International Cooperation for Better Whistleblower Protection in South Africa
It is challenging to revise legislation to hold wrongdoers accountable if the offenders are in the top echelons of the state.
South Africa’s Cycle of Poverty
Despite more than two decades of efforts to reduce poverty, levels of inequality in South Africa rank amongst the world’s most extreme.
Review – Power Politics in Africa
By considering the hegemonic rivalry of Nigeria and South Africa, including their hard and soft power capabilities, this edited volume provides a much needed contribution to African perspectives on IR.
Africa’s COVID-19 Exceptionalism? Same Problems, Different Locations
The virus is hitting African states head-on, but disproportionately, providing lessons for other states about pandemic response – both positive and negative.
Interview – Eliza Garnsey
Eliza Garnsey explains the role art can play in transitional justice, how art can be a form of political participation, and the meaning of ‘visual jurisprudence’.
The ‘Forgotten Double’: Reflections at a Johannesburg War Memorial
Experiences of ‘the international’ include folklore, legend, and oral history – places where IR is unable to go because of its preoccupation with rationality and order. It is time this cloak is removed.
Interview – Elisabete Azevedo-Harman
Elisabete Azevedo-Harman sheds light on the growth of communication, citizenship and technology in Africa and discusses Dhlakama’s legacy, democracy and President Nyusi.
Closing the Second Cycle in BRICS: A Surprise or Business as Usual?
BRICS has by now turned into a brand. This brand imposes responsibility on its members to respond to global challenges and serves the interests of the global community.
Jan Smuts, Jawaharlal Nehru and the Legacies of Liberalism
Placing Smuts and Nehru within the broader liberal paradigm, we come to a picture that is both global and local, contextual and textual, historical and contemporary.
How the BRICS Exert Influence in the Global Politics of Development
The strategies BRICS countries use to cement their rising economic position depend on their particular circumstances and national economic and political characteristics
