The Borderlands of South Sudan Authority and Identity in Contemporar

Moving beyond the current fixation on "state construction," the interdisciplinary work gathered here explores regulatory authority in South Sudan's borderlands from both contemporary and historical perspectives. Taken together, these studies show how emer

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ds Research Network (ABORNE) is an interdisciplinary network of researchers interested in all aspects of international borders and transboundary phenomena in Africa. The network held its inaugural meeting in Edinburgh in 2007 and has since grown to over 250 members worldwide. ABORNE’s core funding is provided by membership fees and the Research Networking Programme of the European Science Foundation.

The European Science Foundation (ESF) was established in 1974 to provide a common platform for its Member Organizations to advance European research collaboration and explore new directions for research. It is an independent organization, owned by 78 Member Organizations, which are research funding and research performing organizations, academies and learned societies from 30 countries. ESF promotes collaboration in research itself, in funding of research, and in science policy activities at the European level. Published by Palgrave Macmillan: Namibia’s Red Line: The History of a Veterinary and Settlement Border (2012) By Giorgio Miescher Violence on the Margins: States, Conflict, and Borderlands (2013) Edited by Benedikt Korf and Timothy Raeymaekers The Borderlands of South Sudan: Authority and Identity in Contemporary and Historical Perspectives (2013) Edited by Christopher Vaughan, Mareike Schomerus, and Lotje de Vries

The Borderlands of South Sudan Authority and Identity in Contemporary and Historical Perspectives

Edited by Christopher Vaughan, Mareike Schomerus, Lotje de Vries

the borderlands of south sudan Copyright © Christopher Vaughan, Mareike Schomerus, and Lotje de Vries, 2013. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 978-1-137-34088-7 All rights reserved. First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.

ISBN 978-1-137-34089-4 (eBook) ISBN 978-1-349-46498-2 DOI 10.1057/9781137340894 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The borderlands of South Sudan : authority and identity in contemporary and historical perspectives / edited by Christopher Vaughan, Mareike Schomerus, Lotje de Vries. pages cm. – (Palgrave series in African borderlands studies) Papers from a workshop held at Durham University in April 2011. 1. South Sudan–Boundaries–Congresses. 2. Borderlands–South Sudan–Congresses. 3. South Sudan–Politics and government–2011— Congresses. I. Vaughan, Christopher, 1981- II. Schomerus, Mareike. III. Vries, Lotje de, 1979- IV. Series: Palgrave series in African borderlands studies. DT159.92.B67 2013 9