Inside South Africa's Foreign Policy - Diplomacy In Africa From Smuts To Mbeki (Hardcover)

South Africa is a major player in African diplomacy. Its economic, diplomatic and military resources far outstrip those of other nations on the continent, and it has, since the country's 1994 democratic transition, sought to take a lead role in the continent's relations with other power blocs, particularly during the 1999-2008 presidency of Thabo Mbeki. While Mbeki's push for greater African engagement in the global political sphere drew widespread praise, other positions-notably its seeming inaction toward Zimbabwe and perceived abandonment of its stated emphasis on human rights in foreignpolicy-were more controversial, both at home and abroad. John Siko has had insider access to South Africa's leading foreign policy players, and has been able to ask why Pretoria has taken its various stances and who has mattered in influencing those decisions, a topic little examined since 1994. In addition, he examines the foreign policy process over the past century, determining that despite ANC promises of greater democratic engagement on foreign policy, the process has changed quite little.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	International Library of African Studies
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	May 2014
Authors:	John Siko
Dimensions:	223 x 145 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-78076-831-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics
LSN:	1-78076-831-1
Barcode:	9781780768311

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