Background Info

Political Economy of Oil

Module Research Resources: Resource created by the Understanding Sudan project.

 

Human Ecology of Pastorialism

Module Research Resources: Resource created by the Understanding Sudan project.

 

Tolerance and Conflict Resolution

Module Research Resources: Resource created by the Understanding Sudan project.

 

Resources for Understanding Economic Development in South Sudan

Module Research Resources: Resource created by the Understanding Sudan project.

Background Information

Crisis in Darfur

Module Research Resources: Resource created by the Understanding Sudan project.

 

Overview of Sudan

Module Research Resources: Resource created by the Understanding Sudan project.

 

Ethiopia: Countries at the Crossroad

EthiopiaFreedomHouseEthiopia. In Countries at the Crossroads: An Analysis of Democratic Governance, edited by  Jake Dizard, Christopher Walker, and Vanessa Tucker. New York: Freedom House and  Rowman & Littlefield, 2011.

Pastoralism Relevant Websites

Future Agricultures Consortium - Pastoralism
http://www.future-agricultures.org/research/pastoralism#.Ub8hgue-rRk

Institute of Development Studies –IDS - Livestock and Pastoralism
http://www.ids.ac.uk/go/livestock-research

International Institute for Environment and Development - IIED
Drylands and Pastoralism
http://www.iied.org/drylands-pastoralism

Pastoralism Videos

Below are recommended videos available on Youtube to accompany the Pastoralism unit.

Against All Odds - the Success of Pastoralism.  Oxfam East Africa.  April 12, 2011. This is the best video on YouTube about Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa.

Pastoralism - Classic issues

Objectives:

Students will establish a baseline of historical knowledge of the classic issues that shaped the pastoralist experience in the 19th and 20th centuries. This baseline will provide the context needed to examine contemporary experience and gain insights into the dynamics of change and continuity for pastoralists in the Horn of Africa.

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