Modern Sudan (North and South) has not enjoyed lasting peace. Sudan’s civil wars have been perceived to be primarily caused by its ethnic and tribal groups. This study uses a qualitative approach to analyze secondary data on the disputants and the causes of their conflicts. It demystifies the concepts of ethnicity and tribalism in order to examine why the conflicts appear to be unending in Sudan’s two republics. The findings reveal that the conflicts are not rooted in the identities of Sudan’s people. Their conflicts are about political autonomy, the distribution of the wealth derived from their scarce resources, issues of governance, and disputes over political boundaries.

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揭开旧的“大国”苏丹冲突根源的神秘性：种族与部落主义？

现代苏丹（北部和南部）没有享有持久的和平。人们认为苏丹的内战主要是由其种族和部落引起的。这项研究使用定性方法来分析有关争端的二次数据及其冲突的原因。它揭开了种族和部落主义概念的神秘面纱，以检验为什么在苏丹的两个共和国中冲突似乎没有止境。调查结果表明，冲突并非源于苏丹人民的身份。他们的冲突涉及政治自治，因其稀缺资源获得的财富分配，治理问题以及政治边界争端。