Looks at the investment and commitment which is required to build up the energy industries in Africa. Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Ethiopia and South Africa are discussed as part of case studies looking into the region's electricity industries. All arguments are backed by empirical evidence. Index, refs, tables, figures, maps, 292pp, UK. ZED BOOKS.

Argues that the notion of engagement underlies the history of diplomacy, and as such represents the most important tool in a foreign policy practitioner's armoury. The idea of 'constructive engagement' is advanced by governments as a method whereby pressure can be brought to bear on these countries to improve their record on human rights, while diplomatic and economic contacts can be maintained. But does this approach achieve positive outcomes? To address this question, this book offers a critical evaluation of one of the best known examples of constructive engagement - the Reagan administration's policy towards South Africa, which supported the apartheid state without appearing to endorse that state's repugnant social policies. Index, bib, 246pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

This collection of essays examines state formation in Southern Africa, focusing on cross cultural encounters and arguing that cultural practices had a significant impact on how political rule and power was accomplished. Most of the essays relate to South African case studies of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the remaining two focus on Namibia/Botswana and Zimbabwe respectively. Part of the Social History of Africa series. Index, bib, notes, maps, 214pp, USA. HEINEMANN INC.

2003 0325070830 Paperback

Approaching the subjects of empire and colonization in a new light, this book argues that the free global market and institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization are actually recolonizing Southern Africa. Polemic that argues that the unalloyed working of capitalism - the manufacture and exacerbation of a hierarchy that enlarges the gap between the rich and the poor - is self-creating and self-sustaining. It is also locked into place by governments and their institutions, leaving no space for an alternative structure. Those increasingly unable to defend themselves against the free global market have been recolonized into this capitalist system. 202pp, UK. MERLIN PRESS.

A discussion of regional human rights and development issues which threaten the building of democracy and African unity. The contributors are scholars of the Southern African Universities Social Sciences Conference (SAUSSC). Notes, refs, 306pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICA INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA.

Based on Danish ministry records and NGO archives and interviews, the author describes and documents the development of Danish support to national liberation in Southern Africa and the two sided humanitarian and political character of this support. Index, refs, b/w illus, 142pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

A study that argues that current regional initiatives to address poverty will not result in the Millennium Development Goal's being met by 2015. It calls for a change of paradigm in order to achieve people-centred development that will strengthen the political influence of the poor, with the state playing a central role in shaping social and economic policy, and pursuing an active developmental agenda. 218pp, SOUTH AFRICA. INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL DIALOGUE.

Reflective overviews introduce contemporaneous opinion pieces written for newspapers and periodicals in Africa, Europe, and the United States. The author writes with the dual intent of advocacy and explanation: to broaden public awareness and understanding of the trials and tribulations of southern Africa, thereby influencing informed policymaking in African capitals, London, Paris, and Washington. Notes, index, 546pp, USA. BROOKINGS, 0815775830

Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this collection of essays intends to enrich and move our understanding of southern African societies, and to contribute to the policies and scholarship of the region, in a pan-African context. The authors aim to vigorously re-examine the complex processes of national liberation and the challenges of post-liberation identity politics, democratisation and social transformation. 213pp, SENEGAL. CODESRIA.

Bringing together the region's leading geographers to remap the post-apartheid economic landscape in Southern Africa. 336pp, UK. ASHGATE.

CONTENTS: Southern African states' foreign policy, introduction Korwa G. Adar & Rok Ajulu. Country Case Studies: Angola's quest for security Assis Malaquias; Globalization and foreign economic policy-making in Botswana, James J. Zaffiro; Lesotho's foreign policy Rok Ajulu; Malawi's foreign policy-making, Jonathan M Kaunda; An analysis of the Mauritian foreign policy, Rosabelle Laville; Mozambique's foreign policy: Oscar Gakuo: the case of Namibia, Frank Khachina Matanga; Globalization and South Africa's foreign policy during the Mandela era, Philip Nel; South Africa's foreign policy in a globalizing world, Garth le Pere & Anthoni van Nieuwkerk; Foreign policy-making in Swaziland, Albert Domson-Lindsey; Zambian foreign policy- post-1991 Korwa G. Adar; Post-cold war Zimbabwe's foreign poli-cyKorwa G. Adar, Rok Ajulu & Moses O. Onyango. Regional and Global Case Studies: How far, where to?: regionalism, the Southern African development commu-nity, Paul-Henri Bischoff; Britain and Southern Africa: a 'third way' or business as usual?, Rita Abrahamsen & Paul Williams; Continuity and change in the United States' foreign policy towards Southern Africa, Peter J. Schraeder; Index, 374pp, UK.. ASHGATE.

the insights and analyses of policy-makers to serve as a textbook for graduates of the university's Master of Public Policy and Administration degree. Its stated aim is to produce high-quality professional managers in the public and private sectors of Namibia and in the wider Southern African region. Contributors include Chris Landsberg, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi and Carol Hakim. 346pp, NAMIBIA. GAMSBERG MACMILLAN.

Highlights problems and challenges for governance issues under centralised state agencies, which base their authority and legitimacy on a dominant party and its influence. 65pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

With the establishment of the SADC, new opportunities have arisen for water management in the region. The authors examine opportunities and constraints facing South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Angola, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. Part of the Water Resources Management and Policy Series. Index, acronyms, notes, refs, tables, maps, graphs, x, 306pp, JAPAN. UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY PRESS.

That judicial institutions are important for emerging democracies leaves little (if any) room for debate. But to what extent do judiciaries in these new democracies maintain their autonomy? And what accounts for varying levels of autonomy across states? Drawing on the cases of Malawi, Zambia, and Namibia, this book illuminates why power holders behave as they do toward the courts. VonDoepp considers whether and why political leaders have respected or undermined judicial autonomy in each of the three cases. 185pp, USA. LYNNE RIENNER.

Argues that the link between the established political economy of settler colonialism, the role of liberation politics and the enduring impact of the transition to democracy in Southern Africa, key factors inhibiting attempts to embark on substantive agrarian reform after independence, are crucial to comprehending why the Zimbabwean crisis impacted so profoundly on regional politics. By exposing the lingering contradictions in former settler states between society's heightened expectations of liberation move-ments and the constitutional and the ideological constraints that bind them to the past, this book offers a comprehensive regional perspective into the dynamics of the politics of land and their impact on democracy in Southern Africa. 272pp, UK. PALGRAVE.

A collection of essays based on original field research by NGOs and grassroots activists. With chapters on South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Zambia, this is a comprehensive and original collection of research into the question of land struggles and civil society in Southern Africa. 344pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

A study of civil society, trade unions, democracy, education and leadership in Southern Africa. Countries discussed in detail are Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia and Zambia. Index, 356pp, ETHIOPIA. DEVELOPMENT POLICY MANAGEMENT FORUM.

With chapters on Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana and South Africa, the contributors discusses whether the politics of liberation in Southern Africa has run its course looking at political oppression and post liberation societies. Index, refs, xxiii, 231pp, SOUTH AFRICA. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Explores the legal dimensions of political campaign finance in the SADC countries and argues that, in a region as beset by inequality, unregulated political dispersal of funds casts doubts on the legitimacy of elected governments. Bib, 63pp, BOTSWANA. OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA.

2006 9781920084417 Paperback

This report focuses on state sponsored violence against gays and lesbians in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. Also looks at how neighbouring South Africa, whose 1996 constitution banned sexual discrimination based on sexual orientation, has so far failed to protect its citizens. Notes, app, ii, 298pp, USA. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH.

Through some thirty years, John Saul has written about wars for the liberation of Southern Africa, and has worked with movements supporting liberation struggles. This collection of essays brings together long perspectives on regional changes and developments which culminated in the independence of Zimbabwe and Namibia, and the overthrow of Apartheid. Saul provides a critical assessment of what has, and hasn't, been achieved in the region. Is Africa in a Capitalist Cul-de-Sac? Could a new left find a better Alternative? Index, notes, 354pp, UK. MERLIN PRESS.

Shares research-based insights into what the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the United States can realistically achieve on thorny negotiating issues, such as investment, services and intellectual property. Also examines the views of South African businesses on the potential threats and opportunities of a fully fledged free trade agreement. Index, 187pp, SOUTH AFRICA. SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

What role do elections play in strengthening democracy, observance of human rights and in providing capacity to poor and marginalised people to express their demands and needs? Do women participate on an equal basis? Can elections in a one-party state be free and fair? How do liberation movements behave once they are in power? Do they meet the expectations of the people that fought with them and voted for them? These are some of the questions the authors of this book are attempting to answer. 210pp, NAMIBIA. MEDIA INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.

An examination of the challenges to regionalism in Southern Africa tackling issues of political and economic instability, overlapping membership in regional economic organisations, increased intra regional trade and foreign investment. Index, apps, bib, tables, xiv, 314pp, USA. LYNNE RIENNER.

Deploys a new regionalism approach to demonstrate how a series of actors states, markets and civil society entities are involved in an overlapping and sometimes contradictory series of regional arrangements. These partnerships tend to boost market, personal and patrimonial interests in the region at the expense of the poor. Index, bib, map, tables, 251pp, UK. PALGRAVE.

This volume of case studies looks at how cultures change after major political upheavals and conflicts. Using cross cultural data and juxtaposing regional experiences, the author examines how these transformations have impacted on identity, memory and the possibilities of reconciliation in Southern Africa, Europe and Latin America. The African countries examined are Zimbabwe and South Africa. Also available in hardback. Index, notes, refs, vi, 301pp, UK. PLUTO PRESS.

Making a case for the regional distinctiveness of southern Africa, this new text systematically examines politics and society in the region. In each of eight country studies (Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa), they trace the country's political history (beginning with the pre-colonial period) and analyze state structures, political and social actors, fundamentals of the political economy, and the major challenges faced by state and society. The final section of the book investigates issues that transcend borders: gender and politics, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and southern Africa's role on the continent and in the world. A useful textbook for the study of Southern Africa. Index, bib, 404pp, USA. LYNNE RIENNER.

The developments of the past seven years are reflected throughout in this thoroughly revised edition. Bauer and Taylor systematically examine politics and society in the region. After introducing the themes that guide their analysis, in each of eight country studies they trace the country’s historical origins and then analyze state institutions, political parties and civil society, fundamentals of the political economy, and the major challenges faced by state and society. In the final section of the book, they investigate issues that transcend regional borders: women and politics, living with HIV/AIDS, and southern Africa's role on the continent and in the world. 437pp, USA. LYNNE RIENNER.

Volume of case studies prepared to support the development of African leadership. Through these studies the reader is invited to take short trips into the public sector in search of tools to sharpen personal skills for the journey to becoming a change agent. Figs, tables, boxes, bib, vi, 567pp, ZIMBABWE. NEHANDA PUBLISHERS.

2000 090830515X Paperback

In many African countries, the possibilities for democratisation are being strongly opposed by authoritarian and corrupt tendencies from within inherited institutions and new ruling elites. This volume interrogates the structures of social change, civil society, the working classes and ruling and competing elites in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. It considers positive and negative examples of accountable, open and ethical government and the arguments that are presented to explain the distinctions which have emerged between Botswana and its neighbours. It further posits that whilst the south may be described as the most liberally democratic region of Africa, this does not obscure the limitations of the liberal model, and the need to broaden the definition and practice of democracy in the region. 196p, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICA INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA.

2004 1997 0798301716 Paperback

A volume of essays which traces the processes of Southern African intergration through vehicles such as SADC and Comesa, and compares with similar cross cultural and cross national cooperation in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Gloss, notes, tables, 241pp, SOUTH AFRICA. SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

2001 1919810196 Paperback

An innovative perspective on regionalism in southern Africa, looking at the dynamics of micro regionalism and the Maputo development corridor. Index, bib, xii, 128pp, UK. ASHGATE.

Essays by authors from Southern Africa and Scandinavia, investigating the role of religion in political and other development. Considers the nature of post-apartheid South Africa. 200pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Highlights the benefits to be gained from greater regional cooperation and outlines the key elements that need to be addressed for this to occur. Tables, notes, refs, notes, 69pp, ZIMBABWE. SOUTHERN AFRICA PRINT & PUBLISHING HOUSE.

1999 1779050879 Paperback

Offers suggestions and useful contact data for the reform and improvement of the parliamentary institutions and practices of SADC's 14 member countries. 248pp, SOUTH AFRICA. SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

2007 9781919969145 Paperback

This collection, dealing with case studies drawn from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Mauritius, examines the relationship between scientific claims and practices on the one hand and the exercise of colonial power on the other. It challenges conventional views that portray science as a detached mode of reasoning with the capacity to confer benefits in a more or less even-handed manner. That science has the potential to further the collective good is not fundamentally at issue, but science can also be seen as complicit in processes of colonial domination. 256pp, UK. MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS.

2005 999166209X Paperback

Chan explores the political landscape of southern Africa, examining how it's poised to change over the next years and what the repercussions are likely to be across the continent. He focuses on three countries in particular: South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia, all of which have remained interconnected since the end of colonial rule and the overthrow of apartheid. One of the key themes in the book is the relationship between South Africa and Zimbabwe, and Chan sheds new light on the shared intellectual capacities and interests of the two countries' respective presidents, Jacob Zuma and Robert Mugabe. Along the way, the personalities and abilities of key players, such as Morgan Tsvangirai, the prime minister of Zimbabwe, and former South African president Thabo Mbeki, emerge in honest and sometimes surprising detail. 304pp, USA. YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

A team of analysists have assembled five different scenarios which could describe a South African reality in 2020. The aim of the exercise was to show the possible consequences of present political and social decisions. App, 143pp, SOUTH AFRICA. FRIEDRICH EBERT SIFTUNG (SOUTH AFRICA).

2002 0620291028 Paperback

Demonstrates the complex realities of how local and global politics are intimately interwoven, sometimes inextricably so, specifically in southern Africa. Weaves together history and data from all ten Southern African countries into the analysis, as well as information on international organizations and trans-national advocacy networks related to the region. Index, tables, maps, 235pp, USA. WESTVIEW.

This book constitutes Volume I of a set of two Volumes. Volume I attempts a holistic inter-disciplinary evaluation of the legitimacy of colonial and emergent post-colonial rule property rights in affected States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in light of intensifying litigation in national courts, the SADC Tribunal, and more recently the Washington based International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) regarding counter claims to title to property. Cultural, economic and political drivers at the core of SADC land issues are examined for their significance and potential to contribute to the discovery of a new, sustainable land relations policy that guarantees social justice in the distribution of all the advantages and disadvantages relating to the allocation and use of land. The book shows that persistent systematic administrative failures by pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial authorities have made for a very complex challenge that requires Solomonic tools that neither the Courts alone, nor human rights centric morality alone could resolutely attend. 288pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

Complements the burgeoning literature on regional integration in Africa. It is the most up-to-date guide to SADC's history and institutions, its policies and programmes, legal underpinnings and position in unfolding continental and global affairs. It offers a frank analysis of SADC's shortcomings, achievements and prospects and reviews its extensive restructuring. Bib, notes, tables, charts, 402pp, SOUTH AFRICA. INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL DIALOGUE.

2006 9781919697901 Paperback

A study outlining the reasons and motivations which lay behind Swedish support for the MPLA, FRELIMO, the ANC, ZANU, ZAPU, and SWAPO tracing the development of Swedish political opinion. Index, bib, app, b/w illus, 541pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

A major study of official assistance to Southern African national liberation movements and the important role played by the organized Swedish solidarity movement and other non governmental organizations. Chapters examine links with the ANC of South Africa, FRELIMO of Mozambique, MPLA of Angola, PAIGC of Guinea Bissau, Zanu and Zapu of Zimbabwe and SWAPO of Namibia. Index, app, notes, b/w illus, maps, 912pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE,.

The collected papers presented at the fifth Triennial Conference of the Linguistics Association for SADC Universities held in August 1994 at the University of Namibia, Windhoek. Issues discussed include language, politics and democracy, language shift and language death. Illustrated with maps and tables. 265pp, NAMIBIA. GAMSBERG MACMILLAN.

Compiled subsequent to a public lecture arranged by the Nordic Africa Institute and given by Christopher Saunders on The Transitions to Democracy in Namibia and South Africa on 5 April 2001. Henning Melber was a discussant at the presentation. pamphlet, Notes, bib, 28pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Overview of the restrictive legal measures in places throughout the nine member states, with particular focus on the repression of the press in Zimbabwe. 127pp, NAMIBIA. MEDIA INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.

2004 NO ISBN Paperback

Presents a range of views on land reform within Namibia and the wider Southern African con-text with a view to generating public debate and policy formation. Contributors include Lloyd Schikonye on Zimbabwe's land programme. Bib, app, map, 133pp, NAMIBIA. ADVERTISED CD-ROM IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS BOOK. NAMIBIAN INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY.

2004 9991679693 Paperback