• Student experiences of attending the first online Southern African students psychology conference at an open distance e-learning university in South Africa 

  Moodley-Marie, Janice K.; Parry, Bianca Rochelle; Masisi, Itumeleng (African Minds, 2024-12)

  The devastation and aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to pervade almost every sphere of human existence, albeit arguably increasingly nuanced. As we move into the post-pandemic world, it is essential to reflect ...
• “We’ve got a sisterhood …”: understanding personal and peer empowerment capabilities in the narratives of South African women furthering their education while incarcerated 

  Parry, Bianca Rochelle (Brill Academic Publishers, 2024-06)

  The empowering effect of higher education in a carceral environment is recognised globally as the most effective rehabilitative tool for reducing reoffence and promoting the reintegration of incarcerated individuals into ...
• Dialogues for sustainable peacebuilding : from dialogues of the deaf to consensual dialogues 

  Mandikwaza, Edknowledge (Adonis and Abbey, 2024-08)

  This article discusses the complexities of political dialogues, focusing on the reasons behind their failures and strategies for successful dialogue outcomes, using Zimbabwe‘s political landscape as a case study. The ...
• The politics of documenting violence and trauma for transitional justice : the role of civil society in Zimbabwe 

  Matshaka, Chenai G. (Adonis and Abbey, 2024-12)

  This article captures the politics of documenting trauma for transitional justice, particularly in contexts where transitional justice is contested in its norms and practices. The paper unpacks how documenting trauma by ...
• A conceptual framework for national dialogues : applied theories and concepts 

  Mandikwaza, Edknowledge (African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2025-01)

  National dialogues are increasingly recognised as vital tools for resolving political con9icts, fostering state- and nation-building, enhancing social cohesion, and facilitating peaceful socio-economic and political ...
• Narratives as a gateway to transitional justice : reflections on research methodology 

  Matshaka, Chenai (University of the Free State, 2024)

  In many ways transitional justice is a battle of narratives. Both at the conception and implementation stages, it is contested in part by different meanings of what justice is, how harm is understood, and who the victim ...
• Analyzing the paradigmatic impact of Seychelles blue economy financing model 

  Oche, Tony Onazi (Ontario International Development Agency, 2024)

  Seychelles is regarded as the first country to implement a debt-for-nature swap (marine conservation) and blue bond finance model. The goal of the initiative was to secure funding for the preservation of the ocean ecosystem ...
• Food safety governance in South Africa 

  Mkhwanazi, Ntombizethu Simphiwe; Adelle, Camilla; Korsten, Lise (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2024-12-21)

  This paper reviews public policy with a focus on food safety governance. In this study, food safety governance refers to the policy, institutions, and actors involved in forming, interpreting, implementing, and enforcing ...
• African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the challenges of protectionist policies on regional integration : insights from Nigeria and South Africa 

  Adenuga, Gbeke Adebowale; Amusan, Lere; Oyewole, Samuel (Adonis and Abbey, 2024-08)

  This article examines the challenges posed by the protectionist economic policies of African states to the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which is designed to advance the ...
• Theories of war and the African context : Whither strategic theory? 

  Theron, Sonja (University of Pretoria, Department of Political Sciences, 2024)

  This article explores the state of strategic theory in relation to the African context. It argues that the dichotomy between war in the Global South and the Global North, combined with the shift towards critical security ...
• BRICS, club diplomacy and South Africa’s geopolitical repositioning 

  Theron, François Jacques (University of Pretoria, 2017)

  This study sets out to explore whether South Africa’s membership of the BRICS forum serves the country’s national interests. More particularly this examination is approached from the perspective of the motivations given ...
• Engendering change : feminist considerations of online conferencing as a safe space in the narratives of South Africa women academics during COVID-19 

  Parry, Bianca Rochelle; Moodley, J.K.; Masisi, I. (Stellenbosch University, 2024-06)

  The digitisation of education that has deliberately reformed the pedagogical practices of tertiary education in the 21st century, rapidly transformed all aspects of academia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Academic conferences, ...
• Adaptive capacity to reduce disaster risks in informal settlements 

  Ndabezitha, Khulekani E.; Mubangizi, Betty C.; John, S.F. (AOSIS, 2024-06)

  The eMalahleni Local Municipality (eLM) in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, has a number of informal settlements because of the influx of people seeking employment in the municipal area. These informal settlements are ...
• The United Nations Charter and the African Union Constitutive Act : the search for compatibility in addressing African peace and security 

  Moerane, Gomolemo Khumo (Routledge, 2023)

  Collective security by regional organisations continues to be impacted by evolving global security threats. Previously focused at the global level, the shift from interstate conflicts to intra-state conflicts resulted in ...
• Colonialism, genocide and reparations : the German-Namibian case 

  Melber, Henning (Wiley, 2024-07)

  In 2015 the German government acknowledged that the Empire committed genocide in its colony South West Africa, known since its independence as Namibia. This acknowledgement marked a new reference point in how to engage ...
• Gender-based violence victim support policies in South Africa : an intersectional analysis from the perspective of Indian women in Chatsworth 

  Naidoo, Linda; Wielenga, Cori (Policy Press, 2024)

  This study aimed to assess the implementation of the KwaZulu-Natal 365 Days Policy Framework for the Eradication of Gender-Based Violence, particularly the Victim Support Programme, in the minority Indian community in ...
• Government size, institutional quality and economic welfare in Africa 

  Kunawotor, Mark; Ahiabor, Godson; Yobo, Eric (Emerald, 2024-07)

  PURPOSE : Most African countries operate large government sizes but with little corresponding economic outcomes. Institutional economics however, show that strong institution is fundamental in promoting economic growth. ...
• Rethinking African-European scientific cooperation : the case of the platform for African-European studies 

  Nshimbi, Christopher Changwe; Develtere, Patrick; Debela, Bacha Kebede (University Association for Contemporary European Studies, 2023)

  African universities rely on teaching traditions and scientific theories based on Western epistemologies and ontologies. Interactions between European and African scholars too tend to focus on the deficits in African ...
• Disrupting and re-imagining European studies : towards a more diverse and inclusive discipline 

  David, Maxine; Garcia, Maria; Haastrup, Toni; Mattheis, Frank (UACES, 2023)

  This Special Issue is the culmination of the Diversity, Inclusivity, Multi-Disciplinarity in European Studies (DIMES) project, undertaken under the aegis of the University Association of European Studies (UACES). DIMES was ...
• Unpacking the reported impacts of COVID-19 in rural contexts : evidence from two rural municipalities in South Africa 

  Mubangizi, B.C.; Okem, A.E.; John, Sokfa F.; Ngubane, L.P.; Barry, I.; Adekanla, N.; Nyawo, J.C. (Adonis & Abbey Publishers, 2023-12)

  The COVID-19 pandemic, which has been primarily analysed within urban contexts, has revealed a significant gap in understanding its ramifications within rural areas. This study aims to address this gap by drawing upon the ...

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