Examining the Prospects of Consociational Power-Sharing as a Conflict Resolution Strategy in South Sudan
South Sudan has not escaped the world’s attention even after the signing of the infamous Revitalized Peace Agreement in September 2018 that for the 12th time brought the two antagonists –Kiir and Dr. Machar to the negotiation table since the conflict began in 2013. Even with the aura of a shaky pea...
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South Sudan has not escaped the world’s attention even after the signing of the infamous Revitalized Peace Agreement in September 2018 that for the 12th time brought the two antagonists –Kiir and Dr. Machar to the negotiation table since the conflict began in 2013. Even with the aura of a shaky peace, the main question is whether the new agreement will stand the test of time going by the history of the failed implementation of peace agreements. This paper recognizes the vital nature of the prevailing peace and questions about whether consociational democracy can be propped up during this period of relative peace. Discussions are hinged on the consociationalism theory that contains a broad array of principles, including power sharing, requisite for consociational democracy. It argues that although South Sudan’s context could favor consociational democracy, there are several barriers characterizing Sudan’s social and political spheres that should be alleviated. We elucidate on the barriers and suggest in broad strokes the need for strong independent institutions and vibrant civil society amongst others. We also recognize that overreliance on individuals in resolving the conflict is detrimental to the young nation, and there is a need for a citizen-centered approach that entrenches consociational principles in South Sudan’s political sphere.
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| spelling | doaj-art-72a0dcfd4d73459da0d44405b65bed772025-08-20T02:36:50ZengUJ PressAfrican Journal of Political Science1027-03531726-37272022-06-0110110.36615/ajpsrasp.v10i1.1192Examining the Prospects of Consociational Power-Sharing as a Conflict Resolution Strategy in South SudanIsrael Nyaburi Nyadera0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0432-6935Michael Otieno Kisaka1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3563-2863Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Middle East Technical University, University of Macau, University of NairobiMinistry of Interior and ministry of interior and Coordination of National Government South Sudan has not escaped the world’s attention even after the signing of the infamous Revitalized Peace Agreement in September 2018 that for the 12th time brought the two antagonists –Kiir and Dr. Machar to the negotiation table since the conflict began in 2013. Even with the aura of a shaky peace, the main question is whether the new agreement will stand the test of time going by the history of the failed implementation of peace agreements. This paper recognizes the vital nature of the prevailing peace and questions about whether consociational democracy can be propped up during this period of relative peace. Discussions are hinged on the consociationalism theory that contains a broad array of principles, including power sharing, requisite for consociational democracy. It argues that although South Sudan’s context could favor consociational democracy, there are several barriers characterizing Sudan’s social and political spheres that should be alleviated. We elucidate on the barriers and suggest in broad strokes the need for strong independent institutions and vibrant civil society amongst others. We also recognize that overreliance on individuals in resolving the conflict is detrimental to the young nation, and there is a need for a citizen-centered approach that entrenches consociational principles in South Sudan’s political sphere. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ajps/article/view/1192South SudanSustainable PeaceConsociationalism power-sharing |
| spellingShingle | Israel Nyaburi Nyadera Michael Otieno Kisaka Examining the Prospects of Consociational Power-Sharing as a Conflict Resolution Strategy in South Sudan African Journal of Political Science South Sudan Sustainable Peace Consociationalism power-sharing |
| title | Examining the Prospects of Consociational Power-Sharing as a Conflict Resolution Strategy in South Sudan |
| title_full | Examining the Prospects of Consociational Power-Sharing as a Conflict Resolution Strategy in South Sudan |
| title_fullStr | Examining the Prospects of Consociational Power-Sharing as a Conflict Resolution Strategy in South Sudan |
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| title_short | Examining the Prospects of Consociational Power-Sharing as a Conflict Resolution Strategy in South Sudan |
| title_sort | examining the prospects of consociational power sharing as a conflict resolution strategy in south sudan |
| topic | South Sudan Sustainable Peace Consociationalism power-sharing |
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