Understanding the Decision Making Dynamics and Power Relations in Polygamous Families in South Sudan

The article investigates the parity in the Decision Making Dynamics and Power Relations in Polygamous Families in South Sudan using the experience of Fortifying Equality and Economic Diversification for Resilience FEED II in understanding the inequalities between women and men in access to and control over resources in relation to food security in South Sudan. The research team consulted existing literature on polygamy including Slonim Nevo and Al Krenawi, 2006 Yilmaz and Tamam, 2018 Abdullah, Abdullah, and Ferdousi, 2015 Jankowiak, Sudakov and Wilker 2005 and Moran 1990. The study uses a qualitative research method, consisting of in depth interviews for polygamous and monogamous families and households with absent husbands. The sampling was done through purposive and snowball techniques to identify and select respondents who met the inclusion criteria to participate in the study. Additionally, key informants weighed their views on polygamy in terms of culture and religion. The results showed that, in all family types, monogamous, polygamous or even families with absent husbands, most of the respondents identified husbands as the major contributor to decisions. that men in Western Equatoria State, Western Barl el Ghazal, Warrap, and Northern Barl el Ghazel have greater influence in areas concerning setting rules, food provision and resource management whereas those of Jonglei, Eastern Equatoria and Central Equatoria have greater authority to make decisions about financial management of the families, family care, family movement and provision of food to families. Abraham Kuol Nyuon | Mr. Bior Philip Jok "Understanding the Decision-Making Dynamics and Power Relations in Polygamous Families in South Sudan" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-2 , April 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd64563.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/social-science/64563/understanding-the-decisionmaking-dynamics-and-power-relations-in-polygamous-families-in-south-sudan/abraham-kuol-nyuon