Dependence after independence
Sudan's bounded sovereignty 1956-1958
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2182629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moritz A Mihatsch (0000-0003-0013-9873, British University in Egypt, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 236-254 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Eastern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-1055 • E-ISSN: 1753-1063 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17531055.2021.1904705 |
| OpenAlex | W3136485253 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article sheds light on the little discussed democratic period, directly after Sudanese independence in 1956 and preceding the military takeover in 1958. The article uses parliamentary and public discussions around an American aid offer as a lens to understand Sudanese perspectives on decolonisation, independence, dependence, sovereignty, and neo-colonialism in a Cold War context. The article aims to explore how politicians in post-independence Sudan perceived their range of potential political actions and outcomes. It argues that politicians prioritised the protection and strengthening of Sudanese sovereignty, but held strongly differing and at times contradicting views of what that meant; for example, accepting aid from the Americans was understood by the Umma Party as necessary for economic development and thus strengthening domestic sovereignty, while it was seen by the NUP as potentially weakening external sovereignty. The decisions of Sudanese politicians at the time were shaped by their fear of Sudan losing its independence once again. In making this argument, the article serves as a case study deconstructing theoretical conceptions of sovereignty as absolute and indivisible, showing that Sudanese politicians were acutely aware that sovereignty was bounded and dependent on compromises
Argument (complex analysis · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Decolonization · Democracy · Independence (probability theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popular sovereignty · Sociology · Sovereignty · African history and culture studies · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law
The History Of The Sudan
The Origins of the Eisenhower Doctrine
Class and Power in Sudan
Africa in the World
The New International Economic Order
The Political and Social Thought of Kwame Nkrumah
Sovereignty
The Condominium revisited
Managing the world
Cold War historiography at the crossroads
The Sudanese Factor in the 1952–53 Anglo-Egyptian Negotiations
The drift towards neutrality
The United States and Egypt
Sudan since independence
Building a Peaceful Nation
A False Start
Egypt and the Struggle for Power in Sudan
Lowering the Sultan's Flag
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |