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The 2003 Cricket World Cup : implications for identity formation and democratization prospects for Zimbabwe

Van der Merwe, Justin Daniel Sean (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 ...
Achieving sustainable peace in post conflict societies : an evaluation of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Rage, Anne-Britt (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis explores whether sustainable peace can be achieved in post-conflict societies using the transitional justice approach. In particular, the truth commission is investigated as a mechanism of ...
African pirates in the 21st century : a comparative analysis of maritime piracy in Somalia and Nigeria

Cyril, Prinsloo (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study concerned the piratical attacks occurring along the East and West coasts of Africa. Although maritime piracy along the coasts of Africa is not a new phenomenon, recent upsurges in piratical ...
The African Renaissance and gender: finding the feminist voice

Mihindou, Piekielele Eugenia Tankiso (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)

The African Renaissance, which has its origins in the 1960s during the de-colonization period of Africa, is about transformation, an African continent reinvention that pleads for renewed autonomy and Africa’s own effort ...
Arms control and disarmament in Southern Africa: An assessment of civil society and state responses in Mozambique 1995 – 2003

Henda, Mongi Stanley (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis aims to ascertain the level of success which civil society and state actors have had in dealing with issues of arms control and disarmament in the SADC region during the post- Cold War era. ...
Assessing industrialisation in South Africa with special reference to textile and clothing trends during the 1990s

Qobo, Simon Z. T. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As the wave of globalisation sweeps across the countries of the world, the economies of these countries are increasingly opening. The industrial and trade strategy approach is shifting to greater ...
Assessing key political risk indicators for authoritarian states : the case of Libya and the petroleum industry

Bjelland, Roger A. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For multinational oil corporations (MNOCs), increasing worldwide demand for energy combined with greater competition in the international petroleum market necessitate continuous search for new areas ...
Attitudes towards Gender Equality and the Representation of Women in Parliament: A comparative study of South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe

Jacobs, Chantal Jacobs, Chantal Rowena (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although gender equality is evident in many spheres in African countries, the entry of women into political institutions has often been described as slow and unequal. In sub-Saharan African countries this ...
BEE and Malaysia's NEP: a comparative study

Mandla, Bulelani (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 ...
Beyond secession : a critical analysis of the comprehensive peace agreement and the peace process in Sudan

Amdahl, Lars Kjeang (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of Africa’s longest civil wars ended for the second time in 2005, when the leaders of the government of Sudan and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and Army signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. ...
The blurred lines between war and crime : the case of Colombia

Wenger, Mireille Mary (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research assignment deals with the breakdown in the Clausewitzian concept of the modern trinitarian structure of war. Martin Van Creveld in his book entitled, “The Transformation of War” written ...
Can Canada still be considered a middle power? Zimbabwe and Canada's declining global role

Bothwell, Alice (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

Yejoo, Kim (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 ...
Changes in global governance : the case of the G20

Roen, Tomas Alfred (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The 2008 global economic crisis marks the beginning of considerable systemic changes in global governance. The ‘Group of 20’ (G20), which entered the centre stage of global governance in response to the ...
The Changing Levels of Diffuse and Specific Support in South Africa amongst ANC supporters: A longitudinal Study

Bosoga , Tebogo (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During the so-called third wave of democratisation, South Africa experienced a transition from authoritarian rule to democratic rule in 1994. This transition was coupled with a transformation process, ...
The changing nature of conflict in Africa : challenges for the United Nations

Weldon, Catherine Leigh (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The nature of conflict in Africa has changed from the Cold War to the post-cold War era. This is evident in the internal and external factors and actors involved within the conflict dynamics. During ...
China in Africa: The use of soft power and its implications for a global "peaceful rise"

Kokkinos, Stephanie Helen (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Soft power is more relevant now than ever before. In fact, in the current world system it has become an important element in exercising state power and mapping out leadership strategies. This assignment ...
China’s economic involvement in Mozambique and prospects for development : an analysis of the processes and impacts of major recent investments

Alvarenga Rodrigues, Daniel Guilherme (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)

The great intensification of China’s engagement with Africa in the beginning of the 21st century has brought about an equally vast body of literature concerning the general motives and features of the engagement. The ...
Chinese FDI and Zambian Development: A Critical Evaluation of the its Relevance through key Socio-Economic and Political Indicators

Dunkin, Cameron (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since 2000, Chinese FDI in Zambia has steadily increased. Focused predominantly on resource extraction, China is now the third largest investor in Zambia, after only the United States and South Africa. ...
Chinese investments in the Zambian textile and clothing industry and their implications for development.

Eliassen, Ina Eirin (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a contribution to the “China in Africa” debate. Chinese development assistance includes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and recent literature argues a significant proportion of FDI goes ...