Building bridges? South African foreign policy and trilateral development cooperation

Masters, Lesley

doi:10.1080/10220461.2014.942206

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“…In keeping with the central government commitment to promoting continental growth and development through regional integration, Limpopo province prioritises the SADC region in its international relations. Masters (2014) agrees that Limpopo is amongst other provinces implementing the country's continental development objectives through its development assistance division stationed within its IRU.…”

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An Afrocentric critique of sub-state actors in South Africa’s foreign policy: Case of Limpopo province

Maphaka

2020

Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review

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This article uses Limpopo province as a test case to critique the role of Sub-state actors in South Africa's foreign policy processes from an Afrocentric perspective. The main argument of this desktop article is that sub-state actors and non-state actors collaborate with central government, the main actor to make and effectively implement foreign policy.Setting: It locates the involvement of the provinces in international relations by reference to the African experience prior to the arrival of colonisers.Methods: This article employs Afrocentric qualitative research methodology as articulated by Asante ( 2007), Mazama (2001), Ntseane (2011) and Schreiber (2000 to provide a complete analysis and understanding of sub-state actor's involvement in South Africa's foreign policy, by using Limpopo province as a test case study.Results: Limpopo province attracts trade and investment by marketing itself abroad. The province draws skills needed for human resource development by sending officials and students to institutions of higher learning abroad. Even though the province involvement in international relations is not without challenges. Included here are the MOUs that are stalling because of a lack of implementation strategy and skilled personnel, for example, those signed with its counterparts of Sweden, Italy and Cuba. Public participation in the FPM process is very limited because of a number of reasons. Conclusion:This article recommends that the central government should deepen training, dialogue and exchange of ideas between national and provincial officials. In line with conditional grants that they receive, provinces should seek additional funds from the central government to improve, develop and deepen their engagement in international relations. Regular platforms accessible to public members should be established across the province.

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An Afrocentric critique of sub-state actors in South Africa’s foreign policy: Case of Limpopo province

Maphaka

2020

Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review

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“…In institutionalizing the country's external assistance, South Africa joins an emerging cluster of "rising states" that are simultaneously donors and recipients. A significant focus of debate and opportunity is the potential for "trilateral development cooperation," (TDC) incorporating established Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation donors, new donors from the global South and recipient countries in the latter's own regions, where they have interests and experience that may enhance the effectiveness of "partnership" programing (Masters 2014). A joint MNCH initiative in collaboration with other African governments and institutions would also be consistent with continental leaders' declared commitment to the "Campaign for the Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa" (CARMMA).…”

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Living up to expectations: Canada and South Africa in the era of the Global Markets Action Plan

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Hornsby

2016

Canadian Foreign Policy Journal

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“…The final component of relational peace is the actor's idea or beliefs about the relationship. Relational peace requires that the constituent actors' understanding of each other is classified in friendly terms as legitimate others, peers, fellows, allies, partners, or even friends with shared visions, rather than in hostile terms such as foes or enemies (Masters 1967;Wendt 1999;Diehl 2016: 2;Nordin and Smith 2018;van Hoef and Oelsner 2018). Thus, for a relationship to be deemed peaceful, the actors have to express that they have shared something and that there is a sense of reciprocity in their relationship.…”

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2023

Relational Peace Practices

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A quick glance at some recent newspaper headlines will show that peace in South Africa, for instance, is very different from peace in Cyprus, while the peace that emerged immediately after the war in Cambodia is very different from the peace one finds there now. Even just in these three contexts, there is a huge variety in what peace means for all actors involved and the resulting political developments beyond the simple absence of war. However, research thus far has not managed to fully understand what truly constitutes peace, nor to explain the different varieties of peace that evolve after war. So how can we grasp peace beyond the absence of war? This question has gained increasing attention in peace and conflict studies (see for example

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Building bridges? South African foreign policy and trilateral development cooperation

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An Afrocentric critique of sub-state actors in South Africa’s foreign policy: Case of Limpopo province

An Afrocentric critique of sub-state actors in South Africa’s foreign policy: Case of Limpopo province

Living up to expectations: Canada and South Africa in the era of the Global Markets Action Plan

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