Post Architecture: Sudan's Competitive Marketplace of Transition Management
This report discusses how mediation efforts in Sudan need to accept the multiplicity of processes, if peace and transitional progress are to be achieved.
Author: Pospisil
Elections: Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan
This policy brief presents a summary of findings about citizens’ perceptions of upcoming national elections, from a survey of South Sudanese respondents in 2021-2022.
National Identity: Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan
Headline findings about citizens’ perceptions of national identity and nation-building, from a survey of South Sudanese respondents in 2021-2022.
Public Authority: Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan
Headline findings about citizens’ perceptions of whom they trust to make decisions about their community, from a survey of South Sudanese respondents in 2021-2022.
Security and Governance: Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan
Headline findings about citizens’ perceptions of security and governance from a survey of South Sudanese respondents in 2021-2022.
Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan: Longitudinal Findings
South Sudanese citizens’ perceptions of peace are explored in the results of a 2021-2022 three-wave survey, illustrating the views of 8,843 people from 12 counties across 9 states and...
Military Power-Sharing and Inclusion in Peace Processes
Authors: Christine Bell, Sam Gluckstein, Robert Forster, and Jan Pospisil Key Findings: Military power-sharing is an effective tool for ending violence. Military power-sharing arrangements focus on the inclusion of...
Untangling Conflict: Local Peace Agreements in Contemporary Armed Violence
Authors: Jan Pospisil, Laura Wise, and Christine Bell This research draws on discussions held at two Joint Analysis Workshops in October and November 2019 organised by the Political Settlements...
Pandemic Cleavages: Covid-19 and the South Sudanese Peace Process
Roughly 15 months into the Covid-19 pandemic, this briefing investigates the case study of South Sudan, where the pandemic correlated with a significant upsurge in violence at the sub-national...
Dissolving the conflict mesh: Opportunities and limits of local peace agreements
Author: Jan Pospisil There is a growing consensus among scholars and practitioners working with and on local peace agreements that all three elements of their name are a problem....
Fragmented Transitions in the Context of Competitive Regionalism: The Case of Sudan
Exploring how the regional and international constellation around Sudan provides a difficult and non-conducive environment for the country's twin transition from both armed conflict and authoritarian rule.
Fragmented Transitions in the Context of Competitive Regionalism: The Case of Ethiopia
Exploring the new regional configuration of Ethiopia and the Wider Horn, and what can be learned from the region's dynamic structural setup for other transitional regional configurations.