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This research aims to examine how women navigate political influence in South Sudan during a critical transitional period.

January 25, 2026Open Access

Navigating the Transition: An Ethnography of Women's Political Agency in South Sudan, 2021–2026

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This research aims to examine how women navigate political influence in South Sudan during a critical transitional period.
Conducted longitudinal participant observation between 2023 and 2025
Utilized in-depth, semi-structured interviews with women politicians, civil society activists, and community leaders
Focused on Juba and two additional selected states
Found that women's political agency largely occurs through informal networks and kinship systems
Informal strategies serve as platforms for coalition-building and resource mobilization
Identified that these networks enable women to exert influence despite formal political barriers

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Ethnographic analysis shows women's political influence in South Sudan, suggesting resilience in informal networks.

Deng et al. (2022) studied this question.

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