South Africa in Africa : a case of high expectations for peace

dc.contributor.authorSolomon, Hussein
dc.contributor.emailHussein.Solomon@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-24T06:43:00Z
dc.date.available2013-01-31T10:07:44Z
dc.date.issued2010-08
dc.description.abstractThis article examines South Africa’s engagement with the rest of the African continent in the realm of peace and security since 1994. It notes that despite expectations from the international community as well as its own policy documents that South Africa would promote human rights on the continent, this has not occurred in a substantial manner. Pretoria has been naı¨ve in its mediation attempts, or worse. Pretoria’s ambiguous position in relation to human rights is not only a product of domestic variables but also its own lack of capacity, especially on the military front. These domestic constraints are reinforced at a regional level where structures like the African Standby Forces are little more than ‘paper tigers’. This serves to reinforce the status quo, ultimately undermining human security and escalating prospects for future conflict. At the same time the article does point to some positive developments arising from the Zuma administration in its engagement on the African continent in its efforts to secure human security for Africa’s citizens.en
dc.description.urihttp://www.informaworld.com/en_US
dc.identifier.citationSolomon, H 2010, 'South Africa in Africa : a case of high expectations for peace', South African Journal of International Affairs, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 131-147.en
dc.identifier.issn1022-0461 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1938-0275 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/10220461.2010.492930
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/17144
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.rights© 2010 The South African Institute of International Affairs. This is an electronic version of an article published in South African Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 17, No. 2, August 2010, 131-147. South African Journal of International Affairs is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com.en
dc.subject.lcshSouth Africa -- Foreign relationsen
dc.subject.lcshInternational relationsen
dc.subject.lcshSouthern African Development Communityen
dc.subject.lcshConflict management -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshMediation -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshPeace-building -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshHuman security -- South Africaen
dc.titleSouth Africa in Africa : a case of high expectations for peaceen
dc.typePostprint Articleen

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