Luka Biong Deng Kuol
Biographic Data
| ID | 3700446 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luka Biong Deng Kuol |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luka Biong Deng |
| FAMILY NAME | Kuol |
| SIGNATURE | KUOL L B D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Juba |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Famine and food security: New trends and systems or politics as usual? An introduction
Over the past decade, famine and food insecurity have increased, yet there have been few articles with a critical analysis of their social and political dynamics. This special issue of Disasters aims to revive such analysis and to provide new insights. The special issue contains eight articles, with topics ranging from the role of global politics and neoliberal strategies, to sanctions, war, settler-colonialism, elite capture and inequalities, ac…
South Sudan: The Elusive Quest for a Resilient Social Contract
After its hard-won independence in 2011, South Sudan slid quickly into violent conflict and became a theatre of enormous human suffering. This article attempts to answer the question of what went wrong, and what prospects exist for South Sudanese to forge a resilient social contract to build and sustain peace. It employs an analytical framework postulating three drivers of such a contract, at the heart of which is how core issues of conflict that…
The future of disasters studies: New disasters and the case of the Horn of Africa
Past disasters have been well studied, but the challenge of using the findings to improve the management of future events remains a daunting task. This paper argues that there are new and complex disasters of which the state itself has become the main source, as reflected in the Horn of Africa. This region is characterised by increasing vulnerability owing to the alarming decline of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism. These new disasters …
State, Market and Society Relations: The Roaring Last Fifty Years
During the last 50 years, the world has experienced increased growth, inequality and a change in state–market–civil society relations similar to the ‘Roaring Twenties’ in the 1920s. This growing inequality can be attributed to the hegemony of neoliberalism that has been confronted by rising civil society as a ‘global conscience’ for fairer world governance. The high economic growth achieved in the emerging economies shows the centrality of the st…
Confronting Civil War: The Level of Resilience in Abyei Area during Sudan's Civil War in the 1990s
Civil wars have become common and widespread, particularly in Africa. Civil war negatively affects rural livelihoods and contributes to increased vulnerability. Yet, there is limited understanding of how people survive in such circumstances. This article attempts to offer a nuanced understanding of the level of resilience and vulnerability during Sudan's civil war in the 1990s. The main thesis of this article is that households exposed to prolong…
Political violence and the emergence of the dispute over Abyei, Sudan, 1950-1983
The question of the future status of Abyei remains a deeply contested issue between Sudan and the independent South Sudan. The connection between the political violence in Abyei and eruption of the two civil wars in Sudan is sparsely documented, but this history reveals the character of the Abyei problem. This article provides an analysis of the role of political violence in the emergence of the dispute around the status of Abyei. It charts the e…
South Sudan: The Elusive Quest for a Resilient Social Contract
After its hard-won independence in 2011, South Sudan slid quickly into violent conflict and became a theatre of enormous human suffering. This article attempts to answer the question of what went wrong, and what prospects exist for South Sudanese to forge a resilient social contract to build and sustain peace. It employs an analytical framework postulating three drivers of such a contract, at the heart of which is how core issues of conflict that…
Political violence and the emergence of the dispute over Abyei, Sudan, 1950-1983
The question of the future status of Abyei remains a deeply contested issue between Sudan and the independent South Sudan. The connection between the political violence in Abyei and eruption of the two civil wars in Sudan is sparsely documented, but this history reveals the character of the Abyei problem. This article provides an analysis of the role of political violence in the emergence of the dispute around the status of Abyei. It charts the e…
Confronting Civil War: The Level of Resilience in Abyei Area during Sudan's Civil War in the 1990s
Civil wars have become common and widespread, particularly in Africa. Civil war negatively affects rural livelihoods and contributes to increased vulnerability. Yet, there is limited understanding of how people survive in such circumstances. This article attempts to offer a nuanced understanding of the level of resilience and vulnerability during Sudan's civil war in the 1990s. The main thesis of this article is that households exposed to prolong…
Political violence and the emergence of the dispute over Abyei, Sudan, 1950-1983
The question of the future status of Abyei remains a deeply contested issue between Sudan and the independent South Sudan. The connection between the political violence in Abyei and eruption of the two civil wars in Sudan is sparsely documented, but this history reveals the character of the Abyei problem. This article provides an analysis of the role of political violence in the emergence of the dispute around the status of Abyei. It charts the e…
State, Market and Society Relations: The Roaring Last Fifty Years
During the last 50 years, the world has experienced increased growth, inequality and a change in state–market–civil society relations similar to the ‘Roaring Twenties’ in the 1920s. This growing inequality can be attributed to the hegemony of neoliberalism that has been confronted by rising civil society as a ‘global conscience’ for fairer world governance. The high economic growth achieved in the emerging economies shows the centrality of the st…
South Sudan: The Elusive Quest for a Resilient Social Contract
After its hard-won independence in 2011, South Sudan slid quickly into violent conflict and became a theatre of enormous human suffering. This article attempts to answer the question of what went wrong, and what prospects exist for South Sudanese to forge a resilient social contract to build and sustain peace. It employs an analytical framework postulating three drivers of such a contract, at the heart of which is how core issues of conflict that…
The future of disasters studies: New disasters and the case of the Horn of Africa
Past disasters have been well studied, but the challenge of using the findings to improve the management of future events remains a daunting task. This paper argues that there are new and complex disasters of which the state itself has become the main source, as reflected in the Horn of Africa. This region is characterised by increasing vulnerability owing to the alarming decline of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism. These new disasters …
Famine and food security: New trends and systems or politics as usual? An introduction
Over the past decade, famine and food insecurity have increased, yet there have been few articles with a critical analysis of their social and political dynamics. This special issue of Disasters aims to revive such analysis and to provide new insights. The special issue contains eight articles, with topics ranging from the role of global politics and neoliberal strategies, to sanctions, war, settler-colonialism, elite capture and inequalities, ac…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Civil society (2 works) · Computer security (2 works)