| ID | 144299 |
| Title Proper | Reflections on peacebuilding interventionism |
| Other Title Information | state- and nationbuilding dilemmas in Southern Sudan (2005 to the present) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ylönen, Aleksi |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 2005 Southern Sudan emerged from a long period of protracted civil war. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement marked the beginning of a period of post-war peacebuilding concentrating on statebuilding. However, since 2005, the much-needed gradual process of building a unified nation and inclusive national identity has been largely neglected. Instead, there has been emphasis on achieving ‘peace-through-statebuilding’ that has contributed to a highly exclusive social, economic, and political order dictated by the leadership of the dominant rebel movement turned government, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A). This essay reflects on peacebuilding interventionism, and state- and nationbuilding in Southern Sudan since 2005. It argues that this overall process dictated by the SPLM/A leadership, focusing on security and state, excluded the majority of Southern Sudanese from the peace dividend and economic and political opportunities. Further, the exclusive top-down SPLM/A-centric view of the nation marginalized part of the population and contributed to the continuing political instability and armed violence orchestrated by the leading individuals and other military men. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Change Peace and Security Vol. 28, No.2; Jun 2016: p.213-223 |
| Journal Source | Global Change Peace and Security Vol: 28 No 2 |
| Key Words | Peacebuilding ; Statebuilding ; Nationbuilding ; Interventionism ; South Sudan |