The question
After prolonged violence, a peace agreement also depends on relationships and institutions in everyday community life. SCORE South Sudan examined those conditions to inform UNDP’s Peace and Community Cohesion Project and wider discussions of conflict prevention and peace-process design.
The study drew on 2,139 surveys across 69 communities in the Aweil, Bentiu, Bor, Rumbek, and Yambio areas. It considered intergroup relations, community cooperation, readiness for violence, support for the peace agreement, and civilian militarisation. Its scope was these surveyed areas, not all communities in South Sudan.
Research approach
Predictive modelling examined the capacities associated with peaceful citizenship and the conditions related to civilian militarisation, including local institutions and women’s leadership.
What the research brings into view
Peaceful citizenship connects with wider patterns of cohesion, while conflict dynamics vary substantially by locality. The report treats local leaders, peace committees, women’s participation, and personal capacities for recovery as interrelated entry points. These are policy recommendations based on survey associations, not proof of a programme’s effectiveness.
Institutional project description and public results.