Christopher D Zambakari
Biographic Data
| ID | 668805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher D Zambakari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher D |
| FAMILY NAME | Zambakari |
| SIGNATURE | ZAMBAKARI C D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northeastern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9728-5871 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Interrogating Liberal Theories of Rights: An Analysis of Rights in the African Context
In this essay, I set out to interrogate (1) liberal theories of rights rooted in the French, North American, and Haitian revolutionary experiences of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; (2) the institutional legacy of colonialism in regard to rights; and (3) the crisis of rights in Africa as it relates to the management of pluralistic societies. The African context shows that where this has been absent, liberal rights theories have set in mo…
Conceptualizing Reconciliation in Transitional Processes
Conflicts are a common feature and reality in human relations. In all societies, conflicts exist in an explicitly visible form and many times they lie beneath the soil (deep-seated) waiting for an opportune moment to come to the surface. Deep-seated conflicts may not be readily visible, yet are present at the sub-strata level in society. Conflicts also occur at various levels—personal, interpersonal, societal, and international. This writing will…
The misguided and mismanaged intervention in Libya: Consequences for peace
In this paper, I critically analyse the doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP), as it relates to the responsibility of intervening forces towards the people they claim to protect and the challenges that the situation in Libya now poses in the region and for the African Union (AU). I focus most of my attention on the coercive elements of the RtoP framework (Pillar III). This is the most contested element in the framework. Three questions…
South Sudan and the East African Community: Common Market, Citizenship, and Political Federation
This article analyses South Sudan's political and economic challenges as it seeks to become a member of the East African Community (EAC). The first section presents a brief profile of South Sudan, its development challenges, the land tenure system and legal framework governing access to and disposal of land. The second section presents an exposition on the challenges facing the EAC as it seeks to build a monetary union and a political federation.…
Sudan and South Sudan: Identity, Citizenship, and Democracy in Plural Societies
This article discusses the institutional legacy of colonialism and how that has affected citizenship in Sudan and South Sudan. It argues that the colonial project made a legal distinction, especially in how citizenship was defined. It outlines problems facing Sudan and South Sudan and the challenges in managing a diverse population. It argues that a failure to build a democratic polity by resorting to ethnic federalism will divide the country alo…
South Sudan and the nation-building project: Lessons and challenges
Over the past 50 years of independence in Africa, no event has captured the minds and imaginations of activists, scholars and policy makers and has challenged the conscience of the global community like political violence. South Sudan has just completed a referendum on self-determination. The Republic of South Sudan was inaugurated on 9 July 2011. The challenge that lies ahead for the new republic is that faced by all African states: it must refo…
In search of durable peace: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and power sharing in Sudan
This paper analyses the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army, as a political alternative where decisive victory is untenable and situates this agreement in the larger context of North and South Sudan politics. The essay examines the CPA and argues that the agreement created the political condition for the democratic transformation in Sudan by…
South Sudan: Institutional Legacy of Colonialism and the Making of a New State
South Sudan: Institutional Legacy of Colonialism and the Making of a New State
The paper argues that the post-colonial crisis of citizenship demands a rethinking of the paradigm of viewing colonialism simply as a system of economic exploitation to viewing colonialism as a political project that is anchored in law. The paper provides a historical and post-referendum analysis of the political division between North and South Sudan. As South Sudan seeks to build a state that accommodates diversity, it faces the same question f…
Report on an International Conference on South Sudan: Consequences of the Birth of Africa’s Newest State for the East and Horn of Africa Regions
The misguided and mismanaged intervention in Libya: Consequences for peace
In this paper, I critically analyse the doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP), as it relates to the responsibility of intervening forces towards the people they claim to protect and the challenges that the situation in Libya now poses in the region and for the African Union (AU). I focus most of my attention on the coercive elements of the RtoP framework (Pillar III). This is the most contested element in the framework. Three questions…
South Sudan: Institutional Legacy of Colonialism and the Making of a New State
The paper argues that the post-colonial crisis of citizenship demands a rethinking of the paradigm of viewing colonialism simply as a system of economic exploitation to viewing colonialism as a political project that is anchored in law. The paper provides a historical and post-referendum analysis of the political division between North and South Sudan. As South Sudan seeks to build a state that accommodates diversity, it faces the same question f…
Sudan and South Sudan: Identity, Citizenship, and Democracy in Plural Societies
This article discusses the institutional legacy of colonialism and how that has affected citizenship in Sudan and South Sudan. It argues that the colonial project made a legal distinction, especially in how citizenship was defined. It outlines problems facing Sudan and South Sudan and the challenges in managing a diverse population. It argues that a failure to build a democratic polity by resorting to ethnic federalism will divide the country alo…
In search of durable peace: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and power sharing in Sudan
This paper analyses the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army, as a political alternative where decisive victory is untenable and situates this agreement in the larger context of North and South Sudan politics. The essay examines the CPA and argues that the agreement created the political condition for the democratic transformation in Sudan by…
Report on an International Conference on South Sudan: Consequences of the Birth of Africa’s Newest State for the East and Horn of Africa Regions
South Sudan: Institutional Legacy of Colonialism and the Making of a New State
South Sudan: Institutional Legacy of Colonialism and the Making of a New State
The paper argues that the post-colonial crisis of citizenship demands a rethinking of the paradigm of viewing colonialism simply as a system of economic exploitation to viewing colonialism as a political project that is anchored in law. The paper provides a historical and post-referendum analysis of the political division between North and South Sudan. As South Sudan seeks to build a state that accommodates diversity, it faces the same question f…
South Sudan and the nation-building project: Lessons and challenges
Over the past 50 years of independence in Africa, no event has captured the minds and imaginations of activists, scholars and policy makers and has challenged the conscience of the global community like political violence. South Sudan has just completed a referendum on self-determination. The Republic of South Sudan was inaugurated on 9 July 2011. The challenge that lies ahead for the new republic is that faced by all African states: it must refo…
In search of durable peace: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and power sharing in Sudan
This paper analyses the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army, as a political alternative where decisive victory is untenable and situates this agreement in the larger context of North and South Sudan politics. The essay examines the CPA and argues that the agreement created the political condition for the democratic transformation in Sudan by…
South Sudan and the East African Community: Common Market, Citizenship, and Political Federation
This article analyses South Sudan's political and economic challenges as it seeks to become a member of the East African Community (EAC). The first section presents a brief profile of South Sudan, its development challenges, the land tenure system and legal framework governing access to and disposal of land. The second section presents an exposition on the challenges facing the EAC as it seeks to build a monetary union and a political federation.…
Sudan and South Sudan: Identity, Citizenship, and Democracy in Plural Societies
This article discusses the institutional legacy of colonialism and how that has affected citizenship in Sudan and South Sudan. It argues that the colonial project made a legal distinction, especially in how citizenship was defined. It outlines problems facing Sudan and South Sudan and the challenges in managing a diverse population. It argues that a failure to build a democratic polity by resorting to ethnic federalism will divide the country alo…
The misguided and mismanaged intervention in Libya: Consequences for peace
In this paper, I critically analyse the doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP), as it relates to the responsibility of intervening forces towards the people they claim to protect and the challenges that the situation in Libya now poses in the region and for the African Union (AU). I focus most of my attention on the coercive elements of the RtoP framework (Pillar III). This is the most contested element in the framework. Three questions…
Conceptualizing Reconciliation in Transitional Processes
Conflicts are a common feature and reality in human relations. In all societies, conflicts exist in an explicitly visible form and many times they lie beneath the soil (deep-seated) waiting for an opportune moment to come to the surface. Deep-seated conflicts may not be readily visible, yet are present at the sub-strata level in society. Conflicts also occur at various levels—personal, interpersonal, societal, and international. This writing will…
Interrogating Liberal Theories of Rights: An Analysis of Rights in the African Context
In this essay, I set out to interrogate (1) liberal theories of rights rooted in the French, North American, and Haitian revolutionary experiences of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; (2) the institutional legacy of colonialism in regard to rights; and (3) the crisis of rights in Africa as it relates to the management of pluralistic societies. The African context shows that where this has been absent, liberal rights theories have set in mo…
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