This is a past event
In January, residents of southern Sudan went to the polls to decide whether or not to secede from Sudan. This was the culmination of decades of violence and a few years of relative peace. The vote was overwhelmingly in favour of secession, and South Sudan will become the newest country in the world in July. This discussion will look at the prospects for the new state from regional and geopolitical perspectives as well as the perspectives of people on the ground.
Dr Kurt Mills will provide a brief overview of how we got to this point and comment on the geopolitical import of this development and Sara Cowan of Oxfam Scotland will report on her recent trip to South Sudan and reflect on how people on the ground feel about the tumultuous events currently taking place.
The seminar will be followed by a reception in the Wolfson Atrium.
This event is free and open to the public, but please email gcidadmin@glasgow.ac.uk if you plan to attend.
- Speaker
- Dr Kurt Mills and Sara Cowan
- Hosted by
- Glasgow Centre for International Development, University of Glasgow
- Venue
- Seminar Room 3 (Gannochy), Wolfson Medical School Building