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Malawi's transition from neo-colonial rule : from a 'culture of silence to a clamour of voices?'
(2002)The phrase a 'culture of silence' is attributed to Jerry Rawlings in the late 1980s, at a time when he was military head of state in Ghana. The irony is that he appeared to be complaining about the 'culture of silence' ... -
The management of intergovernmental relations in KwaZulu- Natal’s Operation Sukuma Sakhe.
(2016)Governments around the world have come to the realisation that in order to respond effectively to the challenges facing their societies there is a need for coordinated effort. South Africa has not been an exception to this ... -
Managing the challenges of conflict transformation and peace-building in South Sudan.
(2013)Since its independence on July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan, with the assistance of various internal and external stakeholders, has been working towards viable and constructive political and socio-economic change ... -
Measuring press performance in upholding democracy : the case of the South African general election of 2004.
(2004)his project adopts a coherent framework developed to enable assessment of the performance of the press in upholding democracy. The framework was developed by Pippa Norris for a developed world context, but proved by this ... -
Military intervention and international law : a critical analysis of the role of the international community in political uprisings in Libya and Syria.
(2014)The role of the international community in internal crises of sovereign states has been a subject of great debate in international relations studies. The legality and morality (from a United Nations Charter and customary ... -
Military interventions in African conflicts : the Southern African Development Community coalition of the Willing's military intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1998-2002.
(2012)This study focuses on the premise that national interests of governments are the primary motivating factors that inform decisions on military interventions. Military strategy remains a principal tool in the attainment, ... -
The misconceptions of state failure in contemporary African state: a case of Somalia.
Contemporary African states make up a substantial number of states that are regarded to be failing. Somalia is moreover considered as the epitome of a failed state; it has been regarded as a collapsed state since 1991. In ... -
The Msunduzi community participation policy : narrowing the participatory-democratic deficit.
(2009)Since the dawn of democracy in South Africa one of the challenges that has remained elusive to policy-makers has been the issue of how to redistribute the same democratic advances made at national level to more ordinary ... -
National unity or impunity : examining the impact off the Inclusive Government (IG) on the politics in Zimbabwe post 2005.
(2013)Since the colonial period, Zimbabwe has been a territory characterised by contestation. In the 2000s, Zimbabwe entered a period of severe socio-economic conditions; this period was also marred with several cases of human ... -
Natural resources, profit and peace : multinational corporations and conflict transformation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(2014)This study is anchored on the premise that contemporary international relations has been characterised by the expansion and growing importance of multinational corporations (MNCs) whose power ... -
The nature of public participation in the decision to implement shale gas mining : a case study of the Karoo Basin.
Since 2008 the African National Congress has been making preparations to legalise Shale Gas Mining in South Africa. Shale Gas Mining and its single process of unconventional oil/gas extraction called fracking, has sparked ... -
Nigeria and the politics of African decolonization in the United Nations 1960-1994 : historical analysis and implications for Nigeria's contemporary political ambitions.
(2014)This study is an investigation of the role of the Nigerian state in African decolonization politics in the United Nations (UN) during the period 1960 to 1994 and its implications for Nigeria’s contemporary political ... -
The Nigerian internal security policy : an assessment of the human security threats to Nigeria in the post – military era (2006 – 2021)
(2022)The Nigerian internal security policy is designed to deter all forms of real or perceived physical and human security threats to the people’s lives, property, interest and personal welfare. Since the post-military era, ... -
Non-violence in practice : enhancing the churches' effectiveness in building a peaceful Zimbabwe through Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP).
(2014)Attaining political independence in Zimbabwe since 1980 has not translated to a peaceful country. There has been increased militarization of the state and state institutions resulting in endemic political violence and ... -
Numbering the dead: the course and pattern of political violence in the Natal Midlands: 1987-1989.
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Opportunities and challenges of youth engagement : the South African context.
(2016)Contemporary democracies are faced with the mounting challenge of non-participation of citizens in the politics of the state. In most cases the reasons for non-participation primarily stem from the state’s incapacity to ... -
Organizational disempowerment : an opportunity for personal, social and political capacity development.
(1999)This thesis addresses the capacity development needs of white-collar employees within large organizations. Common employee problems of violation and diminishment of potential are ignored by mainstream organizational theory ... -
Peace building in practice : a study of operational factors using the Oxfam Canada peace building programme as a case study.
(2000)The central question of this study addresses the issue of the impact and effect of peace building interventions on the dynamics of peace and conflict. It takes as its context the process of rebuilding and reconciliation ... -
Peace-keeping and conflict resolution : an examination of South Africa's role in the Central African Republic.
(2015)Given the destabilizing effect which conflicts have had on Africa’s socio economic and political development, attempts have been made by the combination of state and non-state actors towards ensuring the prevention of ... -
Peacekeeping bodies’ in Africa : an analysis of MONUSCO and SADC in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
(2016)The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a nation characterized by severe armed conflict. The first phase of conflict began in 1996, resulting in the overthrow of Mobutu in 1997 by Laurent Kabila. While the second phase ...