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"In this paper attention has been focused on the broader concept of constitutionalism, rather than the narrow idea of “a constitution”, in examining the constitutional implications of a continental order. This is primarily because constitutionalism…
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"This paper sought to highlight the strategic conundrum that South Africa faces in its interactions with the continent. On the one hand it is a continental powerhouse, especially economically, and on the other, it is resented or regarded as an unwel…
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"In order to achieve these objectives, the first step is a report on the current state of land and agrarian reform in the respective countries taking part in the study. In the case of South Africa, as with many of the other countries, the task is a …
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"This publication is a critique of the set of discussion documents released by the African National Congress [ANC] in preparation for its Policy Conference at the end of June and its Congress in December 2007. The purpose of the publication is to fa…
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"Globalization has brought new and dangerous challenges to the Brazilian national project. Whereas the neoliberal agenda led to the opening of the country’s internal market and the privatization/de-nationalization of strategic public enterprises (w…
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"This paper aims to advance discussions on human security and how the concept serves as a tool for approaching new(and longstanding) issues of internal and external security in the Latin American context, more specifically in the Brazilian context. …
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"This paper aims to provide examples of how specific civil society organisations have influenced and engaged the state, and what lies behind the success or failure of these actions.It looks at a range of organisations that have tried to impact gov…
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"This essay examines the challenges of international security with reference to the experience of the IBSA coalition. Specifically, it explores the role of IBSA in global security through the lens of South Africa. Its principal argument is that IBS…
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"This paper examines the extent to which this ‘better life for all’ – in the context of the performance of the Public Service - has become a reality in the period since the 1994 elections. It further examines the context in which performance enhance…
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"This paper will focus on affirmative action in the public service. It is divided into three sections. The first section briefly defines the concepts of affirmative action and state capacity. It also sets the goals of the former. The second section …
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"This paper reflects on the changing dimensions of security from an Indian perspective. It is argued that while the traditional security concerns persist, non-traditional security challenges have attained greater salience in recent years.
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"This paper focuses on the notion of service delivery by the public service in a democratic developmental state. The public service in a democratic developmental state essentially focuses not only on the delivery of services, but it is also crucial …
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"India is racing against time. The Millennium Development Goals are still far away. But the government has taken a series of policy measures which, if pursued meticulously, could take it nearer the goals. In order to bridge the urban-rural divide, t…
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"The four papers contained in this edition of Synopsis provide insightful and compelling perspectives on different aspects of xenophia and migration and therefore bring much needed attention and contribute to ongoing public policy debates on the cha…
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"These five papers cover various aspects of the South African elections and implications of these elections. Fiona White's paper looks in depth at those factors that shaped the ANC's victory in 2009. Rapoo explores the implications of the 2009 elect…
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"These issues of Synopsis continues to explore key issues on African integration and governance, featuring four presentations made at a CPS international seminar at African integration. The issues reviewed in this paper are key challenges for future…
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"The focus of the seminar was on South Africa, whose nature can be characterised as transformed, yet still transforming, but one that has effected shifts from a closed, exclusionary society structurally defined by racial oppression functionally op…
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"This edition of Synopsis focuses on one of South Africa’s highest foreign policy agenda items: The India-Brazil-South Africa Trilateral Dialogue Forum, more generally known as IBSA. IBSA is also a major policy dialogue initiative of the Centre for …
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"This edition of Synopsis forms part of the Centre for Policy Studies-Trust Africa project on Regional Citizenship and Identity, and we start with an apt preoccupation on ‘regional citizenship and identity’ in southern Africa as an emerging concern …
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"The discussion above was intended to review Lesotho’s experience as the twelfth AU country to undergo the APRM process and to draw lessons of benefit for the future. Based on the discussion above, it can be concluded broadly that despite some quest…
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