Rift Valley Institute Sudan Course, Rumbek, South Sudan, 7-12 May
2006
The third Rift Valley Institute Sudan course will take place from Sunday 7
May to Friday 12 May 2006 in Rumbek, South Sudan. The course is an intensive
introduction to Sudan - both north and south - covering modern history,
politics, ethnography, civil war, human rights, economics and natural
resources, with an emphasis on the practical application of academic
knowledge to aid and development.
It is designed for aid workers (expatriate and Sudanese), diplomats,
journalists and researchers. The teaching staff are recognised academic
specialists in Sudan and practitioners in the fields of human rights and
conflict resolution. They include:
Dr Douglas Johnson, author of "The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars"
Dr Paul Wani Gore, of Khartoum University
Jemera Rone, Sudan researcher, Human Rights Watch
Dr Rogaia Abusharaf, author of "Wanderings: Sudanese Migrants and Exiles in
North America"
Dr Gérard Prunier, author of "Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide".
Philip Winter, Director of the Mpala Conservancy; former South Sudan Field
Director of Save the Children Fund (UK)
John Ryle, Visiting Professor of Anthropology and Human Rights, Bard
College, New York; Chair of the Rift Valley Institute,
The Course Director is Dr Justin Willis, Reader in History at the University
of Durham. The Deputy Director is Dan Large, Coordinator of the Sudan Open
Archive.
Participants will be housed in a fully-serviced tented camp in Rumbek, in
South Sudan. Lectures and seminars will take place in the recently restored
buildings of Rumbek Senior Secondary School, an historic institution where
many leading Southern Sudanese were educated. There will be visits to points
of interest in the vicinity, including seasonal cattle camps and a ritual
centre of the Dinka religion.
There are daily scheduled flights to Rumbek from Nairobi, Kenya, where
travel permits from the Government of South Sudan can be obtained.
For a brochure and application form for the 2006 course, please e-mail
programmes@riftvalley.net. The deadline for applications is March 13. Last
year's course was heavily over subscribed and early application for this
year's course is advised. For updates and further details, see the
Institute's website www.riftvalley.net.
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