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Journal Article | 2024

Women, Revolution and Backlash: Igniting Feminist Mobilization in Sudan

Liv Tønnessen and Samia al-Nagar (2024)
Politics & Gender
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743923x22000708

This publication is as part of a Critical Perspectives symposium on Feminists Reclaiming Citizenship through Protests in Africa. The symposium is edited by Rama Salla Deng, Toni Haastrup and Alice Kang. Other contributors to the section includes Awino Okech, Rose Ndengue, Shireen Hassim. Politics & Gender | FirstView articles | Cambridge Core

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https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743923x22000708

Liv Tønnessen

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

Rights Activism under Political Uncertainty (RightAct)

Sep 2021 - Dec 2026

Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC)

Dec 2022 - Dec 2026
  • Gender
  • Sudan
  • Gender
  • Backlash
  • Feminist mobilization
  • Revolution

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Blog post | May 2026

Denied by the system: How lack of documentation blocks health access for the most vulnerable

Rayan Ibrahim

Sudan Working Paper | Apr 2026

Consequences of the Ongoing War on Pastoralist Mobility in Eastern Sudan

Hussein M. Sulieman, Mohanad Mohamad Mohktar, Magbola Abdoaljabar Hissin, Tagoug Adem Abdalla

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Sudan Brief | Apr 2026

Protecting Pastoral Mobility in Wartime Sudan: Evidence and Policy Priorities from Eastern Sudan

Hussein M. Sulieman, Mohanad Mohamad Mohktar, Magbola Abdoaljabar Hissin, Tagoug Adem Abdalla

Blog post | Mar 2026

Is there such a thing as a Legal Sudanese Migrant?

Tamer Abd Elkreem

Blog post | Mar 2026

From war economy to peace economy: The role of youth in peacebuilding in Sudan

Amro Awad Ali Osman

Blog post | Mar 2026

The $200 barrel shock: Protecting Sudan's displaced and host communities amid global energy insecurity

Adam Babekir

Sudan Brief | Mar 2026

Digital inclusion and the economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs in Kassala state: From ‘access’ to ‘meaningful use’

Abdulhameed Elias Suliman

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

The Emergence of a Queer Pre-Movement in Sudan

Liv Tønnessen, Samia al-Nagar and Mari Norbakk

Middle East Critique

Sudan Brief | Feb 2026

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

Samia al-Nagar, Liv Tønnessen

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