Identity, Citizenship, and Violence in Two Sudans: Reimagining a Common Future [electronic resource] /
Idris, A.author.
The 2011 split of Sudan and the conflicts that have followed make it a case of ongoing significance for understanding state-building in Africa. Examining both the north-south divide and the spread of violence from Darfur, this study shows how colonial legacies have shaped state formation and charts out a path to inclusive citizenship and democracy.
1. Citizenship, Identity, and the State: The Theoretical Interface -- 2. The Burden of History: Slavery and Colonialism -- 3. The Curse of Exclusive Nationalism: National Identity and Citizenship -- 4. The Rise of Protest Movements in Southern Sudan and Darfur -- 5. Reimagining a Common Future for Two Sudans.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The 2011 split of Sudan and the conflicts that have followed make it a case of ongoing significance for understanding state-building in Africa. Examining both the north-south divide and the spread of violence from Darfur, this study shows how colonial legacies have shaped state formation and charts out a path to inclusive citizenship and democracy.
Africa-History.
Social history.
World politics.
Political sociology.
Ethnology-Africa.
African History.
Social History.
Political History.
Political Sociology.
African Culture.
Sociology, general.