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Blockchain technology: A policy instrument
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As we continue to progress into the Fourth Industrial Revolution the need for technologically advanced government administration tools has become more evident as governments are struggling to remain ... -
A case-based analysis of the implementation of transformation in Western Cape rugby
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rugby in South Africa has a long racial and political history. This history was a direct result of the policy of apartheid in which a deliberate attempt was made to arrange all areas of life along racial ... -
A comparative analysis of Shale Gas Extraction Policy : potential lessons for South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since its arrival onto the U.S. energy scene in the early 2000s, shale gas has had a significant impact on the global energy market. The fact that the shale gas supply of a single country has had such a ... -
A critical analysis of problem representations in basic education policy in the democratic South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The thesis critically analyses problem representations identified within basic education policy documents, dated between 1995 and 2015. These policy documents are identified in the thesis as: the White ... -
An evaluation of the theory behind the South African Expanded Public Works Programme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis evaluated the theory behind the South African Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) during its first phase from 2004-2009. The research examined how sound the EPWP theory was which explains ... -
How the ANC, the DA and the EFF construct South Africa as a nation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The ‘nation’ is a powerful social construct. How it is understood has significant consequences for a society and its people. Actors compete for the ability to define the ‘nation’ as a means to spread their ... -
The makings of madness: how is the ‘problem’ of mental health represented in South African health policy?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study critically analyses the problem representations found within South African mental health policy documents. It provides insight as to how mental health is problematised in South African public ... -
Problematizing unemployment : the competing representations of unemployment and the implications thereof
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Unemployment has been recognized as one of the most important social problems worldwide as most countries suffer from some unemployment. South Africa’s high unemployment rate has led to an abundance of ... -
A theory-based evaluation of South Africa’s education policy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis applied a form of theory-based evaluation known as realistic evaluation to uncover and evaluate the assumptions underpinning South Africa’s basic education policy. Advocates of realistic ...
