Browsing Masters Degrees (Political Science) by Title
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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 ... -
Achieving sustainable peace in post conflict societies : an evaluation of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
(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 ... -
An activist or a toothless Parliament? South African Parliament’s National Assembly Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation
(2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa grants strong powers to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation. This enables the Committee to play a fundamental role ... -
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 ... -
African leadership and the role of the presidency in African conflicts : a case study of Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As a wave of political uprisings swept across North Africa since January 2011, ridding the region of longstanding autocratic leaders, presidents in Sub-Saharan Africa were still imprisoning opposition ... -
African pirates in the 21st century : a comparative analysis of maritime piracy in Somalia and Nigeria
(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
(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 ... -
Afrikaner nationalist politics and anti-communism, 1937-1945
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1991)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is an analysis of the origins and early evolution of the conception of a communist menace in South African politics. While anti-communist sentiments in the South African political arena ... -
The age of hyperconflict and the globalization-terrorism nexus : a comparative study of Al Shabaab in Somalia and Boko Haram in Nigeria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Globalization has radically changed the world we live in; it has enabled the easy movement of people, goods and money across borders, and has facilitated improved communication. In a sense it has made ... -
An analysis of the continuation and expansion of transnational organized crime : the case of human trafficking in Mozambique
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In 1992, warring factions in Mozambique put an end to 15 years of violence and instability. By signing the General Peace Accord in Rome, the civil war was officially over, and postconflict reconstruction ... -
Are South Africa's youth 'good' engaged citizens? An application of Russel Dalton's 'good citizen' thesis
(2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Post 1994 South Africa has witnessed a decline in voter turnout, predominately among the youth. This decline in political participation matches the global trend of stagnating youth engagement in the ... -
Are women making a difference in peacekeeping operations? Considering the voices of South African women peacekeepers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although there has been a shift from state security to human security, feminist scholars pointed out the missing gender dynamic of a human security approach. The inclusion of a gendered lens has allowed ... -
Arms control and disarmament in Southern Africa: An assessment of civil society and state responses in Mozambique 1995 – 2003
(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. ... -
Aspekte van die openbare beleidproses in Suid-Afrika met spesiale verwysing na die waterbeleid (1994-1999)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation presents aspects of the public policy process in South Africa with specific reference to water policy between 1994 and 1999. For the purposes of this research, the definition of water ... -
Assessing industrialisation in South Africa with special reference to textile and clothing trends during the 1990s
(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
(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 ... -
Assessing the political and investment risk climate of the PRC : a SAB-Miller case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research assignment has investigated the overall nature of the investment climate in the People's Republic of China (PRC).The investment climate was analysed using a Political Risk Analysis (PRA) ... -
Attitudes towards foreigners in South Africa : a longitudinal study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Topics surrounding migration and the presence of foreigners in South Africa are rapidly gaining importance in light of the occurrences and developments in the country, such as the increasing number of ... -
Attitudes towards Gender Equality and the Representation of Women in Parliament: A comparative study of South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe
(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 ... -
Barack Obama : a new precedent in foreign policy?
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis aims to measure President Barack Obama’s level of presidential agency in foreign policy, in order to determine whether he will be able to achieve his ambitious goal of renewing US leadership ...
