Oil Revenue Management and Conflict: The Resource Curse in South Sudan: A Mixed-Methods Inquiry

Key Points

• This research explores the link between oil revenue management and conflict in South Sudan, addressing the resource curse.
• Conducted a mixed-methods study combining qualitative and quantitative approaches.
• Analyzed institutional structures and policy dynamics related to oil revenue in South Sudan.
• Reviewed existing literature and scholarship on the resource curse in the African context.
• Identified significant institutional challenges in oil revenue management that contribute to conflict.
• Demonstrated a clear connection between oil wealth and political instability in South Sudan.
• Highlighted the need for improved policy frameworks to mitigate conflict related to resource management.

Abstract