A5032574926- International Development and Aid
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- South African History and Culture
- African history and culture studies
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Mining and Resource Management
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Asian Industrial and Economic Development
- Human Rights and Development
- Global Security and Public Health
- African history and culture analysis
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Sex work and related issues
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Economic Growth and Development
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- International Business and FDI
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
Roskilde University
2013-2024
Danish Institute for International Studies
2006-2018
Japan External Trade Organization
2007-2012
University of the Witwatersrand
2001-2011
Institute for Social and Economic Research
2004-2006
Nordic Africa Institute
2004
Since the emergence of People Against Gangsterism And Drugs (PAGAD) and Mapogo a Mathamaga 1 in 1996, media, law enforcement some research‐based NGOs (see for instance Pigou et al. 2001) have s...
The political settlements approach emerged out of a critique new institutional economics developed by Mushtaq Khan in the 1990s. Since then, has proliferated donor programming and academic scholarship on African countries. This led to some confusion about its core conceptual methodological features. Research Note starts setting our understanding provides an overview existing literature note then explores how key concept 'holding power' been employed varied ways literature, which turn various...
Extractive foreign direct investment (FDI) is heralded as the new development opportunity in Africa. A key precondition for FDI's contribution, however, that investors create 'local content' by linking up to local economy. Consequently, African host governments are contemplating ways which they can promote content. This paper examines content policies and practices three countries – Tanzania, Uganda Mozambique all with huge expectations extractive based economic development. It found spite...
Amid the hype surrounding 9/11 tragedy, much attention was given to linkage between security and development.little noticed fact that this is by no means a recent invention.rather, nexus an important element in state policies of colonial as well post-colonial regimes during Cold war, it seems have re-emerged new configurations present wave democratic transitions.The purpose book situate explore development variety contexts from South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe Democratic republic...
Economic transformation is driven by successfully implemented industrial policy, but policy inherently political. We cannot understand why some governments pursue and implement better than others without understanding its politics. This article addresses the conditions under which policies are implemented. It presents an analytical approach to ruling elite-capitalist alliances lead economic outcomes others. Sub-Saharan African countries present a particular puzzle, given their low productive...
Journal Article Power, conflict and natural resources: The Mozambican crisis revisited Get access José Jaime Macuane, Macuane Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Lars Buur, Buur Celso Marcos Monjane African Affairs, Volume 117, Issue 468, July 2018, Pages 415–438, https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adx029 Published: 31 2017
Crime and vigilantism in South Africa are generally seen as a reaction to the breakdown of formal law. Both constituted outside state emerge when new social contract has been broken — that is, can no longer provide security. This article argues there is often an intimate relationship between vigilante formations structures. It explores this apparent paradox through public discourses on crime emergence twilight institutions such groups. suggests be analysed attempt promulgate legal-political...
In Mozambique, the current legal framework institutionalizes a rural–urban differentiation of local governance, allowing for elected representation in thirty-three urban settings and recognition 'community authorities' rural areas. This article deals with latter by exploring implementation Decree 15/2000, which is first legislation post-colonial Mozambique to formalize 'traditional authority'. Views traditional authority as either 'genuine' African form legitimized beliefs practices, or...
Since the General Peace Accord of 1992, Mozambique has embarked on a protracted process democratic decentralisation. The Municipal Law 2 1997 made provision for elected local governments in 33 urban municipalities, but not rural areas. Instead, latter little over 4,000 'community authorities' have been recognised since 2002 following passing Decree 15 2000. This article examines implementation and consequences citizenship this official recognition to traditional authorities, 'secretários de...
Informal or communal forms of policing — those we term “everyday” in the Introduction to this volume draw their legitimacy from two primary sources: they detect, investigate and adjudicate crime,...
Abstract This article looks at the inclusion of non-state actors in security sector reform (SSR) programming, specifically when efforts are made to strengthen local-level through police reform. It explores how role has been conceptualised vis-à-vis states as providers and justice fragile state settings. is argued that even though central SSR general policing particular increasingly acknowledged, imperative building, which continues structure SSR, makes local level an uneasy bedfellow. Based...
This article examines how communities on the margin of new postapartheid state reclaim “stolen goods” and deal with “criminals” in ways that inflict physical punishment are often profoundly brutal or violent. It explores use corporal form beatings other forms inflicting pain comes to be seen as both necessary legitimate by affected communities. Crime is articulated township their biggest obstacle accessing development funding, investments, employment initiatives. By drawing past organization...
This article argues that due to the particular position of crime in South Africa, resurgence vigilantism needs be re-evaluated light country's attempt at institutionalising human rights as new society's founding values. Because many township dwellers see vigilantes their protection against crime, should seen a criticism and comment on expression most intimate The begins by introducing an ethnographic case study vigilante group from Port Elizabeth's townships, which has become incorporated...