The effectiveness of European Union Official Development Assistance to South Sudan
An analysis of SORUDEV and EU-TAPPThe effectiveness of European Union Official Development Assistance to South Sudan
An analysis of SORUDEV and EU-TAPPSamenvatting
The main purpose of this dissertation is to provide an analysis on the effectiveness of European Union Official Development Assistance to South Sudan in the areas of agriculture, food security and local governance. For this, existing literature was reviewed to understand the theoretical framework surrounding development aid and to establish the various scholarly opinions on the effectiveness of aid. On the one hand, qualitative research methods were used to examine the evolutions of the sociopolitical situation in South Sudan and the European Union’s development cooperation policy. On the other hand, quantitative research was used to analyze the disbursements and commitments made by the EU to South Sudan since its independence and to study the effectiveness of two distinct development projects: Smallholder Food Security and Livelihoods Project 2014-2017 in WBeG State and the EU Technical Assistance for Subnational Capacity Building in Payroll and Public Financial Management. Several conclusions on the effectiveness of the projects were drawn by comparing the
initial objectives and the results achieved by the projects. This dissertation argues that despite a number of positive outcomes generated by the projects, there is a clear discrepancy between the overall objectives and sub-goals and the results achieved. As such, from this perspective, the two projects were considered ineffective. Still, the research revealed that these outcomes were greatly affected by political instability, outbreaks of violence and economic volatility, factors which could not be addressed by any of the projects analyzed. Lastly, this paper revealed that accurate data was challenging to gather, not only from the South Sudanese governmental authorities, but also from the European Union to a certain extent.
This investigation is deemed important because there is a lack of independent literature, not commissioned by the European Union, to analyse the effectiveness of its development projects.
Organisatie | De Haagse Hogeschool |
Opleiding | MO Europese Studies / European Studies |
Afdeling | Faculteit Management & Organisatie |
Jaar | 2019 |
Type | Bachelor |
Taal | Engels |