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Le Pere, Garth L.
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2015-05-12T07:41:06Z |
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2015-05-12T07:41:06Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This article represents a synthetic overview of the key themes which
have animated scholarly research in South Africa's foreign policy over
the last two decades. These themes will be addressed and are situated
against the broad contextual background of important philosophical
challenges, transitional developments, and managerial dilemmas during
the formative presidential periods of Mandela and Mbeki. This context
provides the analytical parameters for the focus on six themes which
arguably shape debates and thinking about the conduct of South
Africa's foreign policy, namely: the institutional dynamics at the level of
the state; the multilateral and global agenda; trade and economic diplomacy;
the peace, security, and mediation dimension; the donor and
development assistance role; and the scourge of xenophobia. These
themes will continue to exercise a profound influence on the collective
endeavour of South Africa's foreign policy community to sustain its
standing as a middle-power with soft power assets that is able to shapeAfrican and global agendas. Arising from these thematic considerations,
some concluding thoughts highlight on-going normative, substantive,
and policy challenges for the Zuma administration. |
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am2015 |
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http://www.up.ac.za/en/political-sciences/article/19718/strategic-review-for-southern-africa/ |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Le Pere, GL 2014, 'Critical themes in South Africa's foreign policy', Strategic Review for Southern Africa, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 31-56. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1013-1108 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45100 |
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en |
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University of Pretoria, Department of Political Sciences |
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Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria. |
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dc.subject |
Institutional dynamics |
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South Africa's foreign policy |
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Multilateral activism |
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Multilateral trade policy |
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Economic diplomacy |
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Peace |
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Security |
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Conflict mediation |
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Development assistance |
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Xenophobia |
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dc.title |
Critical themes in South Africa's foreign policy |
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dc.type |
Article |
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