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Browsing Political Sciences by Title
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and this occasion provides a good opportunity for conducting a review that focuses on how far the SADC region has come in its quest to ...
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(Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, 2012)No abstract available.
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This thesis critically analyzes the phenomena of Issa-Afar violence in Ethiopian in the post-1991 period. It interrogated the explanation for the self-perpetuating nature of the violence militating against successive ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)South Africa participated in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2007–2008 and again in 2011–2012 as a non-permanent member within the context of a multipolar global power configuration. It was a global environment ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The thesis, A Critical Analysis of the Oversight Role and Function of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) in Promoting Accountability in South Africa’s Public Sector, looks at the underlying problem of financial ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Literature has been increasingly exploring the field of transitional justice, and the significance of transitional justice mechanisms in post-conflict contexts. However, most of the literature neglects the gendered experiences ...
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Accountability, democracy, and post-growth : civil society rethinking political economy and finance (Routledge, 2013)Since the fall of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, the economic downturn hastaken a heavy toll on many countries. In the public and academic discourse on necessaryremedies and reforms, the spotlight is on the role of ...
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(AOSIS, 2024-06)The eMalahleni Local Municipality (eLM) in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, has a number of informal settlements because of the influx of people seeking employment in the municipal area. These informal settlements are ...
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(Routledge, 2009-04)Nearly eight years have passed since the Taliban were decisively removed from power, yet so far the international community together with the Afghan government lack a common and successful strategy necessary for the ...
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(German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2013)The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released its 22nd Human Development Report (HDR) for 2013 worldwide on 14 March of that year (quoted as UNDP 2013). Published annually since 1990 almost uninterruptedly, ...
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(Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, 2019-12)Africa’s development and growth challenges will increasingly be shaped by Agenda 2063 and the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) as new continental blueprints for integration. These challenging blueprints must ...
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(Sage, 2022-03)Since the early 21st century, the middle classes of the Global South became a focus of attention. However, a precarious minimum income was all it took to be considered middle class. But who exactly is middle class? As the ...
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(Adonis and Abbey, 2024-08)This article examines the challenges posed by the protectionist economic policies of African states to the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which is designed to advance the ...
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(Unisa Press, 2018)Whereas first ladies (i.e. the wives of presidents or prime ministers) of various countries have been studied, first ladies of African states remain under-researched. Due to their proximity to the executive and other ...
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(Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2012-05)Since the end of the Cold War, the notion of regionalism in Africa has undergone, and is still undergoing, a process of transformation that includes reassessing its role, capabilities and design. However, the slow pace of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)African maritime security in practice, and academically, is gaining significant attention as an area of study. What is overwhelmingly clear is the growing importance of maritime security and its centrality in discourses ...
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(Routledge, 2017)This Briefing and Debate article critically engages with the middle class phenomenon, which emerged as a prominent focus in Development and African Studies. Göran Therborn already wondered if we were entering a century ...
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(Routledge, 2023)Middle classes in the Global South have become topical. They were considered mainly by economists in development-oriented institutions and praised as a factor contributing to economic development and democratic forces. We ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The African continent has been plagued with armed conflicts, civil wars, and ex-tended periods of regional instability right from the mid-20th century (Swart and Sol-omon, 2004:1). These conflicts are usually between ...
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