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SUMMARY:CGHR Research Group: We Know Them: Images of the enemy and decisio
 n making in the Sudan-South Sudan secession negotiations - Dr. Laura James
  (POLIS)\, Discussant: Dr. Hazem Kandil (Sociology)
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DESCRIPTION:The paper analyses the 2011 economic secession negotiations be
 tween Sudan and South Sudan through an “images of the enemy” lens. The
  case study is of interest because\, while hostile\, the negotiators knew 
 each other very well over many years\, which might have been expected to m
 inimise the likelihood of misperceptions. Drawing on a wide range of sourc
 es\, including unpublished minutes\, the analysis focuses on four key mome
 nts in the negotiations\, when major decisions were made moving from coope
 ration to confrontation\, culminating in Sudan’s seizure of Southern oil
  in late December 2011\, swiftly followed by South Sudan’s unprecedented
  shutdown of the oil sector in January 2012. These decisions are assessed 
 using a multi-level framework\, including both material and ideational fac
 tors. The paper concludes that\, while they are by no means the major dete
 rminant\, an understanding of the development of hostile images makes a us
 eful contribution to explaining the decisions. It also confirms and expand
 s on some specific hypotheses regarding the tendency to over-estimate the 
 hostility and under-estimate the relative capability of the enemy\; and su
 ggests a need for further study of how images can change gradually\, and o
 f the centrality of historical experience to the content of enemy images.\
 n\nThe CGHR Research Group is a forum for graduate students and early-care
 er researchers from any department and disciplinary background researching
  issues of governance and human rights in the global\, regional\, and nati
 onal contexts.\n\nMore about the CGHR Research Group: https://www.cghr.pol
 is.cam.ac.uk/events/research_group
LOCATION:Room 138\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, 
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