From Sudan to South Sudan

Igad and the Role of Regional Mediation in Africa
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-90-04-40925-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 41, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 256 g

Reihe: African Social Studies Series

Irit Back’s book From Sudan to South Sudan: IGAD and the Role of Regional Mediation in Africa comprehensively analyses the full achievements, shortcomings, and implications of IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) mediation efforts in Sudan and South Sudan. IGAD’s active mediation was a primary force behind the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the south and the north that eventually resulted in South Sudan’s declaration of independence in 2011. The euphoria of this historic achievement was, however, almost immediately overshadowed by internal strife, which has, since 2013, escalated to a large-scale conflict in the new-born nation that demanded IGAD’s renewed mediation efforts.

The book offers readers new insights and perspectives to apply when seeking to develop a more balanced understanding of Africa’s contemporary conflicts and the efforts to resolve them. More specifically, the book will also help readers to better comprehend the potential role of regional mediation in East Africa, a region with a turbulent history in the post-Cold War era.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Back, Irit

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Acronyms

Introduction

1The Emerging Role of Regional Organizations in Post-Cold War Africa

2From Ecology to Mediation: IGAD First Efforts as a Regional Mediator

3We Cannot Negotiate and Fight: IGAD’s Role in Achieving the CPA

4Spring of Hope: IGAD’s Mediation Efforts, 2005–2014

5Winter of Despair: IGAD Mediation Efforts, 2015–2018

6A Comparative View of IGAD’s Mediation in Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, and Somaliland

Conclusion

Epilogue

Bibliography 12

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Irit Back is a researcher, lecturer and the Head of African Studies at Tel Aviv University. She has published books and many articles on African Islam and conflict management, including Sovereignty and Intervention in Africa: Conflict Resolution and International Organizations in Darfur (2015).