• 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 ...
• Pastoralist conflict in Ethiopia from 2015 to 2022 : climate change and food insecurity as exacerbating factors 

  Moyo, Mandlenkosi Makhayeni (University of Pretoria, 2024-07)

  This study explores how climate change and food insecurity account for an exacerbation in conflict involving pastoralists in Ethiopia from 2015 to 2022. Because of Ethiopia’s geographical setting, terrain and over-reliance ...
• Evaluating South Africa's policy and institutional frameworks to combat terrorism : implications for security sector reform 

  Thekiso, Ramotlhantsweng Michael Gilbert (University of Pretoria, 2024-05-31)

  If the stability of the Southern African region is to be maintained, the ability to combat and prevent terrorism should be of utmost importance to South Africa. The lack of significant terrorist attacks in the region is ...
• Evaluating William Gumede's elements of democratic deficit as an adverse feature of liberation movements in government : the case of the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa 

  Van der Walt, Philippus (University of Pretoria, 2024-04-25)

  The research in this dissertation consists of a critical literature study and evaluation of William Gumede’s (2017) elements of democratic deficit as a feature of liberation movements. Examining the political culture of ...
• A critical analysis of the US-China geopolitical contest in the Indo-Pacific region : implications for Africa's regional inclusion 

  Mmako, Mmamashilo Herminah (University of Pretoria, 2024-04-02)

  The Indo-Pacific region holds significant and strategic geopolitical importance in the 21st century. It is in the region that the US-China strategic contest is prevalent, driven by economic, security, and geopolitical ...
• The potential of the Great Blue Wall Initiative to achieve human security in the Western Indian ocean region. 

  Wilima, David (University of Pretoria, 2024-06-23)

  Maritime securitisation is increasingly receiving scholarly attention, particularly regarding its role in protecting national interests and it is therefore being linked to geopolitical and developmental discussions. However, ...
• An examination of Mugabe’s look east policy, 2003-2017 : an AfroCentric perspective 

  Maphaka, Dominic (University of Pretoria, 2024-05-20)

  Zimbabwe-China relations have elicited attention from the media, academics, and scholarly literature. Since the introduction of Zimbabwe’s unwritten Look East Policy in 2003 and its implementation until the ousting of ...
• Analysing protests through the prism of constructive patriotism: the EndSARS and Black Lives Matter movements in focus 

  Ekup-Nse, Daniel (University of Pretoria, 2024-05-23)

  The rise of nationwide protests across many countries in the world has the potential to make or mar such countries. While research has greatly focused on the character, impact, common and unique factors that instigate such ...
• Power transition theory as naval diplomatic practice : an analysis of the United States of America and the people's Republic of China in the Indian ocean from 2017 - 2023 

  Khasa, Sibusiso (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-10)

  China, as a rising power in the global system, has been increasing its naval presence in the Indian Ocean and the establishment of the country’s first-ever naval base in Djibouti further raised concerns from the dominant ...
• South Africa's influence in multilateral organisations : a case study of the proposal for a TRIPS waiver at the WTO 

  Malefane, Mpe Nthabiseng (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-06)

  The COVID-19 pandemic occurred at a time that multilateral cooperation was confronted with legitimacy, accountability, and representation deficits. It was in this environment that South Africa and India presented a proposal ...
• Analysis of South Africa’s response to COVID-19 through the securitization theory 

  Thela, Sergeant A. (University of Pretoria, 2024-02)

  The study aimed to analyse South Africa’s response to COVID-19 and if it constituted a securitization act. To securitize means a securitizing actor elevates an issue beyond politics by treating it as an existential threat ...
• National interest as a determinant of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean Sub-Regional security complex 

  Essop, Saphia Hanan (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  This study explores the question of if and how the protection and promotion of the national interests of two states in a regional security subcomplex affects the stability of the subcomplex itself. The specific case this ...
• Developing an inclusive national identity in South Africa through an examination of belonging using WW Gqoba and SEK Mqhayi 

  Kumalo, Siseko H. (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-09)

  Examining national identity, belonging and a national culture, this study argues for the theorisation of the political reality in South Africa by analysing the literary landscape of the country. By combining a set of ...
• Multilateralism and vaccine diplomacy : an analysis of Covid-19 practises from August 2020 to July 2022 

  Botha, Luné (University of Pretoria, 2023-09)

  This qualitative study questions what patterns of multilateral vaccine diplomacy were practised by states to adapt to the challenge of Covid-19 from August 2020 to July 2022. The vaccine diplomacy practises of China, Russia, ...
• The responsibility to rebuild and Jus Post Bellum : mapping the normative discourse on stabilization in Libya from 2011 to 2020 

  Mabera, Faith Kerubo (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Over the past two decades, stabilization has emerged as a dominant mode of international engagement in conflict-affected areas and fragile settings. The universal quest for a sustainable compact of peace in the aftermath ...
• Food safety governance in South Africa : a policy network approach 

  Mkhwanazi, Ntombizethu Simphiwe (University of Pretoria, 2024-01-22)

  This is a study in public policy focusing on food safety governance. Food safety refers to reducing the risk of individuals becoming sick from foodborne illness through managed handling, preparation, and storage of foods. ...
• Minor parties and democratic governance in Ghana's fourth republic, 1992 - 2022 

  Yobo, Eric (University of Pretoria, 2023-08)

  Despite the rising interest in party politics in Africa, minor party activism remains largely understudied, particularly in the context of plurality-based two-party systems. This study therefore examined minor parties in ...
• African maritime security : a human security approach to maritime securitisation - the case for an alternative analytical framework 

  Ramachela, Tshegofatso (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  African maritime security in practice, and academically, is gaining significant attention as an area of study. What is overwhelmingly clear is the growing importance of maritime security and its centrality in discourses ...
• Orphans, vulnerable children and access to basic education with reference to the convention on the rights of the child : the case of Eastern Cape province, South Africa 

  Chirowamhangu, Raymond (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  The study examines access to basic education for children, with a special focus on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Access to basic education, if practised effectively, ...
• Curriculum and national identity in South Africa : examining the representation of national identity in the public school curriculum 

  Lekitlane, Tshegofatso (University of Pretoria, 2023-08)

  The importance for a country to have a national identity that is inclusive and a representation of all citizens is pivotal. National identity in post-apartheid South Africa has risen to the top of the national agenda. ...

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