The 2011 secession of South Sudan spurred hopes for a more just, democratic Sudan, but was followed by new wars and growing unrest. This book examines how the Islamist project has shaped these developments in Sudan, with a particular focus on how divisive policies have driven regional violence as well as the fight against continued marginalization.

1. Sudan's Durable Disorder; Gunnar M. Sørbø and Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed 2. The Post-Secession State in Sudan: Building Coalitions or Deepening Conflicts?; Atta El-Battahani 3. Islamism and the Sudanese State after Darfur: Soft State, Failed State, or 'Black Hole State'?; Abdelwahab El-Affendi 4. The National Congress Party and the 'Second Republic': Internal Dynamics and Political Hegemony; Einas Ahmed 5. Sudan after the South's Secession: Issues of Identity; Peter Woodward 6. Oil and Politics in Sudan; Alsir Sidahmed 7. Changing Dynamics in the Borderlands: Emergence of a Third Sudan?; Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed 8. Six Years after the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement: An Assessment; Munzoul Assal 9. Darfur after Doha; Jérôme Tubiana 10. Conflict and Nation Building: Lessons for Darfur from South Sudan; M. A. Mohamed Salih 11. Back to War in Sudan: Flawed Peace Agreement, Failed Political Will; Guma Kunda Komey 12. Shifting Loyalties and Ethnic Violence: The Case of the Fulbe in Southern Blue Nile; Elhadi Ibrahim Osman