| Description |
1 online resource (8 pages) |
| Series |
CRU policy brief |
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CRU policy brief.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- War is over, right? Diverging agendas around the 2005 peace agreement -- The elite consensus unravelled: back to war -- No business as usual: early donor responses to the crisis -- Getting political about development? The donor divide -- Shifting the narrative -- No state of exception: preparing for the longer run |
| Summary |
The crisis in South Sudan calls for a critical reflection on past and forthcoming aid practices in the country, and on the assumptions and ambitions that underpin them. On the whole, donor engagement in South Sudan has been based on a flawed situational framing, informing a dominant theory of change that disregarded key elite interests, misjudged the main conflict driver, promoted a culture of appeasement, and obscured symptoms of a deeply rooted crisis of governance. As this crisis pushed itself to the fore in mid-December 2013, the old narrative of development and partnership has become untenable. Donors should prepare and plan for working in an environment where armed conflict is cyclical and where periods of relative calm offer limited options for longer-term development schemes or sustainable reform, narrowing the scope for constructive engagement and enhancing the risks involved |
| Notes |
At head of title: Clingandael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations |
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"June 2015." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF caption (Clingandael, viewed September 18, 2015) |
| Subject |
Economic assistance -- South Sudan
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Economic development -- South Sudan
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Peace-building -- South Sudan
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Nation-building -- South Sudan
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Economic assistance.
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Economic development.
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Nation-building.
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Peace-building.
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Politics and government.
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| SUBJECT |
South Sudan -- Politics and government -- 2011- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011004450
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| Subject |
South Sudan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Grinstead, Nick, author.
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Nederlands Instituut voor Internationale Betrekkingen "Clingendael". Conflict Research Unit, issuing body.
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