Analyzing Thabo Mbeki's policy of 'quiet diplomacy' in the Zimbabwean crisis

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dc.contributor.advisorAkokpari, Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMalimela, Langelihle Phakamaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-25T16:55:29Z
dc.date.available2015-10-25T16:55:29Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionInccludes bibliographical references (leaves 95-103).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis discusses the approach taken by the South African government in response to the political and economic crisis that has gripped neighbouring Zimbabwe since the year 2000. Its aim is to explain why South Africa, under the leadership of Thabo Mbeki, adopted the controversial policy widely referred to as 'Quiet Diplomacy'. It uses a Structuralist approach to international relations, and in particular Immanuel Wallerstein's World Systems Theory to characterise South Africa as a prototypical semi-peripheral state, with a dual-contradictory role in international relations. It argues that post- apartheid South Africa's failure to make genuine progress in terms primarily of economic transformation at home, has significantly constrained her ability to adopt more conventional diplomatic methods in dealing with the political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMalimela, L. P. (2010). <i>Analyzing Thabo Mbeki's policy of 'quiet diplomacy' in the Zimbabwean crisis</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14271en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMalimela, Langelihle Phakama. <i>"Analyzing Thabo Mbeki's policy of 'quiet diplomacy' in the Zimbabwean crisis."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14271en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMalimela, L. 2010. Analyzing Thabo Mbeki's policy of 'quiet diplomacy' in the Zimbabwean crisis. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Malimela, Langelihle Phakama AB - This thesis discusses the approach taken by the South African government in response to the political and economic crisis that has gripped neighbouring Zimbabwe since the year 2000. Its aim is to explain why South Africa, under the leadership of Thabo Mbeki, adopted the controversial policy widely referred to as 'Quiet Diplomacy'. It uses a Structuralist approach to international relations, and in particular Immanuel Wallerstein's World Systems Theory to characterise South Africa as a prototypical semi-peripheral state, with a dual-contradictory role in international relations. It argues that post- apartheid South Africa's failure to make genuine progress in terms primarily of economic transformation at home, has significantly constrained her ability to adopt more conventional diplomatic methods in dealing with the political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Analyzing Thabo Mbeki's policy of 'quiet diplomacy' in the Zimbabwean crisis TI - Analyzing Thabo Mbeki's policy of 'quiet diplomacy' in the Zimbabwean crisis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14271 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14271
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMalimela LP. Analyzing Thabo Mbeki's policy of 'quiet diplomacy' in the Zimbabwean crisis. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14271en_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.otherPolitical Studiesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherZimbabween_ZA
dc.titleAnalyzing Thabo Mbeki's policy of 'quiet diplomacy' in the Zimbabwean crisisen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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