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Browsing Research Articles (Political Sciences) by Type "Article"
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Melber, Henning
(Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, 2012)
No abstract available.
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Ndabezitha, Khulekani E.; Mubangizi, Betty C.; John, S.F.
(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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Coady, Allison Marie; Solomon, Hussein
(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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Melber, Henning
(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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Le Pere, Garth L.
(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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Melber, Henning
(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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Adenuga, Gbeke Adebowale; Amusan, Lere; Oyewole, Samuel
(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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Van Wyk, Jo-Ansie Karina; Muresan, Arina; Nyere, Chidochashe
(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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Kitipov, Julian Kossev
(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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Zondi, Siphamandla
(African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2017-09)
This article argues that the African Union (AU) approach to peacebuilding,
out of Africa’s historical experience and lessons from the United Nations
(UN), is comprehensive and holistic, but requires the existence of ...
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Oche, Tony Onazi
(Ontario International Development Agency, 2024)
Seychelles is regarded as the first country to implement a debt-for-nature swap (marine conservation) and blue bond finance model. The goal of the initiative was to secure funding for the preservation of the ocean ecosystem ...
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Camara, Clementine; Bourgeois, Robin; Jahel, Camille
(EDP Sciences, 2019)
En Afrique de l’Ouest, dans le contexte général de changement climatique et de mondialisation,
la croissance démographique exerce une pression accrue sur les ressources naturelles par les changements
d’affectation des ...
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Sabela, Primrose T.; Isike, Christopher
(Adonis and Abbey Publishers, 2018-06)
The question of basic housing for the poor majority of the world’s population remains a festering global development challenge given the plethora of housing delivery models which abound. In South Africa, the Capital Housing ...
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Daudu, Innocent A.; Shulika, Lukong S.
(Adonis and Abbey, 2019-04)
Sexual violence finds its most brutal expression during armed conflicts.
Across culture and time, sexual violence has assumed a myriad of forms and
dimensions. It is widespread, but grossly underreported. It is the deep ...
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Melber, Henning
(WeltTrends, 2013-01)
Please read abstract in article.
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Melber, Henning
(Universitätsverlag Potsdam, 2018-01)
Please read abstract in article.
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Solomon, Hussein; Theron, Sonja
(Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2011-05)
History remembers India as a vocal and consistent supporter of the anti-apartheid movement. The existing literature on relations between India and apartheid South Africa describes an antagonistic relationship defined by ...
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Seife, Tadelle Kidane
(University of Pretoria, Department of Political Sciences, 2021-11)
This paper focuses on the nature and signifi cance of belonging and its intersection with Identity and being in the world. Its primary impetus is to address the question of belonging as it arises in postcolonial ...
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Wielenga, Cori; Batley, Mike; Murambadoro, Ruth
(Adonis and Abbey Publishers, 2020-04-30)
Over the past few decades, there has been a growing interest in restorative
justice in terms of the alternatives it offers to the narrow limits of the criminal
justice system. This has also been the case in the African ...
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Melber, Henning
(Rivers Oram Press, 2011)
Since coming to political power, the anti-colonial liberation movements in
Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa (all former
settler colonies) have remained in control over their societies. During ...