Masters Degrees (International and Public Affairs)
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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. ... -
An implementation analysis of the children's Act number 38 of 2005 (Part B Chapter 13 and 14) : a case study of the Department of Social Development, Umzinyathi District.
This study examines public policy implementation with specific emphasis on the implementation of the South African Children’s Act number 38 of 2005. The main area of concern for the current study is Chapter 12 of the act ... -
The impact of the Kashmir conflict on Indo-Pakistani relations and its security implications for the South Asian region.
(2014)This dissertation offers an explanation of contemporary bilateral relations of India and Pakistan in the context of the Kashmir conflict. Looking at the historical background of the conflict, it explains how the Kashmir ... -
An exploration of the implications for Nigeria and South Africa of Nigeria's overtaking of South Africa as Africa's economic giant.
(2014)South Africa was said to have been overtaken by Nigeria as the biggest economy in Africa in April 2014. This study looks at how this will affect the newly crowned biggest economy and the recently dethroned second biggest ... -
An exploration of the implementation of the individual performance management system within local government : a case study of uMngeni municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2013)The transition to a democratic state brought many challenges for managing public finances in South Africa. One of the challenges was the critical political commitment by the new government to improve coverage and quality ... -
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 ... -
Dialogue between the cross and the crescent : towards an effective peacebuilding strategy and transformation of religious conflicts in Nigeria.
(2014-12-08)Part of the motivation for this study is the fact that growing up in the small city of Umuahia in Abia State Nigeria, the present writer who hails from a Christian background lived together with Muslims. Many of them were ... -
Challenges to the provision of subsidised housing at Umlazi township, eThekwini Municipality : implications for policy.
(2014-11-10)South Africa is 19 years into its democracy since the installation of a democratic government in 1994. Whereas, this at first glance resembles political success, it may not prevail without challenges. At the present time, ... -
The implementation of the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 : a case study of the diversion programme (vocational, educational or therapeutic) offered by Khulisa in the Ugu District.
(2014-11-07)The dawn of democracy in South Africa saw a commitment from the African National Congress (ANC) government to address the ills of apartheid through establishing policies that would acknowledge children in conflict with the ... -
Decentralized spaces for change : a case study of the Lunerburg war room at eDumbe Local Municipality.
(2014-09-12)This research paper looked at a war room as a decentralized space for change through which public participation is to be enhanced and service delivery accelerated at a ward level. The Lunerburg community demarcated as ward ... -
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 ... -
The China-South Africa relationship : an economic and political assessment of benefits and costs.
(2013)China’s massive growth has left her in need of new energy and raw materials sources to fuel her fast developing economy. Consequently, China has turned to the African region to meet such critical needs. To this end, China’s ... -
Conflict transformation in post-apartheid South Africa from 1994-2013.
(2013)With South Africa’s momentous transition to democratic rule in 1994, the Nelson Mandela administration significantly underscored the need to erect the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) as a mechanism to address the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
An implementation study of the National Youth Policy : a case study of the Youth Advisory Programme in the National Youth Development Agency, Pietermaritzburg Office.
(2011)Youth development in South Africa remains one of the greatest challenges. Due to the legacy of apartheid policies and the existing gaps in current policies, most young people still face socio-economic challenges, such as ...
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