Books
Africa’s Peacemaker? Lessons from South African Conflict Mediation
South Africa has done much in the 15 years since the fall of apartheid to establish its leadership on the continent. It has been a constant architect of Africa’s new peace and security architecture and an advocate of new diplomatic norms. Whether South Africa has succeeded in meeting its goals as Africa’s mediator and the ambitious aspirations shared by African heads of state and intellectuals following its transition to democracy is debatable.
Somaliland. An African Struggle for Nationhood and International Recognition
Co-published with the Institute for Global Dialogue
Somaliland has been described as an ‘inspiring story of resilience and reconstruction, and a truly African Renaissance, that has many lessons to teach the rest of Africa and the international community’. This study seeks to identify some of those lessons, particularly those pertaining to Somaliland’s sustained efforts to create internal unity and gain regional and international recognition.
Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014?
This book comes at an important time in the development of Southern Africa's trade policy. Trade policy and trade performance are important elements in the region's growth and development strategies, but the future is becoming ever more uncertain. This is partly because regional trade policy is now almost entirely dictated by often-erratic trade negotiations processes: there is no clear unilateral thrust. Most agree that external influences in the form of economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations with the EU and the World Trade Organisation's floundering Doha Round have the potential to significantly alter the region's trade policy landscape, but few are willing to predict precisely how.
Regional Integration in Africa: Lessons from the East African Community
The creation of regional bodies such as the African Union, the New Partnership for Africa`s Development, the Southern African Customs Union and the East African Community has renewed interest in the viability of regional integration. These bodies hold the possibility for renewed economic development and political cooperation. Central to this are two questions: first, are integration efforts capable of boosting equitable inter- and intra-regional trade flows; and secondly, are they sustainable?
The African Peer Review Mechanism: Lessons from the Pioneers
Now availble to download for free, in both English and French!
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is an innovative approach to improving African governance. It offers important opportunities for public dialogue but has proved politically and logistically challenging. The first in-depth study of the APRM, this ground-breaking book analyses the evolving peer review process in the first five countries.
The product of a five-year research and training programme, it combines in-depth analysis of the APRM rules with an insightful evaluation of the political and social dynamics. Drawing on extensive interviews across the continent, it offers sounds recommendations to strengthen the process and deepen public participation. An invaluable resource for civil society and governments, this volume includes an interactive APRM Toolkit CD-ROM with the official APRM guidelines, final country reports, survey instruments, academic papers, video testimonials and a comprehensive collection of the governance codes and standards embraced by the APRM.
Unlocking Africa's Potential: The role of corporate South Africa in strengthening Africa's private sector
Since 1994, South Africa firms have emerged as some of the largest investors in the rest of Africa. Present in a wide range of sectors across the continent, they have been involved in changing not only Africa's cityscapes and societies, but also, significantly, the conduct of business in the region.
This volume draws together authors from different parts of the world who are keenly interested in the development of Africa's private sector. Based in part on the research that the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) has conducted on the experiences of South African companies in 9 countries across the continent, the volume takes as its standpoint the view that sustainable development in Africa can only be achieved if the private sector is allowed to flourish. Highlighting the importance of public-private partnership in achieving this vision, it offers recommendations on how to strengthen the private sector in Africa for policy-makers interested in the continent's development.
Trade in Genetically Modified Foods: Decoding Southern African Regulatory Approaches
A plethora of factors conspire to make Southern Africa unable to feed its population leading, in some cases, to excessive reliance on donor food aid. In particular, the poor adoption of modern farming techniques constitutes a serious challenge to African agriculture in general. This situation is untenable especially at a time when agricultural biotechnology is being increasingly used to bolster food production in a number of countries across the world. While this technology is not a panacea, its contribution could go a long way towards alleviating the effects of climate induced droughts and concomitant human starvation.
One Size Doesn't Fit All: Deal-Breaker Issues in the Failed US-SACU Free Trade Negotiations
Owing to divergence in views between the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the United States of America (US), the realisation of a free trade agreement (FTA) is now a longer-term goal than was intended when the negotiations were launched in 2003. The parties decided to lower the ambition from that of immediately attaining a comprehensive agreement to that of initially establishing a Trade and Investment Cooperation Agreement (TICA) when it became clear that a FTA could not be reached before the expiry of the US Trade Promotion Authority in 2007.
SADC Parliamentary-Civil Society Engagement Handbook
Edited by Tim HughesISBN: 1-919969-14-4
248 pages
Price: R120.00
How can we, individually and collectively, strengthen parliamentary democracy in SADC countries? This Handbook is one product of a SAIIA four-year research, publication, conference and workshop programme designed to assist in this process.
Gentlemen or Villains, Thugs or Heroes? The Social Economy of Crime in South Africa
By Jennifer
Irish-Qhobosheane
ISBN: 1-919969-07-1
242 pages
Price: R120.00
In the past decade South Africa has seen an exponential growth in cash-in-transit robberies, vehicle hijacking, illicit drug trade and white-collar crime, among others. The level of skill in the planning and execution of these organised criminal acts is creating considerable problems for the police, prosecutors, financial institutions and private security companies.
China in Africa: Mercantilist predator, or partner in development?
Edited by
Garth le Pere
ISBN: 1-919697-96-9
288 pages
Price: R120.00
China's rapid rise to global prominence has become the cause of much debate, reflection, and concern. This topic is especially relevant and of profound consequence to Africans and others concerned with Africa, given China's considerable and growing presence on the continent and the similarities and differences in circumstances and development trajectories between it and African countries.
Designing Democracy: Comparing Party Politics in Emerging Regions
Edited by Ayesha Kajee and Lerato Mbele
SAIIA: 2007
ISBN: 1-919969-27-6
Pages: 134
Price: ZAR 80.00
Political parties are widely acknowledged as fundamentals of liberal democracy and are the accepted vehicles of communication between people and their systems of governance. They articulate their constituents' concerns and represent citizens at various levels of government. However, there are no guarantees that pluralism is a panacea for democratic deficits.
Is there an Economic Orthodoxy? Growth and Reform in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Edited by Lyal White
SAIIA: 2006
ISBN: 1-919969-42-X
Pages:
256
Price: ZAR 80.00
What recipe of economic and structural
reforms wil deliver growth and development to the developing world? Despite the
interest it has drawn over the years and the extensive studies and great minds
that have been committed to this question, we are yet to find a concrete answer
or consensus on a standard set of policy measures.
Regional Integration and Economic Partnership Agreements: Southern Africa at the Crossroads
Edited by Talitha Bertelsmann-Scott and Peter Draper
SAIIA: 2006
ISBN: 1-919969-59-4
Pages: 163
Price: ZAR 80.00
Based on conference proceedings (click here for more details on the conference, as well as links to external resources), this book examines the dynamics of the European Union (EU) trade policy and the implications thereof for Southern Africa. The latter's problems with both political and economic integration are not new, but the process of negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU presents yet more challenges.
Africa's Pablos and Political Entrepreneurs
by Gail WannenburgSAIIA: 2006
ISBN: 1-919969-41-1
Pages: 442
Price: ZAR 80.00
Culminating from a three-year research project, this book looks at the links between war and organised crime. It argues that even though the presence of natural resources may prolong civil wars in Africa, in a number of cases civil wars and organised crime have the same origin: a combination of poor political, economic and social governance at a national, regional and international level.
Focusing on Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe, the book scrutinises resource-rich countries and a poorer one, all of which experienced organised crime prior to, during and after the eruption of civil wars. The book is divided into two sections, with the first focusing on definitional issues and the theoretical background of the nexus between organised crime and conflict. The second includes an in-depth discussion of the presence of organised crime in each of the individual countries.
For book enquiries and purchasing, please contact our Publications Department.
People, States and Regions - Building a Collaborative Security Regime in Southern Africa
Edited by Anne Hammerstad
SAIIA: 2005
ISBN: 1-919969-34-9
Pages: 307
Price: ZAR 80.00
This book assesses the achievements of Southern African security integration in a comparative perspective. Edited by Dr Anne Hammerstad, it highlights some of the main challenges facing SADC and suggests some potential ways they could be overcome by learning from other regional initiatives.
Enter the Dragon - Towards a Free Trade Agreement Between China and the Southern African Customs Union
Edited by Peter Draper and Garth le Pere
SAIIA: 2005
ISBN: 1-919697-80-2
Pages: 220
Price: ZAR 80.00
South Africa and its partners in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) – Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland – are considering negotiating a free trade agreement with China. Given China’s growing economic power, this initiative has far-reaching implications, each of which must be carefully considered. Apart from the chapter by David Hale, concentrating on China’s staggering demand for commodities, all contributions to this book follow from a 2004 SAIIA-IGD conference.
The History of the South African Department of Foreign Affairs 1927-1993
Edited by Tom Wheeler
SAIIA: 2005
ISBN: 0-919810-22-5
Pages: 779
Prices: ZAR 250.00
With the approval of the Director General of Foreign Affairs, SAIIA has published the officially prepared history of the South African Department of Foreign Affairs, covering the period from its founding to the run-up to the first democratic election.
The book contains 28 chapters divided into three parts: Part 1 relates the role of the Department and its officials in great and lesser events, as well as its development in the years between 1927 and 1948; Part 2 deals with 1948-1966; and Part 3 is a history of the Department itself, reflecting external events indirectly through the growth, organisation and management of the Department.
Reconfiguring the Compass - South Africa's African Trade Diplomacy
Edited by Peter Draper
SAIIA: 2005
ISBN: 1-919969-33-0
Pages: 198
Price: ZAR 80.00
Since 1994 South Africa has sought to consolidate its relations with Africa and assert itself as a global player in the international trading and political systems. This has proven challenging, confronted as it is with trying to balance the needs and interests of its people with those of the rest of Africa. Nowhere has this been more exposed than in the sphere of trade relations.
On the face of it South Africa’s trade diplomacy does not seem to be in harmony with the continents’ interests, leading some commentators to raise questions about South Africa’s interests and, at times, ‘loyalty’. For example South Africa is negotiating a plethora of free trade agreements with major international partners while the region looks on, and participates in the G20 coalition in the WTO while the Africa group remains firmly a part of the G90.
Doing Business in Latin America
Edited by Lyal White
SAIIA: 2005
ISBN: 1-919969-20-9
Pages: 88
Price: R80
Published by SAIIA with the assistance of the Anglo American Chairman's Fund and DaimlerChrysler.
Latin America has a population size of more than 500 million people and a combined economy of around $1.7 trillion. Economic growth in 2004 is estimated to reach close to 5% following an increase in commodity exports and the recovery of some of the dominant economies in the region.
Arms and Security in Asia
Edited by Martin Edmonds, Chyungly Lee and Greg Mills
SAIIA: 2004
ISBN: 1-919969-14-4
Pages: 202
Price: R80
Published by the South African Institute of International Affairs, Johannesburg, the Centre for Defence and International Security Studies, Lancaster University, and the Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University, Taipei.
This book identifies the most significant current global security trends and relates these to the Asia-Pacific region. The rise of al-Qaeda's terrorist operations in the Asia-Pacific and the blurring of the division between contemporary and conventional war in Iraq provide important lessons for contemporary war and security. The ongoing tension across the Taiwan strait and North Korea's withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty are also important developments for Asian states to consider as they manage their defence and security in the 21st century.
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Towards China Inc? Assessing the implications for Africa
Edited by Greg Mills and Natasha SkidmoreSAIIA: 2004
ISBN: 1-919969-26-8
Pages: 70
Price: R80
The combined economies of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong amount to US$1,437 trillion making 'Greater China' the fourth largest economy in the world. What are the implications for South Africa and Africa of the continued expansion of the Chinese economy? Will the growth of 'Greater China' crowd Africa out of an increasingly competitive foreign direct investment market? Will it prove to be a competitor to African industries or will these challenges be compensated by the market opportunities on offer in China?
Apartheid Past, Renaissance Future: South Africa's Foreign Policy 1994-2004
Edited by: Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
SAIIA: 2004
ISBN: 1-919969-22-5
Pages: 341
Price: R150
Published by SAIIA & funded by Konrad Adenauer Foundation
‘This
volume seeks to document the path South Africa has followed on the
world stage since 1994. It brings together different views on the whole
spectrum of what constitutes foreign policy today. It maps the road
that South Africa has chosen on issues ranging from traditional
diplomacy to trade, from military engagement to the role of civil
society in foreign policy-making. It seeks to inform and spark debate
on the foreign policy route that South Africa has chosen.
New Tools for Reform and Stability : Sanctions, Conditionalities and Conflict Resolution
Edited by Greg Mills & Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
SAIIA: 2004
ISBN: 1-919969-10-1
Pages: 200
Price: R80,00
The
1990s and 2000s witnessed a proliferation of UN sanctions regimes
around the world, as the international community braced itself to deal
with brutal regimes and threats to international peace and security.
Although by no means a new tool for dealing with conflicts, sanctions
were increasingly refined in the 1990s to target the transgressors
rather than ordinary citizens. While they are not the sole agents of
change, sanctions are important instruments in the diplomatic armoury
available to international actors.
Mine Action in Southern Africa: Instrument of Development?
Edited by Neuma Grobbelaar
SAIIA: 2003
ISBN: 1-919969-11-X
Pages: 207
Price: R80,00
Chapter 5 has been translated into Portuguese for our Portuguese readers
Africa
has the world's largest mine contamination problem and over 30 states
are affected. However, Southern African states have endorsed an
anti-personnel mine free zone and are dealing with the problem through
their national mine action programmes.
Crime as Business, Business as Crime: West African Criminal Networks in Southern Africa
Mark Shaw
SAIIA: 2003
ISBN: 1-919810-49-8
Pages: 84
Price: R80,00
Many
commentators point to Southern Africa’s resident West African
population (by which they mean Nigerians) as the source of lawless
activity in the region. However, there has been little research on the
causes and growth of West African criminal networks operating in
Southern Africa. Crime as Business, Business as Crime: West African
Criminal Networks in Southern Africa provides an overview and an
analysis of the problem.
Asia-Pacific and Africa: Realising Economic Potential
Edited by G Mills and G Shelton, 2003
ISBN: 1-919969-12-8
Pages: 85
Price: R80.00
This
book, a compilation of papers presented at a conference at the South
African Institute of International Affairs on The Asia-Pacific and
Africa: Realising Economic Potential, highlights the areas of
opportunity in South and Southern Africa’s commercial relations with
countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Southern African Scenarios 2015: Renaissance, Asymmetry or Decline and Decay
Team Leader: Tim Hughes
Team: Greg Mills, Neuma Grobbelaar, Ross Herbert, William Mabena, Mark Shaw, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
SAIIA: 2003
ISBN: 1-919969-02-0
Pages: 125
Price: R80,00
How
can Southern African governments, policy planners, businesses, the
donor community, aid agencies and NGOs improve their strategic
decision-making for the coming decade? One vital tool for clearer
analysis is the design of future scenarios. Southern African Scenarios
2015 examines the prevailing social, political and economic conditions
in the Southern African region and sketches three possible scenarios
for each of the key factors or drivers (such as health, trade and
investment) that are likely to determine the future of the region in
the next 15 years.
Preventing Insecurity: Lessons from and for East Asia
Edited by Martin Edmonds, Chyungly Lee and Greg Mills
SAIIA: 2003
ISBN: 1-919969-01-2
Pages: 178
Price: R70,00
This
volume, the second in a series of three on Taiwanese and East Asian
security, is the result of international collaboration between the
South African Institute of International Affairs, the Centre for Defence and International Security Studies and the Institute of International Relations at National Chengchi University.
Angola: Prospects for Peace and Prosperity
By Neuma Grobbelaar, Greg Mills and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
SAIIA: 2003
ISBN: 1-919810-50-1
Pages: 112
Price: R80,00
The
end of Angola’s decades-long civil war in April 2002 has provided
Angolans with an opportunity to rebuild their war-ravaged country. As
Africa’s second-largest oil producer and the world’s fourth largest
producer of diamonds, Angola has the potential to be a powerful
economic force in Southern Africa. It has long been a military power,
not shy in using its martial abilities both within and outside its
borders.
Democracy's Disorder? Crime, Police and Citizen Responses in Transitional Societies
By Mark Shaw
SAIIA: 2002
ISBN: 1-919810-50-1
Pages: 70
Price: R80,00
A
number of countries in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe which
have undergone a transition from authoritarian rule to democracy in the
last two decades have experienced similar problems of lawlessness. Not
only have levels of crime increased but comparable problems of policing
and law enforcement exist, such as the spread of corruption within law
enforcement agencies, excessive levels of police brutality, the loss of
public confidence in the police and the growth of non-state forms of
policing.
SADC-EU Relations: Looking Back and Moving Ahead
Edited by Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Dianna Games, Peter Fabricius, Ross Herbert, Tim Hughes, Richard Gibb, Greg Mills
Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 2002
ISBN: 87-7964-562-3
Pages: 154
Price: R80,00
Charting a New Course: Globalisation, African Recovery and the New African Initiative
Edited by Richard Gibb, Tim Hughes, Greg Mills & Tapani Vaahtoranta
SAIIA: 2002
ISBN: 1-919810-44-7
Pages: 214
Price: R70,00
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has, in the few short months since its drafting in Abuja in
October 2001, become the accepted blueprint for the recovery of a
continent dismissed by The Economist as ‘hopeless’. The ambitious
programme has been adopted by the African Union and is supported by the
G-8, thus establishing, in principle, the basis for the ‘partnership’
that conceptually sets NEPAD apart from the 18 African recovery plans
that have preceded it.
A New World Order? The Implications of 11 September 2001
By Garth Abraham, John Battersby, Séan Cleary, Kuseni Dlamini, Martin Edmonds, Jonathan Katzenellenbogen, Greg Mills, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Betsie Smith, and Jack Spence
SAIIA: 2002
ISBN: 1-919810-40-4
Pages: 119
Price: R70,00
The
terrorist attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001 have
dramatically altered the world’s perceptions of security and of the
nature of security threats. These events – and the world response to
them – have led many analysts to question whether or not this is the
beginning of a new world order, one in which the traditional conduct of
international relations must be fundamentally altered in response to
the rise of a powerful but hidden enemy.
New Security Paradigms
Edited by Martin Edmonds, Chyungly Lee and Greg Mills
SAIIA: 2001
ISBN: 1-919810-37-4
Pages: 187
Price: R70,00
The end of the Cold War has resulted in significant shifts in global security concerns, not least in the Asia-Pacific region. While moves toward rapprochement between the two Koreas are positive, tensions across the Taiwan Straight continue. The military asymmetry of the two Chinas has prompted Taiwan to seek military and political alliances to ensure its security. Missile proliferation in various states, however, poses a threat to the security of the entire region.
Mine Action in Southern Africa: Instrument of Development?
Edited by Neuma Grobbelaar
SAIIA: 2003
ISBN: 1-919969-11-X
Pages: 207
Price: R80,00
Chapter 5 has been translated into Portuguese for our Portuguese readers
Africa has the world's largest mine contamination problem and over 30 states are affected. However, Southern African states have endorsed an anti-personnel mine free zone and are dealing with the problem through their national mine action programmes.
The Reality Behind the Rhetoric: The US, South Africa and Africa
Edited by Greg Mills and John Stremlau
Published by South African Institute of International Affairs
In collaboration with The Centre for Strategic and International Studies CSIS
ISBN: 1-919810-20-X
November 2000
(South Africans) have done so much, in a few short years, to transform this country from an international pariah into an international leader. You have given promise and meaning to President Mbeki’s idea of an African Renaissance. More than that you have earned the admiration and co-operation of the United States.
Southern African Scenarios 2015: Renaissance, Asymmetry or Decline and Decay
Team Leader: Tim Hughes
Team: Greg Mills, Neuma Grobbelaar, Ross Herbert, William Mabena, Mark Shaw, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
SAIIA: 2003
ISBN: 1-919969-02-0
Pages: 125
Price: R80,00
How can Southern African governments, policy planners, businesses, the donor community, aid agencies and NGOs improve their strategic decision-making for the coming decade? One vital tool for clearer analysis is the design of future scenarios. Southern African Scenarios 2015 examines the prevailing social, political and economic conditions in the Southern African region and sketches three possible scenarios for each of the key factors or drivers (such as health, trade and investment) that are likely to determine the future of the region in the next 15 years.
South Africa and Naval Power at the Millennium
Edited by Martin Edmonds and Greg Mills
Foreword by Mosiuoa Kekota
Published by South African Institute of International Affairs
ISBN: 1-919810-18-8
July 2000
Published in conjunction with Centre for Defence and International Security Studies
Regional Integration in Southern Africa: Comparative International Perspectives
Edited by Christopher Clapham, Greg Mills, Anna Morner & Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
SAIIA: 2001
ISBN: 1-919810-19-6
Pages: 239
Price: R70,00
Regional
integration is based on common assumptions abut political institutions
and frameworks. It is also generally accepted as a stepping stone to
wider global economic involvement and competitiveness. In Southern
Africa, SADC and Comesa are the vehicles for integrating states, all of which have different political and economic experiences.
Marching to a Different Tune: Political Change and Policing Transformation in SA and Northern Ireland
By Mark Shaw
SAIIA: 2001
ISBN: 1-919810-25-0
Pages: 109
Price: R70,00
The
process of police transformation in societies undergoing transition is
an issue of some importance. This has certainly been the case in both
South Africa and Northern Ireland where questions of policing change
are critical to the success of the process of political compromise as
well as the sustainability of post-transition democratic systems.
Beyond De-mining: Capacity Building and Socio-Economic Consequences
Edited by Gareth Elliot
Published by South African Institute of International Affairs
ISBN: 1-919810-21-8
2000
Landmines and unexploded ordnance are a global problem, with more than 80 countries affected.
This volume focuses on three major areas: first, national mine action capacities as long-term and sustainable solutions to countries’ landmine problems; second, the financial realities of mine clearance; and third, the socio-economic impact of mine clearance.
A Continent Apart: Kosovo, Africa and Humanitarian Intervention
Edited by Elizabeth SidiropoulosSAIIA: 2001
ISBN: 1-919810-22-6
Pages: 274
Price: R80,00
"In a world sadly inured to incidents of gross human rights violations, and accustomed to the various reactions of righteous governments and hamstrung international organisations, it is seldom that a single event should spark worldwide debate and polarise international opinion. The March 1999 NATO military intervention in Kosovo in response to serious human rights violations was one of those rare occurrences. Although it generated fierce disputes among political figures, and heated polemic in academic circles, it was clear that the events in Kosovo ushered in a sea-change in the arena of humanitarian intervention. The nature and legitimacy of that change was shrouded in partiality and emotiveness."
Justice Richard Goldstone
Chairperson of the Independent International Commission on Kosovo
Back to the Blackboard: Looking Beyond Universal Primary Education in Africa
Edited by Peroshni Govender and Steven Gruzd
SAIIA: 2004
ISBN: 1-919969-16-0
Published by SAIIA & funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy.
This report highlights the challenges in African education and encourages governments to start planning and expanding their secondary education sector. The report was edited and produced by SAIIA's Nepad and Governance project which is funded by Royal Netherlands Embassy.
