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1 online resource (173 pages) |
| Series |
Adelphi Series, 1944-5571 ; volume 56 (2016), issue 463 |
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Adelphi (Series) ; volume 56 (2016), issue 463. 1944-5571
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction South Africa as a hegemonic power; Attempts at hegemony; South Africa's weakening position; Chapter One Tentative hegemony from Mandela to Zuma; Leadership, ethics and African resistance under Mandela; Pan-Africanism under Mbeki; Policy continuity under Zuma; Post-hegemony?; Chapter Two South Africa's image problem in Africa; Xenophobia in South Africa and its impact in Africa; South African economic expansion in Africa; South Africa's corporate footprint; Barriers to democracy promotion |
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Africa and the South African model of conflict resolutionSouth Africa's contribution; Chapter Three The African Renaissance versus the South African Renaissance?; Failure to transform; Implications of the failure to transform for Africa policy; Rise of Nigeria; A diminished South African role?; What can South Africa do?; Chapter Four The plight of the South African National Defence Force; Conflict in Africa; An ailing giant; Response to the 2014 defence review; Barriers to increasing the defence budget; Conclusion South Africa in Africa: The challenges of the new multipolarity |
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Decline and its consequencesA concert of African powers?; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
When Nelson Mandela was sworn in as president on 10 May 1994, South Africa enjoyed an unprecedented global standing. Much of the international community, particularly Western states, saw the new South Africa as well equipped to play a dynamic and dominant role on the continent; promoting conflict resolution, economic development, and acting as a standard-bearer for democracy and human rights. Yet, throughout the presidencies of Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, South Africa has failed to deliver on this early promise. Its continental primacy has been circumscribed by its own reluctance to lead, combined with widespread African hostility to its economic expansion, antipathy towards its democratic ideals and scepticism about its suitability as Africas global representative. With an onerous domestic agenda, as it continues to tackle the profound socio-economic legacies of apartheid, and with its military power also on the wane, South Africa must now adapt to an emerging multipolarity on the continent. This transition which may produce a new concert of African powers working in constructive collaboration or lead to fragmentation, discord and gridlock is likely to determine Africas prospects for decades to come. This Adelphi book squarely challenges the received wisdom that South Africa is a dominant power in Africa. It explores the countrys complex and difficult relationship with the rest of the continent in the post-apartheid era and examines the ways in which the country has struggled to translate its economic, military and diplomatic weight into tangible foreign policy successes and enduring influence on the ground. The conclusions of this book will be valuable to academics, policymakers, journalists, and business leaders seeking to understand the evolution and trajectory of South African policy in Africa |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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HISTORY -- Military -- Strategy.
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HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- South Africa.
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International relations.
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Politics and government.
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South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94003600
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Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001573
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South Africa -- Relations -- Africa
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Africa -- Relations -- South Africa
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Africa.
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South Africa.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429523052 |
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042952305X |
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9780429260933 |
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0429260938 |
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9780429536526 |
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0429536526 |
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9780429551222 |
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0429551223 |
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