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The 2003 Cricket World Cup : implications for identity formation and democratization prospects for Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There can be little doubt about the ability of major international sporting events to capture the aspirations and hopes of nations. These events have an uncanny ability of seemingly effortlessly doing ... -
Africa's place in the international football system : why South Africa received the 2010 FIFA World Cup
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For millions of people around the globe, football is an important part of every-day life. Similarly, many African governments have found in international football competitions one of the few opportunities ... -
BEE and Malaysia's NEP: a comparative study
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)South Africa and Malaysia share a similar history charecterised by multi-ethnicity and similar policies in redressing their economic imbalances created by past colonial experiences. In both countries, the decolonization ... -
Brand South Africa : Dutch impressions of the ‘Rainbow Nation’
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)This thesis aims to assess what perceptions a sample population of Dutch students in Amsterdam have of South Africa from a broad range of social, political and cultural indicators. Until now, research into the existent ... -
Can Canada still be considered a middle power? Zimbabwe and Canada's declining global role
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Canada between 1945 and 2010 has been classified as a prominent "middle power." At the same time its relative standing among nations has been declining and it has less regard in the world than it once ... -
Can regional organisations socialise states? Comparing human rights diffusion in ASEAN and SADC
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The deteriorating human rights situations in Myanmar and Zimbabwe have drawn concerns from the international community. Mainly Western states and NGOs have criticised both governments and urged strong ... -
Changing world order : the Republic of Turkey's rise as a middle power
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Changes in world order have caused major shifts in the global positioning of states at the international level. The end of the Cold War ushered in a new power structure that shifted from a bipolar ... -
Development with Social Justice? Social Democracy in Mauritius
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since the advent of independence in 1968, Mauritius’ economic trajectory evolved from the one of a monocrop sugar economy, with the latter noticeably being the backbone of the country’s economy, to one ... -
Drugs, death squads and politicians : the rise of non-state armed actors in Rio de Janeiro
(2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The research presented serves to illuminate historical state actions that allowed for non-state armed actors to rise to prominence in Rio de Janeiro, specifically between 1964 to 2018. This is done by ... -
The establishment of an ethnically based middle class in South Africa and Malaysia : context, policy and outcome
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The core question this study aims to address is whether a state-sponsored ethnic middle class in a dominant party political system premised on ethnic politics, will punish the ruling party by not according ... -
Increasing soft power - a case study of South Africa's bid to host the FIFA 2010 World Cup
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study attempts to determine if South Africa was actively attempting to boost its soft power or symbolic power during the country’s bid to host the Fifa 2010 World Cup. Preceding works dealing with ... -
Is three a crowd or a coalition? : India, Brazil and South Africa in the WTO
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)This thesis is, in essence, a theoretically informed, qualitative study of an intermediate power coalition in international trade negotiations. More specifically, it critically evaluates the cooperation of India, Brazil ... -
Mega project analysis : a case study of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mega projects have fascinated human beings for as long as history can remember. The urge to build something bigger and better than has ever been done before has always been a driving force behind the human ... -
A policy of plunder: the development and normalisation of neo-patrimonialism in Equatorial Guinea
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Equatorial Guinea has, since the mid-1990s, been an oil-rich state. With the highest GDP per capita it should be a continental leader in terms of development. Instead, it ranks in one of the worst ... -
The power of power : regime dynamics and the Southern African power pool
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Electricity is the key to economic growth and numerous aspects of human development. Africa’s installed generation capacity is dire, alongside it being the biggest funding backlog the power sector. There ... -
Social development through efficient policies, evaluating the impact of Bolsa Familia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Brazilian welfare state has developed over time in relation to national and global trends. This study analyses the creation of Latin Americas largest Conditional Cash Transfer program in relation to ... -
Strategic interests in transboundary river cooperation in Southern Africa – the case of the Okavango
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Water is life. Its availability and quality directly relates to what is possible in agriculture as well as human health. In Southern Africa, water issues have become an important political agenda as a ... -
Who mines what belongs to all? A historical analysis of the relationship between the state and capital in the South African mining industry
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis explores the relationship between the state and mining capital in South Africa since the beginning of gold mining. It provides a historical analysis centered around the notion that neither ...
