Peace in the Balance
The Crisis in Sudan
B Raftopoulos and K Alexander (eds)
ISBN: 0-9585002-9-0
240 x 151 mm
R120
About this publication
The ongoing crisis in Sudan is characteristic of the many challenges of nation building on the African continent. Yet it has unique dynamics. The legacy of exploitative colonial rule, racialised marginalisation of the majority of its people, ethnic and religious divisions, and a state with a high capacity for repression but little propensity for extending protection and consensual rule to the majority of its population, has resulted in extended conflict.
Current attempts to end half a century of war, instability and state repression have led to a fragile peace. Sustaining this peace will demand all the efforts of national, regional and international actors. This book is an attempt to trace the origins of the problems, the ongoing conflicts and the huge challenges confronting the efforts to bring peace and reconciliation to Sudan.
About the authors
Brian Raftopoulos is head of the Transitional Justice in Africa Programme at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Cape Town. He was, until recently, Associate Professor of Development Studies at the University of Zimbabwe and has published extensively on Zimbabwean history and politics.
Karin Alexander is programme officer and head of the Zimbabwe Desk in the Transitional Justice in Africa Programme at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Cape Town, South Africa. Her areas of specialisation include democratisation, history and memory, and conflict management with a focus on Zimbabwe, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.