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Rethinking political crises in the Horn of Africa : local approaches to the territorial border in Ethiopia's eastern borderlands
(2014)
Political crises are often more interconnected in the Horn of Africa than in other parts of the
continent. The region challenges established notions of statehood and the trajectory of
state formation in Africa. This paper ...
Introduction: The Crucial Role of Mediators in Relations between States and Citizens
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)
This book sets out to answer a deceptively simple question: how do citizens and state engage in the global south? The answer is not simple; it is indeed complex and multifaceted, but we argue that much of the time this ...
Non-racialism and the African National Congress: views from the branch
(Taylor & Francis group, 2014)
South Africa’s ruling party is well known as an organisation that supports the ideal of
non-racialism. However, the extent to which the African National Congress (ANC)
has defined and instrumentalised the concept of ...
‘How participatory institutions deepen democracy through broadening representation: the case of participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre, Brazil’
(Berghahn, 2014-06)
Abstract: At the same time as democracy has ‘triumphed’ in most of the world, it leaves many unsatisfied at the disjuncture between the democratic ideal and its practical expression. Participatory practices and institutions, ...
Investing in information : the information management body of knowledge
(Springer, 2014)
This text is a guide to established and current thinking about how to get the best out
of information technology and information systems investments. It relies on actual
experience as well as research outputs from ...
Dynamics of building a better society: Reflections on ten years of development cooperation and capacity building
(SUN Media, 2014)
The modern world is an environment of rapid change. Per Dalin points
out that we are experiencing an unprecedented ten revolutions occurring
simultaneously. There are revolutions prompted by globalisation and the
population ...
The legacies of the Natives Land Act of 1913
(Stellenbosch University, 2014)
Looking back at the century since the promulgation of the Natives Land Act, it can be argued that it shaped the trajectories of most South Africans’ lives. It expelled black people from the land into crowded reserves and ...
A constricted agricultural system: Cartels, collusion and corporate farming
(2014-07)
A constricted agricultural system: cartels, collusion and corporate farming
Nothing happens in a vacuum, let alone an agricultural system. South Africa’s has been shaped by very particular
historical forces: colonisation, ...
Strategies, practices and skills for competitiveness in the digital economy: a perspective on large companies in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, University of Stellenbosch Business School & Ikamva National e-Skills Institute (iNeSI), 2014)
The impact of the digital developments of our time - new digital devices, new software, and new areas of applications - can be felt in more and more areas of life and work. In fact, in some areas of business the impact is ...
An institutional approach for developing South African inland freshwater fisheries for improved food security and rural livelihoods
(Water Research Commission, 2014)
South Africa has over 4 700 storage dams, about 700 of which are owned and controlled by Government. Public dams were primarily constructed for domestic, irrigation and industrial water supply. Over time secondary uses for ...