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  • The Economic Freedom Fighters - South Africa's turn towards populism? 
    Mbete, Sithembile Nombali (EISA, 2015)
    The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party has made an impact on South African politics since it was launched in 2013. After the general election in 2014 the EFF became the third-largest party in the National Assembly and ...
  • The embrace of plurality : openness to the other as a foundational public norm 
    Wolmarans, Frederik Gerhardus (Adonis and Abbey Publishers, 2020-08)
    Plurality and difference are ubiquitous realities in almost every modern-day society, including South Africa. This heterogeneity, and the often-accompanying fragmentation, significantly complicate social coexistence to ...
  • Engagement matters : South Africa, the United Nations and a rights-based foreign policy 
    Melber, Henning (Routledge, 2014-01)
    This article critically examines the role of South Africa with special reference to the values embodied in the human rights principles of the UN system and argues for a reemphasis of a rights-based foreign policy guided ...
  • Epistemic (in)justice and decolonisation in higher education : experiences of a cross-site teaching project 
    Khoo, Su-ming; Mucha, Witold; Pesch, Christina; Wielenga, Cori (University of the Free State, 2020-08)
    Higher education has been strongly contested in recent times, on the grounds of its role in reproducing epistemic injustice, leading to calls to ‘decolonise’ institutions, curricula and teaching practices. Meanwhile, ...
  • The EU Water Initiative at 15 : origins, processes and assessment 
    Fritsch, Oliver; Adelle, Camilla; Benson, David (Taylor and Francis, 2017)
    This article examines the activities and achievements of the European Union Water Initiative, a transnational, multi-actor partnership established in 2002 by the European Commission to support water governance reforms ...
  • Europe and Africa - the enduring relationship 
    Cilliers, Jakkie (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2010-11)
    This article looks at two aspects of interdependence between Europe and Africa. The first relates to economics, the seconds to security. Under current trends, Europe's future looks distinctively like that of Japan today - ...
  • Evaluating ‘homegrown’ research networks in Africa 
    Adelle, Camilla; Elema, Nico; Chakauya, Ereck; Benson, David (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2018-03-27)
    Attempts to improve the policy environment have led to a growing pressure on governments in Africa to embark on policymaking that is more evidence based and considers a wide spectrum of scientific and indigenous knowledge. ...
  • The evolution of EU–South Africa relations : what influence on Africa? 
    Fioramonti, Lorenzo; Kotsopoulos, John (Routledge, 2015-12)
    South Africa and the European Union (EU) have a longstanding relationship. Their interaction has evolved through various phases, characterised simultaneously by ambitious partnerships coupled with a degree of wariness. ...
  • The evolving Indo-Pacific region : an introduction to external perspectives on Africa's role and position 
    Schoeman, Maxi; Wu, Yu-Shan (University of Pretoria, Department of Political Sciences, 2022)
    This article explores the evolution of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ as a concept and geopolitical social construct. Since 2007, the concept has been framed predominatly to fit the geostrategic concerns of global North powers. ...
  • Explorations into modernity, colonialism and genocide : revisiting the past in the present 
    Melber, Henning (SUNMeDIA, 2017)
    This essay contextualises forms of mass violence and genocide in a historical perspective since the era of enlightenment. Western modernity and its notion of civilisation domesticated and colonised at home and abroad. ...
  • The extent and security implications of money laundering in South Africa 
    Moodley, M.S. (Maiendra Sadanandan) (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2008-11)
    Money laundering presents challenges to legislators, both in South Africa and globally, considering that its use ranges from criminal syndicates profiting from criminal activities to financiers of terrorist activities. By ...
  • The extent of maritime terrorism and piracy : a comparative analysis 
    Joubert, Lydelle Amelia (Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), University of Stellenbosch, 2013)
    Political and socio-economic factors led to the resurrection of piracy during the 1970s. By 1983, the problem became alarming, leading to the adoption of anti-piracy measures by the international community. During the same ...
  • The failure of peacebuilding in Somalia : the 'myth' of the nation-state 
    Samuel, Igba Ajogwu; Wielenga, Cori (Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, 2019-12)
    There is a growing consensus in International Relations that the sovereign nation state, particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa, is a ‘myth’ because of the several nations that can be found within one sovereign entity, made ...
  • Faith as politics – and politics as faith : Beyers Naude and Dag Hammarskjöld 
    Melber, Henning (SUNMeDIA, 2015)
    This essay explores commonalities in the faith and political spirituality of Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961) and Beyers Naudé (1915-2004) on occasion of the hundredth birthday of “Oom Bey”, as Beyers Naudé was called by ...
  • Financial oversight of the civilian intelligence services in South Africa 
    Africa, Sandy (University of Pretoria, Department of Political Sciences, 2019-11)
    The article assesses the state of oversight of the budget and expenditure of the South African civilian intelligence services (now called the State Security Agency). The roles of various structures, including the National ...
  • Food insecurity : the future challenge 
    Bourgeois, Robin (Wiley (open access), 2016-09)
    At a time where the amount of food produced worldwide is sufficient to feed all, the number of food-insecure people remains high. This article presents an analysis of a number of futures studies on food and agriculture, ...
  • Food sovereignty : shifting debates on democratic food governance 
    Dekeyser, Koen; Korsten, Lise; Fioramonti, Lorenzo (Springer, 2018-02)
    This article develops the concept of food sovereignty while it critically reflects on its present status and future trajectories. The concept of food sovereignty provides an alternative framework for solutions to the human ...
  • Foreign direct investment and the transfer of technologies to Angola's energy sector 
    Manyuchi, Albert Edgar (German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), 2016)
    The relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the transfer of technology is undergoing a great deal of academic scrutiny and policy analysis. A growing body of literature shows that FDI can be a channel ...
  • Foresight for all : co-elaborative scenario building and empowerment 
    Bourgeois, Robin; Penunia, Esther; Bisht, Sonali; Boruk, Don (Elsevier, 2017-11)
    We present here a co-elaborative scenario building approach, called Participatory Prospective Analysis (PPA) and discuss its relevance for empowering local communities/organizations. This approach is adapted from the French ...
  • Fostering communities of practice for improved food democracy : experiences and learning from South Africa 
    Adelle, Camilla; Kroll, Florian; Losch, Bruno; Gorgens, Tristan (Wiley, 2021)
    The highly concentrated formal agri-food sector holds enormous power in the governance of the food system in South Africa. Yet the concept of food democracy holds that all people should have an equal opportunity to participate ...