Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Political Studies and Governance) by Title
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Accessing small business support programmes in Maseru, Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 2022)The terms small and medium enterprise (SME) and entrepreneurship were developed in the late 1940s. In developing these terms, policies emerged that included grants, subsidised credits, and special taxes for SMEs. It also ... -
Accountability within the governance of intergovernmental relations in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2020)This study intended to investigate accountability, as advanced by public officials, elected officials, public and private sectors, stakeholders and the citizenry within the framework of governance and intergovernmental ... -
The adoption of Fintech applications in wealth banking
(University of the Free State, 2023)Financial technology, or FinTech, offers substitutes for some products used in traditional banking and non-banking finance services. In the financial sector, FinTech is a new idea. This field study’s main goal is to gain ... -
An analysis of emerging governing coalitions at the local level in South Africa with a specific focus on Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)The 2016 South African local government election was a defining moment, which changed the political and governance landscape of the country significantly. The results of this election saw the electoral dominance of the ... -
An analysis of regime capacity and a nascent environmental conflict in the Orange-Senqu, the Nile and the Niger River basins
(University of the Free State, 2017-05)For much of the past century, the hydropolitical landscape of African transboundary river basins has been affected by water scarcity. The analysis of hydropolitics is referred to here as the politics of water, which ... -
Beyond the state-centric lens of the fragile state discourse: the case for hybrid political orders in Somaliland
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)Since the collapse of communism in the late 1980s, a "third wave of democratisation" has swept across the globe, encouraging many developing countries (particularly in Africa) to embrace liberal democratic, free market ... -
Changing international realities and the configuration of the South African National Defence Force in the 21st century
(University of the Free State, 2015-01)English: The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is currently in the process of evaluating its policies, strategies and force design in order to ensure that it is optimally postured and configured to successfully ... -
A critical analysis of the relationship between political transformation and corruption
(University of the Free State, 2013-01)This thesis sets out to confirm the relationship between corruption and political transformation. The thesis commences by investigating different modes of political change with particular emphasis on the characteristics, ... -
Critical success factors for women smallholder-farmers transforming into commercial farmers, Lejweleputswa district municipality: Free State
(University of the Free State, 2022)Smallholder farmers play a crucial role worldwide in food security and economic growth. The study explores the transformation of women who are smallholder farmers to become commercial farmers, focusing on the Lejweleputswa ... -
The effectiveness of development aid in Lesotho for good governance and political transformation
(University of the Free State, 2017-05)English: The thesis commences with the discussion that looks at the process of development aid as a catalyst for good governance and political transformation. This includes the practice of capacity building and reforms of ... -
Electoral systems as a mechanism of democratic governance: a South African perspective
(University of the Free State, 2003-05)Abstract not available -
Evaluation of income tax concessions available to small businesses in Bloemfontein
(University of the Free State, 2022)As the scripture announces, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are like seeds that can never be dismissed since their operations have contributed significantly to the global economy, and thus all those who see them must ... -
A governance perspective on policies and practices combating youth unemployment in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2021-10)The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of South African youth development policies in ensuring the development and empowerment, especially regarding employment, of young people in the country. The ... -
International politics in an era of democratic peace: the enduring quality of Waltzian structural realism
(University of the Free State, 2017-01)English: International politics continue to be marked (or, more properly) marred by debilitating continuities. Across time and space, and against the vogue of inside-out explanations of international politics (with democratic ... -
Investigating the role of retail management skills in improving customer satisfaction at a retail group
(University of the Free State, 2022)Organisations in the recent economic era face an increasing need for their responsiveness to radical changes in market demands as well as the effective utilisation of new technology and ways of working. The workforce is ... -
Islamist violent extremism and the fragile African state: the case in Kenya
(University of the Free State, 2022-07)What we know, and how we know about state fragility, Islamist violent extremism (IVE), and countering Islamist violent extremism (CIVE), is fiercely contested. It is no different in the case of state fragility, IVE, and ... -
Radicalisation to commit terrorism from a political socialisation perspective in Kenya and Uganda
(University of the Free State, 2014-06)English: Preventing and combating terrorism should start with understanding what drives an individual to resort to terrorism, taking into consideration that not all people experience the same external ... -
The social relations of the taxi industry in South Africa: contending theories of corporatism, pluralism and systematic patronage
(University of the Free State, 2002-11)Afrikaans: Hierdie tesis ondersoek die sosiale verhoudinge wat die taxi industrie van Suid-Afrika verbind aan die staat, maar ook aan ander sosiale en politieke vorminge binne die samelewing. Die assumpsie is dat ... -
Die staatsfilosofie grondslae van die Suid-Afrikaanse staatkunde sedert 1910
(University of the Free State, 1970-09)Afrikaans: Ons toeleg is 'n ondersoek na die religieus-verankerde staatsfilosofiese rigtings wat sedert 1910 beslissend was in die Suid-Afrikaanse staatkunde. Hierdie denkrigtings het in belangrike wetgewing nie onbetuig ...