Ireland began providing assistance to Sudan during the 1970s when modernization theory was at the height of its influence; Ireland's bilateral aid program continued in operation in Sudan throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including, significantly, for a period when other western donors (including EU...

Angola is a country that has been racked by conflict for the last 40 years. The impact of the conflict on the people of Angola has been devastating. Angola's post-independence conflict has been marked by prolonged involvement of the international community, both during the Cold War and in the...

Irish government policy in relation to development and humanitarian response has traditionally been presented as sympathetic to developing countries and devoid of strategic self interest. Outside of its bilateral aid programme, Ireland has traditionally had only minor diplomatic relations with...

This paper critically analyses the experience of the Irish government in implementing bilateral aid to a conflict- prone country, Sudan, from the miod- 1970s to the late 1990s. It illustrates the shifting patterns of Irish bilateral aid to Sudan from first- generation (modernisation) activities...