Browsing by Subject "Sudan"

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Somaliland: An Examination of State Failure and Secession Movements
(2011-12) Forti, Daniel R.
The collapse of Somalia’s central government in 1991 has fissured the state into three distinct socio-political regions. South-central Somalia struggles to emerge from a devastating state crisis and exhibits no institutional capacity; Puntland, the northeastern region of Somalia, declared itself a semi-autonomous federal state in 1998 but exhibits widespread poverty; Somaliland, the northwest region of Somalia, maintains a relatively stable society under a self-declared, but unrecognized, independent government. Despite a hostile geographical and political climate, Somaliland has undergone numerous peaceful electoral turnovers, a rarity in post-colonial Africa. In light of the striking juxtaposition between south-central Somalia and Somaliland, this paper explores both the links between state failure and secession movements as well as examines Somaliland’s attempt to secede.
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Talisman’s Sudanese Oil Investment: The Historical Context Surrounding Its Entry, Departure, and Controversial Tenure
(2007-04-16) Leary, Jennifer C.
Oil is a driving force. It drives our cars, subways, planes, trains, and boats, our entire transportation system. It drives our economy and investments and our role in international affairs. It drives up our gas prices. It drives our grassroots organizations to unite against big business in the name of corporate responsibility. It also drives the buses that take those protestors’ children to school. In Sudan, oil has driven drills deep into Southern soil to further tap this precious resource. In Sudan, oil has driven the development of half the country and the destruction of the other. In Sudan, oil has driven almost four million people out of their homes.
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The role of national status in refugee narratives: A case study on Palestinian and Sudanese productions
(2016-05-07) Nguyen, Thao
The 1951 Refugee Convention recognizes two groups of refugees: one outside the country of his/her nationality and another group without nationality outside of the place of their habitual residence. However, because stateless displaced groups do not fall into the global nation-state paradigm, they are often overlooked within studies on refugees. As such, this thesis takes up the question of refugee memory as connected to place and the identities constructed through shared narratives, particularly those circulated through refugee-authored cultural productions such as literature and film. The tension between the status of the refugee within international law and the self-perception of separation from home are explored through two refugee archives: Palestinian (1960s to present) and Sudanese (2000s to present). The thesis analyzes the role of national status in shaping refugee narratives and collective identities, taking into account how passing time alters a group’s understanding of its collective history and shared present. In particular, I explore how national status impacts each group’s displacement experience and the process whereby they became refugees—examining how these factors play a role in shaping each group’s refugee narratives. These narratives are further explored through an analysis of the role of class, education and historical landscape in shaping refugee memory, identity and cultural production.