Browsing Masters Degrees (Political Studies and Governance) by Issue Date
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Die beginsel van soewereiniteit in eie kring as waarborg vir burgervryheid in die Christelike staat
(University of the Free State, 1952)Abstract not available -
Stelsels van verteenwoordiging in Suid-Afrika
(University of the Free State, 1958-11)Afrikaans: Met die opkoms van die moderne demokrasie, die toekenning van politieke medeseggenskap aan alle volwasse persone, en veral as gevolg van die opkoms van ons parlementêre stelsel met sy partyorganisasies, het die ... -
Staatsveiligheid: 'n studie van terreur en ondermyning in die Republiek van Suid-Afrika
(University of the Free State, 1974-09)No abstract available -
Die verspreiding van kernwapens en internasionale orde
(University of the Free State, 1981-01)Afrikaans: Magsvergrype in al sy vergestaltingsvorme het daartoe gelei dat geen vorm van ordelike internasionale gemeenskap meer daarteen bestand is nie. Vanaf die konvensionele taktiese ontplooiing van strydmagte tot ... -
Die destabilisasie van die blanke regering in Rhodesië oor die periode 1965 (UDI) tot 1980 (bewindsoorname deur 'n swart-meerderheidsregering)
(University of the Free State, 1985-12)Afrikaans: Die verhandeling hanteer hoofsaaklik die destabiliseringstryd wat in die voormalige Rhodesië geheers het. In die konteks is daar veral van die historiese metode gebruik gemaak. Vanuit die vertrekpunt van die ... -
The crisis of the nation-state: an evaluation and reconstruction of the perspectives of Alvin Toffler
(University of the Free State, 2003-01)English: During the 1960's and 1970's, Toffler presented a glimpse of the future in his work which shook the world. What then seemed unimaginable is now becoming a reality. As mankind enters the new millennium, they are ... -
Facing up to reality? NEPAD and the challenge of globalisation
(University of the Free State, 2004)English: The study deals with the role of the New Partnership for Africa's Development in launching Africa's political and economic revitalisation in the twenty-first century. The world entered the new millennium in the ... -
The role of multinational corporations in South Africa: a political-economic perspective
(University of the Free State, 2006-05)Abstract not available. -
South Africa's foreign policy towards Africa, 1994-2010: partner or hegemon
(University of the Free State, 2011)As part of post-war developments and the new political dispensation after a regime change in 1994, South Africa regained its international stature on the continent and further afield. Based on its phenomenal political ... -
Beyond mono-theoretical approaches: realism, liberalism and the explanatory crisis in the democratic peace theory
(University of the Free State, 2011-01-03)Theoretical accounts in search of explicating the no war phenomenon inherent in the democratic peace proposition continue to permeate the discipline of International Relations (IR) at an imposing rate, giving credence to ... -
Reassessing terrorism and counter-terrorism in Africa: a critical terrorism study
(University of the Free State, 2014)English: Terrorism is one of the fastest expanding fields of study today. Since the 9/11 attacks in New York, terrorism has received an increasing amount of attention from researchers, the media and the international ... -
The role of environmental governance in municipal waste management: Newcastle (KZN) as case study
(University of the Free State, 2014)No abstract available -
A qualitative exploration of the Reitz reconciliation process as an exercise in restorative justice
(University of the Free State, 2014-06)In 2008 South Africa and the world were shocked by the public dissemination of the ‘Reitz video.’ The video depicted five black University of the Free State workers re-enacting a number of humiliating residence initiation ... -
The empowerment of rural women in Southern Africa: a case study of Driefontein, Kwazulu‐Natal
(University of the Free State, 2015)This study explores the development challenges that rural women are facing in South Africa and the three Southern African Developing Countries (SADC) namely, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The researcher adopted a ... -
Governance and funding arrangements of NGOs in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2015)This study focused on governance and funding arrangements of NGOs in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. The primary objective of the study was to evaluate existing governance and funding arrangements of NGOs with the view to ... -
Evaluation of good governance policy implementation in the Xhariep District Municipality
(University of the Free State, 2015)This study aims at evaluating the good governance policy implementation in the Xhariep District Municipality. The key question of the study is: “To what extent does the Xhariep district municipality policy implementation ... -
China and India’s foreign policy interests in Africa: partners in development or national self-interest?
(University of the Free State, 2015-02-02)English: This study explores whether the relationship which China and India forged with Africa on their own terms, is mutually beneficial or whether it is selfish, one-sided and therefore largely beneficial to Chinese and ... -
Environmental conflicts: the case of the Nile River basin
(University of the Free State, 2015-07)By the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the realm of IR was characterised by resource geopolitics (i.e. the potential of conflict as a result of the scarcity of vital resources that cross ... -
Burden-sharing and hybrid peacekeeping operations in Somalia and Sudan: a critical analysis
(University of the Free State, 2015-10-20)English: This study explores whether hybrid peacekeeping operations, or recent forms of UN- AU co-operation, offer new prospects or opportunities to the challenges relating to international peacekeeping in Africa. It ... -
Righteous torturer: a discussion on the legalisation of torture as a counterterrorist strategy in a democracy during the religious wave of terror
(University of the Free State, 2015-12)Following the aftermath of the terror attacks in September 2001, a heightened wave of religious terror spread worldwide as terrorist organisations transitioned from threatening domestic security concerns to violent regional ...