Browsing Masters Degrees (International and Public Affairs) by Title
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Managing policy networks : a case study of KwaZulu-Natal Community Crime Prevention Association.
(2015)This research focuses on analysing the KwaZulu-Natal Community Crime Prevention Association (KZNCCPA), using theories on managing policy networks. In particular, the research looks at the KZNCCPA network management styles. ... -
Managing public policy implementation : a critical review of the implementation of the child support grant in South Africa between 2000 and 2004.
(2006)Policy implementation is an important aspect of service delivery. It is a process that requires all the involved parties to work together. In addition, the policy to be implemented has to be preceded by extensive ... -
A narrative policy analysis of the challenges of land tenure reform in South Africa between 1996 and 2009 : a case study of the Labour Tenants (Labour Tenant Act No. 3 of 1996) in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)This study is centred on the challenges of land tenure reforms in South Africa taking a case study of the labour tenants in KwaZulu-Natal between 1996 and 2009. The study uses narrative policy analysis as a framework for ... -
A policy agenda setting analysis of free higher education in a post-apartheid South Africa.
(2010)This study presents and applies Agenda Setting theory or the Multiple Stream model by Kingdon on the free higher education policy proposal in post-apartheid South Africa. The aim was to uncover how and why free higher ... -
A policy analysis of cleaner technology : a case study of Mondi Limited.
(2003)The pollution problems resulting from industrial production activities result in the deterioration of our natural environment. That is why something needs to be done in order to preserve our environment. Conservation alone ... -
A policy analysis of conservation and development : a case study of policy implementation in Ezemvelo KZN wildlife.
(2005)The study explores the ways in which the nature conservation policy of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife enhances the promotion and implementation of community development. This study is partially informed by the United Nations ... -
A policy analysis of e-learning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)Policy analysis is a tool used by policy analysts to understand the complexity of policy. Different analysts use diverse models of policy analysis but they seldom agree on the model that is the most ideal for analysing ... -
A policy analysis of the merits of policy networks in policy-decision making : a case study of the Premier's Office, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2004)This study is a policy analysis of the merits of policy networks in policy-decision making: A case study of the Premier's Office, KwaZulu-Natal. This study aims to identify some of the merits of policy networks as identified ... -
Policy implementation in a multi-organisational context : a case study of the Free Basic Water Policy of Msunduzi Municipality.
(2012)Policy implementation is a critical stage in the policymaking process. It is about putting public policy into action. It becomes more challenging to implement policies in a multi-organisational context. This research aims ... -
Post migration experiences of Zimbabweans in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2012)Generally globalization has increased the number of the mobile populace making displacement and migration a common phenomenon in the narration of contemporary civilization. Over the past decade a vast number of Zimbabweans ... -
A realist perspective on the regional significance of state failure : case study : the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996-2006.
(2014)Since the demise of the Cold War, the concept of state failure predominantly has been utilized as a corrective to prevalent approaches designed to promote global peace, development, or humanitarian assistance. These attempts ... -
Reconciling Land Restitution and Conservation: Challenges Facing the Implementation of Land Restitution in the Dukuduku Forest, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)In order to have a fuller understanding of the policy implementation challenges facing land restitution in conservation areas, this research identifies and analyses the perspectives in the literature on policy implementation. ... -
The role of civil society in policy implementation: A case study of the Centre for Criminal Justice (CCJ).
(2011)This research focuses on the role of civil society in policy implementation, using a case study of the Centre for Criminal Justice (CCJ). Realising that resolving problems of twenty-first century requires synergy of many ... -
The role of faith based organisations in policy advocacy : a case study of the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA).
(2013)This study examines the advocacy role of Civil Society specifically Faith based organisations, using the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA) as a case study. A focus on religion and advocacy is ... -
Street-level bureaucracy : a case study of the implementation of the Adult Basic Education and Training Policy in the Pinetown Education District of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)This research focuses on the challenges of policy implementation. Specifically, the research identifies the challenges that ABET Centre Managers encounter when trying to implement the ABET Policy in the Pinetown Education ... -
Towards decentralisation : a critical analysis of decentralising governance in Kenya.
(2012)This study analyses democratic governance, focusing on the processes leading to decentralising governance in Kenya. It examines issues of decentralisation as applied to the recent decentralisation of governance in Kenya. In ... -
Tracing the policy-making process of the Internship Policy (2004) within the Msunduzi Municipality.
(2010)This qualitative study aimed at exploring the policy-making process of the Internship Policy (2004) within the Msunduzi Municipality. The context of this policy is in the domain of education, with emphasis on skills ... -
United Nations Security Council Resolutions in Africa : the conundrum of state and human insecurity in Libya.
(2013)Both interventionist and anti-interventionist scholars have advanced the view that the 2011 Libyan conflict probes the need to establish an international organisation to settle disputes between nations with a view to ... -
The UNSC and the elusive search for global peace and security : a case study of Libya, Iraq and Somalia.
(2016)Anarchy and conflict globally have triggered the need for establishing an international governance mechanism to settle conflicts. The international organization that was established at the end of WWI was the League of ...
