Conflict Resolution in Sudan (COMPLETED PROJECT)

Description

This collaborative project addressed the socio-political dynamics of borderland communities along the Sudan-South Sudan border. It paid attention to local, grassroots peace-building mechanisms and institutions in the war ridden borderland communities. This was a joint action-oriented research project between the Centre for Peace and Development Studies, the University of Bahri, and the Carter Center.

Key publication

Team members

Guma Kunda Komey

Associate Professor of Human and Political Geography

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