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Title
Humanitarianism As Buffer: Displacement, aid and the politics of belonging in Abyei, Sudan/South Sudan |
Full text
http://edepot.wur.nl/459966 |
Date
2018 |
Author(s)
Jansen, Bram J. |
Abstract
This article explores how the humanitarian presence and programs in the disputed border area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan can be understood as a buffer between conflicting parties, rather than as mere assistance to a displaced population. It aims to contribute to debates about the spatial impact of humanitarian governance and the politicization of aid in protracted crisis contexts, and specifically in relation to territorial disputes and border struggles. It is based on ethnographic fieldwork in South Sudan between 2011 and 2013. The article argues that the humanitarian response became part of the politics of belonging that lies at the heart of the dispute. The very acts of labelling, categorizing, and maintaining the subjects of aid are highly political, such as the creation of the category of the 'people of Abyei' in contrast to refugees or Internally Displaced People. As a result, the interventions have sustained governance over the territory and can be understood as a humanitarian buffer that may shape the border area of Abyei for many years to come. |
Subject(s)
Sociologie van Ontwikkeling en Verandering; Sociology of Development and Change; Sociologie van Ontwikkeling en Verandering; Sociology of Development and Change |
Language
en |
Type of publication
Article/Letter to editor |
Format
application/pdf |
Source
African Affairs 117 (2018) 468; ISSN: 0001-9909 |
Rights
Wageningen University & Research |
Repository
Wageningen - University of Wageningen
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