Category School of Social & Economics Studies

Jacob Dut Chol Riak, Ph.D Abstract Oil and gas contracting have emerged as a very critical area of research in petroleum industry. While the industry is a beehive of contracting, it has often used Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs). The reasons…

Jacob Dut Chol Riak Abstract International commercial arbitration has remained the greatest hallmark in legal fraternity in addressing disputes arising from international commercialization. While the principles of neutrality and flexibility are very essential, the interrogation of arbitral discretion, default setting…

by; Jacob Dut Chol Riak Abstract The study explored hydro-politics comparatively with regional scrutiny and profound global surveys. Hydro politics emerged as an interesting sub-field of comparative politics during the cold war period in 1970s. While hydro-politics is about state…

Jacob Dut Chol Riak Abstract The availability of trans-boundary natural resources has been a curse to South Sudanese. In South Sudan, these trans-boundary natural resources include air, water, wildlife, livestock, fisheries, pests, forest, lands, petroleum, and minerals among others. During…

by Jacob Dut Chol Riak, Ph.D. The study examines the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal (PESTEL) analysis of Uganda refinery project. It does so by defining refinery, classifying refineries into simple or hydro skimming, complex or cat cracking…

by; Jacob Dut Chol Riak, Ph.D, Dak Gai Badeng Abstract This study explores the intersection of hydro-politics, national interests, and global terrorism within the context of the Nile Basin countries. The research delves into how water resources and their management…

by Jacob Dut Chol Riak Abstract: Ethnic politics and national identities remained contentious debate in political science and particularly, in comparative politics. While this study has systematically reviewed ethnic politics and national identities in selected African countries of DR Congo,…

by; Jacob Dut Chol Riak, Santo Akuei Akoon Kuc Abstract This study investigates the complicated dynamics of political conflict and ethnic cleavages in South Sudan. It focuses primarily on Dinka and Nuer ethnic cleavages. South Sudan has been stalled in…

Jacob Dut Chol Riak, Ph.D, James Mawir Mou Mayen, Ph,D Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in South Sudan as an emerging market. The specific objectives of the study were:…