Browsing Masters Degrees (Political Science) by Issue Date
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The dialectics of emancipation: a critical exegesis of the work of Jurgen Habermas.
(1977)Abstract available in PDF. -
Die kapitalisme en sosialisme in die lig van die werklikheid in Swart-Afrika met besondere verwysing na die Afrika-gebonde staatsfilosofie van kontemporere Tanzanië.
(1980)Sedert die Tweede W!reldoorlog is daar buiten en behalwe die talle artikels en boeke van Nyerere en ander voorstanders van die Afrikasosialisme veel gepubliseer oor die vooruitsigte van die kapitalisme sowel as die kommunisme ... -
The Politics of revolution : some problems in the strategy of socialist transformation.
(1988)Theories of the transition to socialism typically invoke, in one way or another, the notion of revolution. This dissertation is a discussion and analysis, largely conceptual in character, of the political dimensions of ... -
Durban's industrialisation and the life and labour of black workers 1920-1950.
(1989)Abstract not available. -
The influence of Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha on Martin Luther King Jr.
(1991)No abstract available. -
Youth in urban African townships, 1945-1992 : a case study of the East London townships.
(1993)In this study an attempt is made to trace and analyse the changing nature of African youth in urban areas, with particular reference to the East London locations. The period covered is the period from the 1940s to the end ... -
Reporting violent conflict in Kwazulu-Natal : an assessment of selected sources for conflict research.
(1995)The main aim of this study was to investigate which factors are likely to affect the probability that events of violent collective action are reported by the press in KwaZulu-Natal. The study hypothesised that the ... -
Human and non-human flows as a threat to the security of a democratic South Africa.
(1996)Abstract not available. -
Educating adolescents about AIDS : a policy analysis of AIDS education programmes in KwaZulu-Natal high schools.
(1996)This thesis is concerned with an evaluation of AIDS education in KwaZulu-Natal schools. Although HIV and AIDS affect all segments of the population and all age groups, prevention efforts aimed at the youth may be the most ... -
The role of tribal authorities in a democratic KwaZulu-Natal.
(1996)This thesis attempts to define the role of tribal authorities in the structures of the democratic government in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. However, the major difficulty lies in the nature of the institution ... -
Democracy, ideology and the construction of meaning in the electronic age : a critical analysis of the political implications of electronic means of communication.
(1997)Set against the background of public life and political practice in late capitalist mass democracies, this study presents information and communication structures as central to the formation of discursive opinion and the ... -
The decline of Zulu nationalism as a defining feature of IFP policy, 1994-1997.
(1998)This thesis provides an analysis of changes apparent in the ideology and style of the Inkatha Freedom Party'si politics since April 1994. The IFP's first three years in power under the new dispensation, as a member of ... -
The relationship between economic development, ruling elites and democratic consolidation.
(1999)The end of the cold war resulted in much optimism in Africa that political and economic problems would be minimised. In line with this optimism a number of countries undertook political and economic reforms. These ... -
Peace building in practice : a study of operational factors using the Oxfam Canada peace building programme as a case study.
(2000)The central question of this study addresses the issue of the impact and effect of peace building interventions on the dynamics of peace and conflict. It takes as its context the process of rebuilding and reconciliation ... -
South African foreign policy in a post-apartheid, post-cold war era : a case of human rights versus national economic interests.
(2000)The clash between South Africa's dual need of a new political identity and economic viability reflects not only the difficulty in conducting a traditional foreign policy with a strong ideological overlay but also has ... -
HIV/AIDS in prison : the public policy challenge for South Africa.
(2001)In South Africa, both the number of people entering prison, and the number of people infected with HIV, are steadily increasing. While reliable statistics are not available on the number of HIV+ prisoners, the characteristics ... -
The transformation of South African foreign intelligence in a global context : resources, functions and case study.
(2001)The primary focus of this dissertation is the transformation of South Africa's foreign intelligence service. This transformation is seen in the light of the individual histories of the pre-1994 intelligence services (state, ... -
The quest for "flexible" trade unionism in post-apartheid South Africa : engaging neo-liberal hegemony.
(2001)The inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa after the first-ever democratic elections, in many ways marked the end of official apartheid and the beginning of new times in the country's history. For the ...