From a developmental to a regulatory state? Sasol and the conundrum of continued state support

Mondliwa, Pamela; Roberts, Simon

doi:10.1080/02692171.2019.1523845

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“…It is home to the largest underground coal-mining complex in the world ( Govan Mbeki Municipality, 2019 ), as well as a coal liquefaction plant which produces synthetic fuel, petroleum, paraffin, jet fuel, creosote, bitumen, diesel, and lubricants. Over the past decade, this plant has been identified as a significant emitter of CO 2 , while also being recognized for continual job creation opportunities and for investing in the community ( Mondliwa and Roberts, 2019 ). In 2011, the population of Secunda was approximately 40,000 people, with roughly 250,000 more living in the wider Govan Mbeki municipal area ( Statistics South Africa, 2011 ).…”

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Researching Multisystemic Resilience: A Sample Methodology

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In contexts of exposure to atypical stress or adversity, individual and collective resilience refers to the process of sustaining wellbeing by leveraging biological, psychological, social and environmental protective and promotive factors and processes (PPFPs). This multisystemic understanding of resilience is generating significant interest but has been difficult to operationalize in psychological research where studies tend to address only one or two systems at a time, often with a primary focus on individual coping strategies. We show how multiple systems implicated in human resilience can be researched in the same study using a longitudinal, six-phase transformative sequential mixed methods study of 14- to 24-year-olds and their elders in two communities dependent on oil and gas industries (Drayton Valley, Canada, and Secunda/eMbalenhle, South Africa). Data collection occurred over a 5-year period, and included: (1) community engagement and the identification of youth health and well-being priorities; (2) participatory youth-centric qualitative research using one-on-one semi-structured interviews and arts-based methods; (3) survey of 500 youth at three time points to assess psychosocial health indicators and outcomes; (4) collection of hair samples to assess stress biomarkers (cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone-DHEA) over time; (5) youth-led ecological data collection and assessment of historical socio-economic development data; and (6) community resource mapping with community elders. Analyzing data from these multiple systems will allow us to understand the interrelationship and impact of PPFPs within and across systems. To date, we have undertaken thematic and narrative qualitative analyses, and descriptive analyses of the preliminary ecological and survey data. As we proceed, we will combine these and grounded theory approaches with innovative techniques such as latent transition analysis and network analysis, as well as modeling of economic conditions and spatial analysis of human geographies to understand patterns of PPFPs and their inter-relationships. By analyzing the complexity of data collected across systems (including cultural contexts) we are demonstrating the possibility of conducting multisystemic resilience research which expands the way psychological research accounts for positive development under stress in different contexts. This comprehensive examination of resilience may offer an example of how the study of resilience can inform socially and contextually relevant interventions and policies.

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“…The regulatory part of the state has seen true growth in terms of power and capacity since 1994, although this trend started before then. Many sectors of the South African economy, including, for instance, energy, have seen the emergence of regulatory bodies and specific politics associated with these institutions (Mondliwa and Roberts, 2019). Focusing on the institutions of the state, this section will sketch an empirical understanding of the place of regulatory institutions in contemporary post-apartheid governance.…”

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“…For instance, it is used by Mondliwa and Roberts in their article ‘From a developmental to a regulatory state? Sasol and the conundrum of continued state support’ (Mondliwa and Roberts, 2019). Sasol was established and supported by the apartheid state in South Africa for its strategic position as a liquid fuel and chemical producer.…”

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“…The post-apartheid government continued to support Sasol after 1994, through developmental policy measures, along with deciding to release Sasol from obligations to repay subsidies it had received and deciding not to impose a tax on windfall gains. Sasol currentlyoperates in an industry which is regulated in different ways, including fuel and gas pipelines and the pricing of gas (an important feedstock), mining rights for coal and terms of mining licences, regulation of liquid fuel prices and the competition legislation, which can be understood as quasi-regulatory provisions on the exercise of market power (Mondliwa and Roberts, 2019: 12).…”

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Regulatory Politics in South Africa 25 Years After Apartheid

Klaaren

2021

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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This paper explores debates and politics over the place of regulatory democracy in contemporary South African constitutionalism. Twenty-five years after the formal legal transition from apartheid, regulatory institutions – by and large not the focus of negotiations in the early 1990s – have increasingly assumed prominence within the South African state. Such organisations and their functions do not fit easily within one ‘branch’ of the classic legal theory of the separation of powers into three parts, namely the judiciary, the legislature, and the executive. A typology of regulatory institutions in the South African polity includes at least four distinct types. The work of these regulatory organisations in formulating and implementing law in post-apartheid South Africa has become significant in politics, especially over the past decade. While the existence and operation of regulatory institutions does not itself comprise the whole of regulatory politics, such organisations do constitute a crucial component of and locus for such politics.

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“…The human-made backdrop of this community includes hillsides of compacted gold mine dust, and factory smokestacks rising from a coal liquefaction plant, actively producing synthetic fuel, petroleum, paraffin, jet fuel, creosote, bitumen, diesel, and lubricants. In 2014, this plant was cited as the largest CO 2 emitter in the world (Death 2014), while also noted as significant for continual job creation opportunities and community investment (Mondliwa and Roberts 2019). In 2011, Secunda was home to approximately 40,000 people, with approximately 250,000 more living in the wider Govan Mbeki municipal area, including 118,889 (6050 persons/km²) in eMbalenhle (Statistics South Africa 2011).…”

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Social-ecological resilience through a biocultural lens: a participatory methodology to support global targets and local priorities

Ungar¹,

McRuer²,

Liu³

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More research is needed to properly represent social-ecological system (SES) interactions that support the integrity of biological and cultural, i.e., biocultural, relationships in places experiencing environmental, economic, and social change. In this paper we offer a novel methodology to address this need through the development of place-based indicators and engagement of young people as coresearchers in two communities that rely on resource extraction industries (specifically, oil and gas) in Canada and South Africa. Young people's SES experiences were explored through a suite of participatory qualitative methods, including Q methodology, visioning exercises, ESRI Survey 123, participatory mapping and photography, and spatial image capture via unmanned aerial vehicles, i.e., drones. These methods support a biocultural approach to SES research that seeks to better understand the significant SES relationships at stake in changing environmental, economic, and social context. Here we present our research process and conclude that a focus on place supports the feedback loop between existing SES frameworks and local experiences. We suggest that this methodology can be amended for diverse localities and unique populations to support the development of efficacious policies, SES management, and community efforts toward building resilience, sustainability, and well-being of both humans and natural environments.

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From a developmental to a regulatory state? Sasol and the conundrum of continued state support

Cited by 13 publications

References 13 publications

Researching Multisystemic Resilience: A Sample Methodology

Researching Multisystemic Resilience: A Sample Methodology

Regulatory Politics in South Africa 25 Years After Apartheid

Social-ecological resilience through a biocultural lens: a participatory methodology to support global targets and local priorities

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