Sudan
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One challenge or two? Peace-building and state-building in post-secession Sudan
My contribution to this conference on “Challenges and Prospects of State-Building in Post-Secession Sudan” offers a conceptual perspective on the dual challenges of peace-building and state-building in post-secession Sudan, focusing on the degree to which the two can be expected to succeed simultaneously.
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The Emerging Practice of Complex Power Sharing
Examining three main schools of conflict resolution—centripetalism, consociational power sharing and power dividing—and contrasting their...
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The death of Osama Bin Laden—what implications for international security?
Osama Bin Laden’s death is a significant, if perhaps mostly symbolic, achievement in the fight against international terrorism. It does not spell the end of al-Qaeda, but it demonstrates that Western skill and determination can prevail.
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South Sudan: The Challenges of Independence
What no-one had doubted for quite some time became official on 7 February 2011 with...
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Complex Power Sharing
The democratic governance of divided societies can pose particular challenges. Yet, while diversity is the...
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Content and Context: Autonomy and Conflict Settlement in Sudan
Co-authored with Martin Ottmann, this paper starts with conceptual exploration of the utility of autonomy...
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Peace by Design? Self-determination and Power Sharing in Divided Societies
Examining self-governing regimes in 11 cases in Africa, Asia and Europe, I evaluate the particular...
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Conflicts without Borders
Published in The National Interest, this short piece examines patterns of the spread of ethnic...
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Complex Power Sharing as Conflict Resolution: South Tyrol in Comparative Perspective
Published in Tolerance through Law: Self-governance and Group Rights in South Tyrol (edited by Jens...
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Mechanisms to Settle Constitutional Disputes
This report, prepared for a meeting organised by Concordis International with representatives of the Government...
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Africa's conflicts
Sir – Mike Pflanz’s report (29 December 2005) on northern Uganda sheds a welcome light...
