South Sudan: Rethinking citizenship, sovereignty and self-determination
Published: 4/Mai/2011
Source: Pambazuka
By Mahmoud Mamdani Reflecting on the context behind South Sudan’s exercise in self-determination and the potential sources of political violence following the country’s independence, Mahmood Mamdani explores Sudan’s longer-term historical experience – the role of imposed administrative identities under the colonial system, migration, religion, slavery and the emergence of a politicised Islam – and the contemporary challenges around rethinking political citizenship.
Link to Pambazuka website: South Sudan: Rethinking citizenship, sovereignty and self-determination