Working with the enemy : the military integration process in transitional South Africa and the factors that shaped a new defence force

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dc.contributor.advisorSeegers, Aen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Gillianen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-23T14:52:19Z
dc.date.available2016-06-23T14:52:19Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAgainst the backdrop of South Africa's political transition from Apartheid to a democratic system of governance during the early 1990s, the South African military underwent a distinct transformation of its own. During the military's transition seven disparate forces that had previously been vying for power were integrated under one umbrella organization and re-branded as the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Scholars and analysts generally consider this process to have been successful; it was a seminal achievement by both the negotiating parties and the Government of National Unity. Looking at the transformation process during two distinct periods, 1990 through the national elections of 1994, referred to as 'the planning phase,' and postelections through 1996, referred to as 'the implementation phase,' this study seeks a more robust and nuanced accounting of the factors that contributed to this outcome. Building upon an evaluation of the existing literature, this study also analyzes the impact that the strategies employed by the negotiating parties had upon outcomes. It offers the novel approach of analyzing the military's integration through the lens of negotiation theory rather than more conventional theoretical lenses. In doing so, this study aims not only to contribute to a common understanding of the means by which the SANDF was created and shaped, but also to broaden the scope and depth of military integration theory itself.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationTurner, G. (2015). <i>Working with the enemy : the military integration process in transitional South Africa and the factors that shaped a new defence force</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20113en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationTurner, Gillian. <i>"Working with the enemy : the military integration process in transitional South Africa and the factors that shaped a new defence force."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20113en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationTurner, G. 2015. Working with the enemy : the military integration process in transitional South Africa and the factors that shaped a new defence force. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Turner, Gillian AB - Against the backdrop of South Africa's political transition from Apartheid to a democratic system of governance during the early 1990s, the South African military underwent a distinct transformation of its own. During the military's transition seven disparate forces that had previously been vying for power were integrated under one umbrella organization and re-branded as the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Scholars and analysts generally consider this process to have been successful; it was a seminal achievement by both the negotiating parties and the Government of National Unity. Looking at the transformation process during two distinct periods, 1990 through the national elections of 1994, referred to as 'the planning phase,' and postelections through 1996, referred to as 'the implementation phase,' this study seeks a more robust and nuanced accounting of the factors that contributed to this outcome. Building upon an evaluation of the existing literature, this study also analyzes the impact that the strategies employed by the negotiating parties had upon outcomes. It offers the novel approach of analyzing the military's integration through the lens of negotiation theory rather than more conventional theoretical lenses. In doing so, this study aims not only to contribute to a common understanding of the means by which the SANDF was created and shaped, but also to broaden the scope and depth of military integration theory itself. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Working with the enemy : the military integration process in transitional South Africa and the factors that shaped a new defence force TI - Working with the enemy : the military integration process in transitional South Africa and the factors that shaped a new defence force UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20113 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20113
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationTurner G. Working with the enemy : the military integration process in transitional South Africa and the factors that shaped a new defence force. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20113en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInternational Relationsen_ZA
dc.titleWorking with the enemy : the military integration process in transitional South Africa and the factors that shaped a new defence forceen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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