When consensus falls apart. Revolutionary process and the spatialization of the Sudanese uprising
Deshayes, Clément
When consensus falls apart. Revolutionary process and the spatialization of the Sudanese uprising - 2019.
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The Sudanese revolution that began in mid-December 2018 in provincial cities reached its climax in April 2019 with the deposition of Omar al-Bashir and the occupation of al-Qiyada Square. This episode represented the end of the first phase of this popular uprising. Beyond a factual account of what happened, this article argues that this uprising—which was on a scale unprecedented in Sudan’s social and political history—should be considered from a long-term perspective. This study aims to unpack the events using three main strands of analysis. First, it interprets the Sudanese revolution through the lens of the erosion of the ideological and popular consensus that the regime had sought to build since 1989. Then, it resituates the present period within an earlier process of the massification and spread of multifaceted and varied protests. Finally, it shows how this uprising, which took place within an authoritarian space, can be understood through its spatialization and a geography of social inequalities that encourages us to understand it as a revolt where mechanisms of both class and generation were involved.
When consensus falls apart. Revolutionary process and the spatialization of the Sudanese uprising - 2019.
99
The Sudanese revolution that began in mid-December 2018 in provincial cities reached its climax in April 2019 with the deposition of Omar al-Bashir and the occupation of al-Qiyada Square. This episode represented the end of the first phase of this popular uprising. Beyond a factual account of what happened, this article argues that this uprising—which was on a scale unprecedented in Sudan’s social and political history—should be considered from a long-term perspective. This study aims to unpack the events using three main strands of analysis. First, it interprets the Sudanese revolution through the lens of the erosion of the ideological and popular consensus that the regime had sought to build since 1989. Then, it resituates the present period within an earlier process of the massification and spread of multifaceted and varied protests. Finally, it shows how this uprising, which took place within an authoritarian space, can be understood through its spatialization and a geography of social inequalities that encourages us to understand it as a revolt where mechanisms of both class and generation were involved.
Réseaux sociaux