Seminar: Building with BRICS, A Burgeoning Dynamic for South AfricaThursday March 1, 2012
Paterson Hall, Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Organization:Institute of African Studies, Carleton University Register Online:african_studies@carleton.ca 
As the balance of power shifts in the global economy towards the so ‘called ‘emerging markets’, in particular China, where does South Africa fit in this changing reality? This paper focuses on a range of issues confronting South Africa as one of the leading economies in Africa. The paper argues that South Africa being the smallest member state within BRICS may become a less significant actor in comparison to the might of the Chinese, Russian and Indian Mega-economies. Therefore this paper analyzes ways in which South Africa can improve its domestic condition and safeguard itself from being pushed into the global periphery through concise and effective use of her new diplomacy of Ubuntu as a gateway to Africa. The speaker, Lucky Asuelime, is an Instructor at the School of Social Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where he teaches courses in Political Science and International Relations. He is currently writing his doctoral research on a thesis titled: “British Foreign Policy towards Apartheid South Africa’s Nuclear Legacy, 1974 – 1989.” Lucky is currently a visiting scholar at Carleton University until June 2012, with support from the Canadian Bureau for International education (CBIE), under the Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme. He is hosted by the Institute of African Studies and the Department of Political Science. When: March 01, 2012 |