dc.contributor.author | Deng, David K. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-18T12:16:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-03-18T12:16:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Deng, D. K. (2011). ‘‘Land belongs to the community’: Demystifying the ‘global land grab’ in Southern Sudan’, LDPI Working Paper 4. PLAAS, UWC: Cape Town. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/4554 | |
dc.description.abstract | Sudan is among the global ‘hotspots’ for large-scale land acquisitions. Although most of this
investment activity was thought to be focused in the Northern part of the country, recent research
indicates that a surprising number of large-scale land acquisitions have taken place in the South as
well in recent years. Now that Southern Sudanese have opted for independence in the 2011
referendum on self-determination, investment activity will likely increase further. This paper
presents preliminary data concerning large-scale land acquisitions in two of the ‘Green Belt’ states
of Southern Sudan: Central Equatoria and Western Equatoria. It explores the concept ‘land belongs
to the community’, a statement that has been taken up by communities in their demand for
greater involvement in decision-making regarding community lands. It also examines processes of
company–community engagement and the extent to which rural communities are being involved in
investment projects. Finally, the paper presents a number of case studies that illustrate the
complex interplay between cultural sovereignty, conflict, and post-war reconstruction in Southern
Sudan. It concludes with recommendations for the government moving forward. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | LDPI Working Paper;4 | |
dc.subject | Sudan | en_US |
dc.subject | Land acquisitions | en_US |
dc.subject | Company–community engagement | en_US |
dc.subject | Post-war reconstruction | en_US |
dc.title | 'Land belongs to the community’: Demystifying the ‘global land grab’ in Southern Sudan | en_US |
dc.type | Working Paper | en_US |