To Civil Warmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Significance of Societal Customs in the South Sudan Civil War Resolution

Bedigen

2019

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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The South Sudan intermittent conflicts and civil wars have attracted national, regional, and international interventions. Dominated by politically led conventional ideologies of peace approaches that revolve around suppression, negotiation, and mediation, such approaches have not achieved sustainable peace in the region. The case for societal customs presented here demonstrates a contrary view. Historically, the Nilotic Lwo ethnic groups of South Sudan, that is, Dinka and Nuer, have fought each other but utilised their customs in conflict resolution. The use of societal customs has prevailed at the grass-roots level in the face of intermittent interethnic conflicts, which feed into civil wars. This article explores the potential of societal customs in delivering sustainable peace even at a civil war level. It highlights a way of exploring further the themes (customary laws and practices) and of thinking about how/why/when these can be useful in meeting local’s interests, values, and perspectives in the civil war resolution.

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Section: Societal Customsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Societal Customsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Societal Customsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Societal Customsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Applying Societal Customs To Civil Warmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Significance of Societal Customs in the South Sudan Civil War Resolution

Bedigen

2019

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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The politics of displacement-related land conflict in Yei River County, South Sudan

Justin

Leeuwen

2016

J. Mod. Afr. Stud.

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Drawing on empirical evidence from Yei River County in South Sudan, this paper argues that, rather than a temporary phenomenon, displacement may lead to a drastic reorganisation of land occupation and governance. Such reorganisation may become strongly connected to broader political contention. In the case of Yei, existing legal frameworks and institutions are inadequate to deal with land conflicts resulting from massive displacement and return. Crucially, historical grievances result in the displaced no longer being perceived as powerless victims, but as agents of a Dinka agenda to (re)occupy territories in Equatoria, and as perpetrators in land conflict. Such politics of land-control and identity may turn land disputes between displaced people and returnees into a major source of instability. At the same time, those displaced people who are not well-connected politically may lose their land rights.

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Protection through peacebuilding in South Sudan

Donais

Solomon²

2021

African Security Review

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South Sudan’s elusive peace

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Significance of Societal Customs in the South Sudan Civil War Resolution

Significance of Societal Customs in the South Sudan Civil War Resolution

The politics of displacement-related land conflict in Yei River County, South Sudan

Protection through peacebuilding in South Sudan

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