Sudan’s Unfinished Democracy: The Promise and Betrayal of a People's Revolution
Hybrid event: RSVP to Jason Mosley (email below) for call log-in details, or to attend in person (*space is limited).
This book tells the story of the Sudanese revolution of 2019; of how it succeeded in bringing down the long-standing rule of President Omar al-Bashir; and of the troubled transitional civilian-led government that was installed in his place. It sets the scrupulously non-violent uprising in its historical context, showing how the protesters drew upon the precedents of earlier civic revolutions and adapted their practices to the challenges of the al-Bashir regime. The book also explores how that regime was brought to its knees through its inability to manage the intersecting economic and political crises caused by the secession of South Sudan and the loss of oil revenue, alongside the uncontrolled expansion of a sprawling security apparatus.

The civilian protesters called for–and expected–a total transformation of Sudanese politics, but they found themselves grappling with a still-dominant cabal of generals, who had powerful regional backers and a strong hold over the economy. Internally divided, and faced with a deepening economic crisis, the civilian government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok found itself in office, but with less and less real power, unable to change the conduct of political business as usual.

www.hurstpublishers.com/book/sudans-unfinished-democracy
Date: 21 June 2022, 16:00
Venue: Venue to be announced
Speakers: Willow Berridge (Newcastle), Raga Makawi (African Arguments), Alex de Waal (World Peace Foundation), Magdi El Gizouli (Rift Valley Institute), Dr Sharath Srinivasan (Cambridge University)
Organising department: Centre for African Studies
Organiser: Jason Mosley (University of Oxford)
Part of: Northeast Africa Forum seminar series
Booking required?: Required
Booking email: jason.mosley@africa.ox.ac.uk
Audience: By invitation from the Northeast Africa Forum
Editor: Jason Mosley