From Sudan to South Sudan

Dr. Irit Back is a researcher, lecturer and the Head of African Studies at Tel Aviv University. She has published books and many articles on African Islam and conflict management, including Sovereignty and Intervention in Africa: Conflict Resolution and International Organizations in Darfur (2015).

[...] 'A specialist in conflict management and the role of international organizations in Africa, Back (Tel Aviv Univ., Israel) here details the function of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in the long, arduous mediation process that culminated in the breakaway of Sudan's southern region and its reconstitution as the then-newly sovereign state of South Sudan in 2011. [...] 'Well-written and readable, this important case study is likely to interest mostly academic and policy specialists on conflict management in Africa and elsewhere'.A. Magid, emeritus, SUNY at Albany, in CHOICE, April 2021[...] 'From Sudan to South Sudan is superbly written and provides a compelling case study that is at once a primer on IGAD’s role as peacemaker, and also on subregional peace mediation in Africa more generally. As such, it would be a highly suitable companion case for any curriculum in conflict management, or an excellent addition to a course on the politics of Africa or Africa’s international relations'.Christopher Day, College of Charleston, in International Journal of African Historical Studies 54, No. 2 (2021), pp. 248-249

• AcknowledgmentsAcronymsIntroduction 1The Emerging Role of Regional Organizations in Post-Cold War Africa 2From Ecology to Mediation: IGAD First Efforts as a Regional Mediator 3We Cannot Negotiate and Fight: IGAD’s Role in Achieving the CPA 4Spring of Hope: IGAD’s Mediation Efforts, 2005–2014 5Winter of Despair: IGAD Mediation Efforts, 2015–2018 6A Comparative View of IGAD’s Mediation in Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, and Somaliland Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography 12Index