Journal of Migration, Conflict, and Human Security in Africa (Social/Humanities
Journal of Migration, Conflict, and Human Security in Africa (Social/Humanities is a peer‑reviewed scholarly journal published under the Pan‑African Research Journals (PARJ) platform, advancing African‑centred and global research.
Diaspora Money, Uneven Belonging: Remittance Economies and Development Politics in Conflict-Affected States
Remittance flows and diaspora capital play a central role in sustaining households and shaping economic life in conflict-affected settings. In South Sudan, they do more than provide income: they reconfigure local governance and reproduce new forms of inequality within a transnational survival economy. This study examines how remittance-driven systems structure political order in the post-2013 conflict period, with comparative reference to Somalia and Haiti. Drawing on transnationalism, the political economy of remittances, and debates on aid versus private flows, the analysis combines household and remittance survey data, examination of hawala and mobile money systems, interviews with diaspora investors and officials, and cross-case comparison. The findings show that remittance economies are not temporary coping mechanisms but durable systems that reshape incentives, authority, and access to resources over time (Levitt 2001; Adams & Page 2005; Acosta et al. 2008; Gammage 2006). While they stabilise livelihoods, they also deepen distributional inequalities and shift governance functions toward transnational networks. Variation across cases reflects differences in financial infrastructure, diaspora organisation, and state capacity. The contribution lies in demonstrating how remittances operate as a parallel political economy that both sustains and transforms fragile states, highlighting that effective reform requires engaging the transnational structures through which resources and authority are actually organised (Lindley 2009; Hammond 2011; Page & Plaza 2006; World Bank 2023).
Development Politics in Conflict-Affected States
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Diasporas as Conflict Actors: Remittances, Lobbying, and the Internationalization of Civil War in South Sudan
Diaspora conflict brokerage provides a framework for understanding diasporas as active participants in civil wars, with emphasis on political mobilization, remittance flows, and the internationalization of African conflicts. The argument advanced is that diasporas are not external observers but political actors who move resources, narratives, and lobbying power across borders, shaping the duration, framing, and external reach of conflict. Drawing on multi-sited ethnography in Juba, Nairobi, Washington DC, and Sydney; financial flow analysis using hawala transaction data and NGO reports; content analysis of diaspora social media mobilization during the 2013 crisis; and structured interviews, the study engages debates in transnationalism, diaspora politics, and conflict economics. It develops a typology of diaspora roles across mobilization, resource provision, and political lobbying. Three core claims are advanced. First, diaspora communities sustained household survival while also channeling selective support toward armed constituencies and elite narratives linked to home-region cleavages. Second, lobbying and narrative production in global capitals internationalized the conflict by shaping how policymakers and humanitarian actors interpreted responsibility, urgency, and legitimate interlocutors. Third, diasporas support peace when network leaders redirect influence toward broad civic platforms, but intensify polarization when remittance circuits and political identity remain tightly fused. The study concludes that peacebuilding strategies should treat diaspora associations as governance actors rather than informal extensions of remittance systems. It further emphasizes that financial transparency and structured dialogue can reduce the risk of community support reinforc
This article examines SPLA-IO Factionalism: Command Fragmentation and Its Impact on Conflict Dynamics: Decolonial Reflections with a focused emphasis on Angola within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a mixed methods study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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This article develops diaspora conflict brokerage as an analytical lens for understanding diasporas as conflict actors: political mobilisation, remittance flows, and the internationalisation of african civil wars. It argues that diasporas are not external spectators but political actors that move money, narratives, and lobbying power across borders, thereby shaping the duration, framing, and international reach of civil wars. Drawing on multi-sited ethnography in juba, nairobi, washington dc, and sydney; financial flow analysis using hawala transaction data and ngo financial reports; content analysis of diaspora social media political mobilisation during the 2013 crisis; structured interviews., the paper links the theoretical debates identified in transnationalism (vertovec; portes); diaspora politics (shain; adamson); conflict economics (collier & hoeffler's 'loot-seeking' extended to diaspora). develops a typology of diaspora conflict roles across the mobilisation, resource provision, and political lobbying dimensions. to a comparative and historically grounded reading of South Sudan and the related cases assembled in the research design. The article advances three core claims. First, diaspora communities helped sustain household survival while also channeling selective support toward armed constituencies and elite narratives linked to home-region cleavages. Second, lobbying and narrative work in Washington, London, and Canberra internationalized South Sudans war by shaping how policymakers and humanitarian actors interpreted responsibility, urgency, and legitimate interlocutors. Third, diasporas support peace when network leaders can redirect authority toward broad civic platforms, but they intensify polarization when remittance circuits and political identity remain
This article examines Smuggling Networks in East Africa: Criminal Organisations, Corruption, and State Complicity: A Critical Examination with a focused emphasis on Nigeria within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Operations in South Sudan
This article examines UN High Commissioner for Refugees Operations in South Sudan: Capacity, Access, and Effectiveness: Gender, Power, and Structural Constraints with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines The Right to Food as a Security Issue: Conflict-Induced Famine and State Responsibility: The Role of Civil Society with a focused emphasis on Tanzania within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
National Cybersecurity Strategies in East Africa
This article examines National Cybersecurity Strategies in East Africa: Policy Development and Implementation: Political Economy Dimensions with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a action research study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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This article examines Deportation and Forced Return: International Law, Bilateral Agreements, and Practice: Human Rights and Governance Considerations with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a conference paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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This article examines Illicit Financial Flows and Security: Money Laundering, Tax Evasion, and Conflict Financing: Institutional Dimensions and Reform Pathways with a focused emphasis on Nigeria within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a working paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Children's Online Safety in East Africa: Exploitation, Grooming, and Legal Frameworks: Comparative Analysis Across East Africa with a focused emphasis on Equatorial Guinea within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Surveillance Technology and State Security in Africa
This article examines Surveillance Technology and State Security in Africa: Pegasus, Cellebrite, and Privacy Rights: A South Sudan Case Study with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Solitary Confinement and Prolonged Pretrial Detention in African Prisons
This article examines Solitary Confinement and Prolonged Pretrial Detention in African Prisons: The Role of Civil Society with a focused emphasis on South Africa within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Nutrition in Conflict: Acute Malnutrition, Response Modalities, and Political Constraints: Multi-Level Governance Perspectives with a focused emphasis on Niger within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a ethnographic study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Biological Safety and Bio-Security in East Africa
This article examines Biological Safety and Bio-Security in East Africa: Labs, Pathogens, and Regional Cooperation: Power, Agency, and Structural Change with a focused emphasis on Senegal within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Armed Group Governance and Civilian Life in SPLA-IO-Controlled Territories
This article examines Armed Group Governance and Civilian Life in SPLA-IO-Controlled Territories: Human Rights and Governance Considerations with a focused emphasis on Morocco within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Environmental Peacebuilding: Natural Resource Cooperation as Confidence Building: Towards Sustainable Development Goals with a focused emphasis on Tanzania within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Cybersecurity Capacity Building in Developing Countries
This article examines Cybersecurity Capacity Building in Developing Countries: Frameworks, Gaps, and International Support: Implications for Regional Integration with a focused emphasis on Ghana within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines SPLA-IO Factionalism: Command Fragmentation and Its Impact on Conflict Dynamics: Decolonial Reflections with a focused emphasis on Angola within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a conference paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Smuggling Networks in East Africa: Criminal Organisations, Corruption, and State Complicity: A Critical Examination with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a action research study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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This article examines UN High Commissioner for Refugees Operations in South Sudan: Capacity, Access, and Effectiveness: Gender, Power, and Structural Constraints with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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This article examines The Right to Food as a Security Issue: Conflict-Induced Famine and State Responsibility: The Role of Civil Society with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Solitary Confinement and Prolonged Pretrial Detention in African Prisons: The Role of Civil Society with a focused emphasis on Mauritius within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a ethnographic study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Nexus Between Humanitarian, Development, and Peace
This article examines Nexus Between Humanitarian, Development, and Peace: Operational Realities and Conceptual Tensions: A Subaltern Perspective with a focused emphasis on Ethiopia within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a policy analysis article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Mobile Money Security: M-Pesa, Fraud Risks, and Consumer Protection in East Africa: Institutional Capacity and Political Will with a focused emphasis on Angola within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines South Sudan's Refugee Crisis: Scale, Drivers, and Regional Implications: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Environmental Peacebuilding: Natural Resource Cooperation as Confidence Building: Towards Sustainable Development Goals with a focused emphasis on Cape Verde within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a commentary that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Cybersecurity Capacity Building in Developing Countries: Frameworks, Gaps, and International Support: Implications for Regional Integration with a focused emphasis on Kenya within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a working paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
The Security-Migration Nexus in East Africa: How Conflict Drives Migration
This qualitative study investigates the complex causal pathways linking armed conflict to internal and cross-border migration in Ethiopia. It argues that the country's protracted and multi-layered conflicts—notably in Tigray, Oromia, and Amhara—act as primary drivers of displacement, creating a distinct security-migration nexus. Through thematic analysis of interview and documentary data, the research identifies key mechanisms, including direct violence, livelihood destruction, and the weaponisation of movement. The findings demonstrate how migration is both a consequence of insecurity and a factor that reshapes regional conflict dynamics. The article concludes that addressing forced migration in the Horn of Africa necessitates integrated conflict resolution and protection frameworks.
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