A 鈥渏ustice鈥� reading of the trans-national struggle of the people displaced by the Merowe Dam

This paper applies a 鈥渏ustice鈥� lens to the struggle of the people displaced by the Merowe Dam in northern Sudan

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
31 October 2018
Country:
Sudan
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Climate and Environment and Governance and Conflict
First published:
3 August 2017
Authors:
Zeitoun, M, Dirar, A, El Moghraby, A and Hashim, M.J.

Abstract

This paper applies a 鈥渏ustice鈥� lens to the struggle of the people displaced by the Merowe Dam in northern Sudan. Application of distributive, procedural, and representational aspects of justice exposes the dissatisfaction of the affected people with the government鈥檚 offer and execution of compensation.

This work is part of 鈥楻ethinking Environment and Development in an Era of Global Norms: An Exploration of Forests and Water in Nepal, Sudan and Uganda鈥� project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Department for International Development.

Citation

Mark Zeitoun, Azza Dirar, Asim El Moghraby ,Mohammad Jalal Hashim (2017) A 鈥渏ustice鈥� reading of the trans-national struggle of the people displaced by the Merowe Dam, Local Environment, DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2017.1357687

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Published 31 October 2018
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