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Browsing Political Sciences by Issue Date
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(University of Pretoria, 1987)The aim of this historical-analytical study is to examine the 1983 referendum in South Africa. On 2 November 1983 the white electorate was asked to vote on the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983, (Act 110 ...
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(University of Pretoria, Department of Political Sciences, 2002)This article presents an evaluation of the African Union which is to be formally established in July 2002. The concept of a security community as originally developed by Karl Deutsch and his associates during the 1950s is ...
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(University of Pretoria, Department of Political Sciences, 2003)In this article the concepts of national security and human security are discussed with specific reference to the African and South African situation. It is concluded that there is still no clear indication of when an ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2003-05-02)The purpose of this study is to explore the possibility of multilateral diplomacy, as an instrument, to advance women's rights in the realm of international relations. Multilateral diplomacy has proven to be an effective ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2003-07-03)The recent election victory of gen. Obasanjo highlights the fragile civil-military relations encountered in Nigeria. It also illustrates the impact environment has on the recruitment process of political leaders, as a ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2003-08-21)The aim of this study is to analyse political-security risk in Uganda. It emanates from the research question: Does Uganda pose a political-security risk to prospective foreign investment or involvement? The need to move ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2004)By the end of the twentieth century, there were many secessionist groups, but, the move towards Taiwanese secessionism has arguably been the most significant of these. It triggered the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, which ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005)This thesis examines perspectives on the role of contemporary diplomatic training in meeting the challenge of Developing World diplomacy at the cusp of the 21st century. An historical overview of diplomatic practice reveals ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-02-18)The aim of this study is to investigate and analyse the military involvement of the USA in the security of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) during the era of the Clinton administration (1993-2001). The study is based on the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-03-25)The cementing of ties between South Africa and the Mercosur countries occurred at the time when the Cold War had just ended. Characteristic of the post-Cold War environment is the ascendance of socio-economic issues and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-06-14)This research set out to develop a deeper theoretical component to the emerging discipline of hydropolitics by studying the political aspects of institutional developments in the water sector. The focal point was the four ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-08-19)In policy studies the analysis of political myths represents both a relevant and essential investigative field. As political symbols myths have the potential to transmit ideological content in the policy discourse and to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-10-12)This study explores the role and influence that advisers on international law in foreign ministries have on the diplomacy of modern states. The departure point of the study is the new interdisciplinary scholarship on the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006)This study focuses on South African counter-terrorism policy and legislation in the post-1994 period. It investigates the objectives of, and underlying reasons for, the new counter-terror policy of the South African ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006)After the end of the Cold War the paradigm of national security broadened to include additional sectors of security which were not previously associated with the narrow concept of security. This changed paradigm extended ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-01-25)This dissertation is an investigation into the type of language or discourse that is used in the policy process with the aim of giving a description of the characteristics of the language or discourse of public policy for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-02-08)This study analyses parliamentary intelligence oversight in South Africa by assessing the understanding of members of the JSCI of its core business, its mission and vision and powers and functions as are stipulated by law. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-02-09)Natural tension exists between decision-makers and intelligence professionals. The main problems involve control over the gathering, interpretation, presentation, and the use of intelligence products in the decision-making ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-02-18)The dissertation aims to explore the impact of rape on human security and hence to drawn conclusions about rape as a national security concern in South Africa. The dissertation puts forward six propositions to be explored ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-04-16)The aim of this study is to provide a critical analysis of the use of simulation and gaming for the training of national security practitioners and the application thereof as a decision and planning support tool in national ...
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