Land in Gedarif State: Survival and Conflict : An explorative research on the influence of group identity and the Sudanese state on the land conflicts in Gedarif State and the interaction of these factors on a local level
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bomert, H.W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Heul, Anke van der | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Many African countries alike, Sudan has experienced a range of resource-based conflicts that often result in fierce competition between different clans or groups, in ethnic fighting or even in civil war. Although considerable research in the field of the Sudanese internal conflicts has concentrated on the conflict in Darfur and the Sudanese North-South conflict, rather less attention has been paid to the conflict in Eastern Sudan. Consequently this research aimed to explore the conflict in Eastern Sudan more in depth. More precisely, the focus of this research project has been narrowed down to Gedarif State and within the margins and the context of Gedarif State this research focused on land conflicts and the influence of group identity and the state. The central aim of this research project, ‘to explore how group identity and the Sudanese state influence the land conflicts in Gedarif State and how these factors interact on a local level’, has been completed by carrying out a literature study. This study shows that the relation between land, group identity, the state and conflict is complex. In addition, it was found that the scarcity of land, created by the state and nature, combined with the unequal access and ownerships rights granted by the state threaten the survival and group identities of the Gedarif State people. As a result they clash in order to gain access to, and control over, land. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3092 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen | en_US |
| dc.thesis.specialisation | Conflicts, Territories and Identities | en_US |
| dc.thesis.studyprogramme | Master Human Geography | en_US |
| dc.thesis.type | Master | en_US |
| dc.title | Land in Gedarif State: Survival and Conflict : An explorative research on the influence of group identity and the Sudanese state on the land conflicts in Gedarif State and the interaction of these factors on a local level | en_US |
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