JCH 2015 Volume 40 Issue 2
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Faith as politics-and politics as faith: Beyers Naudé and Dag Hammarskjöld
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015-12)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 ... -
Political naturalism and the French" Nouvelle Droite": reflections on politocratic communitarianism in contemporary Afrikaans political literature
(University of the Free State, 2015-12)An increasing lack of confidence over the last couple of years in government’s will and ability to govern South African political society has stimulated Afrikaans publications on the notion of community in general, and ... -
Twenty-five years of Pan-African democratic governance diplomacy
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015-12)While there has been growing analysis of Pan-Africa agency on the international stage, there has been less consideration given to the interactions between states on the continent and how these engagements have been central ... -
Islam in Africa: from Sufi moderation to Islamist radicalization
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)This article examines how a moderate Sufi Islam in Africa has increasingly become sidelined by more radical interpretations of the Qur’an. The latter has been termed Islamism and is closely aligned to the concept of ... -
Political party liaison committees as conflict resolution mechanisms - the South African experience
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)With the advent of inclusive multiparty elections and democracy in South Africa and many parts of Africa and beyond in the 1990s, the need for cooperation between political parties and electoral management bodies has ... -
The value of ideal theory in the freedom charter disobedience
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)The following article responds to a realist critique of ideal theory in the “official” liberal democratic account of civil disobedience classically offered by John Rawls. The shortcomings the critical theorist, Robin ... -
The clausewitzian trinity: reassessing the South African military's relationship with its polity and society
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)This article provides an historic–theoretical understanding of civil-military relations in South Africa and an outline of important influences on South African civil-military relations at present. Historically, a ... -
Patterns of ownership and labour unrest within the South African mining sector
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)This article examines the impact of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment’s (B-BBEE) ownership element as a catalyst to labour unrest within the mining sector. The research shows that the B-BBEE policy has made limited ... -
The Johannesburg stock exchange (JSE) returns, political development and economic forces: a historical perspective
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)To contribute to economic growth and development a stock market, as a leading economic indicator, should reflect the macroeconomic fundamentals of a country. The reflection of political and economic development in the ... -
South Africa in the international arms trade network (ATN) during national party rule (1948-1994): a network analysis
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)South Africa is renowned for its arms industry, which was established under apartheid to counter external threats during the Cold War, increasing internal threats from the black majority, and internationally imposed arms ...
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