Browsing Political Science by Title
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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 ... -
Polarity in contemporary international politics : a uni-interpolar order?.
(2014)Reference to the structural impact of the emergence and resurgence of new and old great powers in international politics is common in the literature on international politics. This study has attempted to explore this subject ... -
Policies & challenges in addressing the land question in the neoliberal democracy of South Africa (case study of the former Ciskei homeland).
(2017)The post 1994 land question has been a contentious issue among different political parties, civil society structures, rural social movements and governmental institutions in South Africa. The current disparities in the ... -
Political and bureaucratic corruption during President Jacob Zuma's first term in office : causes, consequences and measurements.
Political and bureaucratic corruption is at the core of the South African political debate in the current juncture. The suggestion that there has been failure by government to deal with political corruption is popular and ... -
Political and economic obstacles to African unity.
(2014)Africa is a continent that is characterized by its rich natural resources together with its vibrant and diverse cultures which mark it as one of the famous tourist destinations. Yet, the continent is continuously tortured ... -
Political elites and democratic institutions in South Africa since 2004.
(2019)This is a study, through extensive empirical fieldwork research, of political elites and democratic institutions in South Africa from 2004-2018. The study examines the dynamics, roles and challenges of political elites in ... -
Political Islam in the 21st century : an analysis of the contestation between "militant and "progressive" Islam, with particular emphasis on forms of political expression amongst Muslims in post-apartheid South Africa.
(2009)The political events that unfolded on September 11 200 I, marked a turning point in world history. The attacks on the United States brought into sharp focus, the very complex issue of political violence being perpetrated ... -
The politicisation of election litigation in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic.
(2020)Since the early 1990s, the third wave of democratisation has permeated the polity of almost all the African states as authoritarian regimes are replaced with democratic governments through the ballot process. Therefore, ... -
The politics of human trafficking in South Africa : a case study of the KwaZulu-Natal intersectoral task team and South African counter-trafficking governance.
(2013)Human trafficking is a complex phenomenon which obviates simple solutions. Although this is acknowledged in the literature and amongst anti-trafficking practitioners and policymakers, the existence of a dominant discourse ... -
The Politics of revolution : some problems in the strategy of socialist transformation.
(1988)Theories of the transition to socialism typically invoke, in one way or another, the notion of revolution. This dissertation is a discussion and analysis, largely conceptual in character, of the political dimensions of ... -
The politics of student movements : a case study of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus.
(2015)Student protests have been escalating in South Africa for decades owing to the disgruntlement of students at the country‘s universities. The literature indicates that socioeconomic backgrounds influence students to strike ... -
Politics of women’s participation and entrenched inequalities in land reform at Hammarsdale, Emophela.
(2021)The post-Apartheid South African government inherited a skewed and bias land discourse, which resulted from the history of land dispossession during Apartheid. The government has since tried to address the land issue ... -
Post conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding in Africa’s Great Lakes Region : the role of transitional justice.
(2016)Peacebuilding has become a bridging tool through the use of justice processes in order to reconstruct peaceful societies. Increasingly the international community within the last five decades has also become rigorous in ... -
The potential conflict between a just land reform policy and nation building : a case study of the cornfields community.
(2002)This study explores the government's current land refonn programme in the light of nation building. It is hypothesised that though the government means well by its introduction of the programme, the current land refonn ... -
Poverty reduction strategy papers : to what extent is the goal of national ownership being achieved?
(2009)The Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) process is an initiative by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) and various Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) deal with poverty. It is in some sense an updated and ... -
Public accountability and transparency of parastatal organisations in South Africa : Umgeni Water as an illustrative case.
(2001)South Africa's public institutions are expected to conduct their activities in a way that satisfy the public interest to ensure the welfare of the people. In formulating public policies and in carrying out their duties, ...