Save Darfur: A Movement and its Discontents

Lanz, David

doi:10.1093/afraf/adp061

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“…This investigation takes UK-Sudanese activism as a case study. The UK-Sudanese have formed several publicly active groups renowned for running campaigns that are incongruous with homeland activism (Abusharaf 2010;Lanz 2009). The findings of this article are based on 41 semi-structured interviews with 27 Sudan-born residents of the UK, and 70 informal interviews undertaken during 15 participant observations at public demonstration or advocacy events.…”

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Why are migrant campaigns different from homeland campaigns? Understanding belonging in context among UK‐Sudanese activists

Wilcock¹

2018

Global Networks

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Migrant communities' homeland‐oriented political campaigns are always related to, but often different from, the activism in which local people engage in their homeland setting. In seeking to understand the observed disparities between migrant campaigns and homeland activism, several studies have demonstrated the influence of contextual factors like political opportunity structures on homeland‐oriented migrant politics. Complementing these studies are works that focus on changes to identity and belonging associated with migration and resettlement. In this article, I build on these debates by offering a combined analysis of the intersections between, and interplay of, contextual and identity‐based factors. I use this analytical approach to examine the case of Sudanese political activists resident in the UK. I demonstrate how forms of belonging emerge here as part of – and not in isolation from – the strategic navigations of multiple political contexts and opportunities. In doing so, I contribute to our understanding of how belonging can be contextualized to serve as an analytical lens for understanding homeland‐oriented migrant activism.

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Why are migrant campaigns different from homeland campaigns? Understanding belonging in context among UK‐Sudanese activists

Wilcock¹

2018

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“…This is a broad challenge: sometimes these beliefs are populist summaries that are repeated in newspapers, TV programs, and everyday discussion. Conflict actors and other interest groups are often interested in pursuing a particular 'conflict narrative', Darfur being a prominent example of how a conflict narrative was reshaped by a US-interest group (Lanz, 2009).…”

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Climate Change and Conflict

2017

The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspectives

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Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of material published in this paper, the Justice and Security Research Programme and the LSE accept no responsibility for the veracity of claims or accuracy of information provided by contributors. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the publisher, nor be issued to the public or circulated in any form other than that in which it is published.

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“…4. Examples are St. Egidio in Mozambique and the Ivory Coast; the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Aceh; or Responding to Conflict (RTC) in the Balkans (see Lanz 2009). 5. There is a growing body of literature on the role of private companies in the emergence and perpetuation of violent conflicts (see, e.g., Bennett 2002;Le Billon 2006) as well as on their role in peace promotion or conflict transformation.…”

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Business Actors in Peace Mediation Processes

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Alluri²

2016

Business and Society Review

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Even though the relevance of business actors in peace processes is increasingly acknowledged, analysis of their particular roles and contributions remain sparse in peace mediation literature. This is despite the fact that such knowledge would be highly relevant for supporting mediation processes such as those ongoing in Colombia or the Philippines. This article looks at the involvement of business actors in mediation processes by tracing analysis along the entry points for involvement, the different roles that business actors can play and the limitations they face. The empirical data shows that business actors mainly play a role during the pre‐ and mediation phase and therein often as a support‐giver to the mediation process. Furthermore, most of the involvement does not take place at track‐1 level but rather at track‐2 mediation processes, where mainly local business play an important role. In contrary to what is postulated by some of the literature, the relevance of utilitaristic motives is not problematic; rather a monetary motivation can also foster the credibility in a political process where a lot is at stake.

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Save Darfur: A Movement and its Discontents

Cited by 22 publications

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Why are migrant campaigns different from homeland campaigns? Understanding belonging in context among UK‐Sudanese activists

Why are migrant campaigns different from homeland campaigns? Understanding belonging in context among UK‐Sudanese activists

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