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An Encumbered Regional Power: The Capacity Gap in South Africa's Peace Diplomacy in Africa
Peter Kagwanja
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Description for An Encumbered Regional Power: The Capacity Gap in South Africa's Peace Diplomacy in Africa
Paperback. Focuses on the link between South Africa's grand pan-African ambitions, especially in the area of peace, security and governance, and its own capacity to pursue these objectives. This title explores contributions to and constraints upon democratisation throughout South Africa and the African continent. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 60.
The main focus of this publication is the link between South Africa's grand pan-African ambitions, especially in the area of peace, security and governance, and its own capacity to pursue these objectives. Specifically, the paper examines Pretoria's involvement in Africa, and internal capacity to support its mediation, peacekeeping and strengthening the abilities of African institutions for peacemaking. Further, it examines the challenges posed by tension between its pan-African and economic interests as well as power rivalry at the continental level, which have greatly limited its ability to take a more assertive role in regional political and economic developments. It briefly ... Read more
The main focus of this publication is the link between South Africa's grand pan-African ambitions, especially in the area of peace, security and governance, and its own capacity to pursue these objectives. Specifically, the paper examines Pretoria's involvement in Africa, and internal capacity to support its mediation, peacekeeping and strengthening the abilities of African institutions for peacemaking. Further, it examines the challenges posed by tension between its pan-African and economic interests as well as power rivalry at the continental level, which have greatly limited its ability to take a more assertive role in regional political and economic developments. It briefly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HSRC Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
40
Place of Publication
Cape Town, South Africa
ISBN
9780796922366
SKU
V9780796922366
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About Peter Kagwanja
Dr Peter Kagwanja is a former Chief Research Specialist in the Democracy & Governance Research Programme at the HSRC. He is currently President and CEO of the Africa Policy Institute and a Research Associate at the University of Pretoria.
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