Surviving independence : South Sudan’s contested constitution-making process

dc.contributor.advisor Dudouet, Véronique
dc.contributor.author Storaas, Guri
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-22T16:05:54Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-22T16:05:54Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.description Second semester University: University of Hamburg en_US
dc.description.abstract South Sudan got its independence in 2011, after 39 years of civil war with Sudan. Two and a half years later a new armed conflict broke out, this time between different fractions inside South Sudan. This study looks at one of the most important, yet contested political processes in South Sudan; namely the process of drafting a permanent constitution. It takes a social science perspective, using constitution-making theories, participation theories and theories on inclusive political settlements as an analytical framework, and focuses particularly on inclusion and exclusion in the process. The study challenges the assumption that closed processes that produces a temporary constitution is favorable to prevent a relapse to armed conflict in postconflict societies. The South Sudan case shows that temporary constitutions negotiated in closed settings in fact can increase the conflict levels within a country. The President’s failure to prioritize the review of the Transitional Constitution, whether deliberately or not, made possible power contenders believe that the only possibility they had to negotiate the political settlement was through violent means. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/20.500.11825/478
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.25330/1942
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.hasversion Global Campus Europe-EMA awarded thesis 2013/2014: https://doi.org/20.500.11825/233
dc.relation.ispartofseries EMA theses 2013/2014;91
dc.subject constitution en_US
dc.subject South Sudan en_US
dc.title Surviving independence : South Sudan’s contested constitution-making process en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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