Martina Santschi

📄New #CSRF Research is published! At a moment when the aid sector in #SouthSudan is facing unprecedented challenges, this paper argues that radical changes are possible for transformation and reinvention of the #aid sector. Read it here: tinyurl.com/223wk669

📢Our first Research Update of 2026 is out! Including a CSRF blog on localisation; and external pieces on White Armies, fiscal fragmentation, the WPS Agenda@25, and impacts of foreign aid cuts in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/3ahhd66y @SwisspeaceF @Saferworld

📢Our December Research Update is out! 🎄Including a CSRF blog on customary dispute management; and external pieces on climate, peace and (food) security; oil extraction; and public opinion on elections in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/3assm9f5 @swisspeace @Saferworld

📢Our November Research Update is out! Re-sharing a #csrf blog post on conflict sensitivity in times of crisis, and external pieces on how gender norms play into cattle-related conflict, on community-led mediation, and more in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/4anp2pyk

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📢Our October Research Update is out! Including a #csrf publication on the World Conservation Congress, and external pieces on the role of culture in conflict and peace, criminality in East African gold trade, and more in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/mrud5nd9

2/ Many displaced and vulnerable workers face widespread #exploitation due to weak labour protections. Some businesses are stepping up through training and community initiatives - strengthening labour standards is a tangible way to support peace and resilience. #SouthSudan

1/ #Investment in #SouthSudan isn’t equal. - Urban centres attract businesses - Rural areas often face neglect or extraction Supporting fairer investment patterns is key to stability. Read more : tinyurl.com/yzxxp9wj #ConflictSensitivity

Aid actors and businesses in #SouthSudan have the ability to transform the economy. - Build long-term partnerships - Set labour and rental standards - Share data on risks - Support cooperatives and associations - Be intentional about economic impact 📜 tinyurl.com/yzxxp9wj

📢Our September Research Update is out! Including a CSRF publication on local perspectives on bride price, and external pieces on flexible funding for NNGOs, mobility and climate change, and more in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/ss-csrf @SwisspeaceF @Saferworld

📢Our August Research Update is out! Including a CSRF publication on local perspectives on conservation, and external pieces on traditional justice and mediation, health crisis, and SGBV and migration in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/2k7hj4c5 @swisspeace @Saferworld

📢Our July Research Update is out! Including CSRF publications on aid and private sector partnerships, traditional wildlife conservation, food security and flooding in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/knmjc9a6 @swisspeace @Saferworld

📢Our June Research Update is out! Including selected publications on GBV service delivery, traditional justice and peacebuilding, as well as several publications on forced and internal displacement in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/mr2dxj67 @swisspeace @Saferworld

📢Our May Research Update is out! Including CSRF and outside publications on gender and social protection, gender and politics, economic resilience, humanitarian intervention and political economy in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/yc87dwm6 @swisspeace @Saferworld

📢Our April Research Update is out! Including CSRF and outside publications on the shrinking donor environment, conflict sensitivity and climate change, displacement and public health in #SouthSudan, and more. Check it out: tinyurl.com/ft3vpsks @swisspeace @Saferworld

📢Our March Research Update is out! Including publications on the impact of aid cuts, community-based social protection, conflict sensitivity and environmental aid engagement, resource management in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/4x6zdfak @swisspeace @Saferworld

📢Our February Research Update is out! Including publications on HDP Nexus programming, national elections, peace mediation, resources and economic growth in #SouthSudan. Check it out: tinyurl.com/uua6vudh @swisspeace @Saferworld

📢Our January Research Update is out! Including publications on national elections, housing, land, and property issues, SGBV and justice in #SouthSudan, and the influence of music on narratives around famine. Check it out: tinyurl.com/aencupvu @swisspeace @Saferworld

📢Our December Research Update is out! Including publications on intergenerational and intercommunal violence, rural vs. urban relations, wildlife management, governance and high level diplomacy in #SouthSudan Check it out: tinyurl.com/5n6jy6t6 @swisspeace @Saferworld