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Book Chapter | 2017

Women’s rights and the women’s movement in Sudan (1952-2014)

Samia al-Nagar and Liv Tønnessen (2017)
in Balghis Badri and Aili Marie Tripp : Women's activism in Africa. Zed books
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Liv Tønnessen

Research Professor/Director of Center on Law and Social Transformation
  • liv.tonnessen@cmi.no
  • +47 90224104

ARUSS: Assisting regional universities in Sudan and South Sudan

Dec 2013 - Dec 2017

Engineering gender equality: The effects of aid to women's political representation

Jan 2014 - Dec 2017
  • Gender
  • Rights and Legal Institutions
  • Sudan
  • Law reform
  • Women's movement
  • Islamic law
  • Islamization

Also from this project:

Journal Article | 2023

Explaining Backlash: Social Hierarchy and Men's Rejection of Women’s Rights Reforms

Lindsay Benstead, Ragnhild Muriaas, Vibeke Wang

Social Politics

Journal Article | 2021

Why party allegiance matters: Affirmative action positioning among electoral candidates in Zambia

Vibeke Wang, Ragnhild Muriaas, Yvette Peters

Journal of Modern African Studies

See also:

Blog post | Feb 2026

When saying no to war becomes a liability: Diaspora and civilian polarization in Sudan’s war

Munzoul Assal

Book Chapter | Feb 2026

Divide and rule: the Islamists and inequality in Sudan

Munzoul Assal

The revolution continues: December's long march for a fairer Sudan

Journal Article | Feb 2026

Revolution and Feminist Reimaginations in Sudan

Liv Tønnessen and Samia al-Nagar

Middle East Law and Governance

Sudan Working Paper | Jan 2026

From Emergency Response to Feminist Action: The Evolving Role of Women Led Organizations in Sudan

Samia al-Nagar, Liv Tønnessen

CMI Working Paper | Feb 2026

The Mental-Health Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in Ethiopia

Eugenia Maria Frezza, Andreas Kotsadam, Charlotte Ringdal, Espen Villanger

Journal Article | Feb 2026

Unlocking young women’s potential? The impact of a low-cost career guidance program

Asri, Ankush and Asri, Viola and Hoeffler, Anke

Journal of Development Economics

Journal Article | Jan 2026

Women judges in fragile states: state of the art and analytical framework

Marianne Tøraasen, Elin Skaar, Pilar Domino, Siri Gloppen

European Journal of Politics and Gender

Journal Article | Jan 2026

‘A good judge has no sex’? Understanding judicial gender representation with insights from Haiti

Marianne Tøraasen

European Journal of Politics and Gender

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