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03307aam a2200445 i 4500 001 1A5FBA96803411ED944134D030ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221220010056 008 200613s2021 enk b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781786996787 020 $a 1786996782 035 $a (OCoLC)1157928254 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OUN $d OCLCO $d MCW $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d NYP $d SILO 043 $a f-sd--- $a f-sd--- 050 4 $a DT159.944 $b .T45 2021 082 04 $a 962.9 $2 23 100 1 $a Thiong, Daniel Akech, $e author. 245 14 $a The politics of fear in South Sudan : $b generating chaos, creating conflict / $c Daniel Akech Thiong. 264 1 $a London, UK : $b Zed Books Ltd., $c 2021. 300 $a xxii, 192 pages ; $c 25 cm 490 1 $a Politics and development in contemporary Africa 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-188) and index. 505 0 $a The role of historical legacy in South Sudan's conflict dynamics -- Integrating existing approaches -- Internal dynamics of South Sudan's ruling elite -- Governing through fearful means -- Fear of domination triggered by corruption -- Social media as a transmitting channel of fear -- The role of external actors in South Sudan's conflict -- South Sudan's peace architecture. 520 $a When asked in 2016 if he would step down as President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir replied 'my exit could spark genocide.' Kiir's words exemplify how fear and the threat of mass violence have become central to the politics of South Sudan. As South Sudanese analyst Daniel Akech Thiong shows, it is this politics that lies at the heart of the country's seemingly intractable civil war. In this book, Akech Thiong explores the origins of South Sudan's politics of fear. Weaving together social, economic and cultural factors into a comprehensive framework, he reveal how the country's elites have exploited ethnic divisions as a means of mobilizing support and securing their grip on power, in the process triggering violent conflict. He also considers the ways in which this politics of fear takes root among the wider populace, exploring the role of corruption, social media, and state coercion in spreading hatred and fostering mass violence. As regimes across Africa and around the world become increasingly reliant on their own politics of fear, Akech Thiong's book offers novel insight into a growing phenomenon with implications far beyond South Sudan. -- $c Publisher's website. 650 0 $a Ethnic conflict $z South Sudan. 650 0 $a Fear $x Political aspects $z South Sudan. 651 0 $a South Sudan $x Politics and government $y 2011- 651 0 $a South Sudan $x Relations $z Sudan. 651 0 $a Sudan $x Relations $z South Sudan. 651 0 $a South Sudan $x History. 650 6 $a Peur $x Aspect politique $z Soudan du Sud. 651 6 $a Soudan du Sud $x Histoire. 650 7 $a Fear $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00922038 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a South Sudan. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01773109 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Politics and development in contemporary Africa. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117032316.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1A5FBA96803411ED944134D030ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search