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Searching with a thematic focus on Peacebuilding, Conflict and security in South Africa

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    The role of teachers in peace-building in Rwanda and South Africa

    Impact Initiative, 2018
    In 1994, both Rwanda and South Africa emerged from a long and protracted history of colonisation, conflict, genocide, and apartheid which left lasting scars on their education systems. Both countries have undertaken educational reforms to try to strengthen social cohesion.
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    South–South peacebuilding: lessons and insights from Turkey and South Africa’s support to fragile states

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2017
    Emerging actors, such as providers of South–South cooperation (SSC), are increasingly playing a role in peacebuilding, particularly in fragile states and conflict-affected areas. While there is much discussion on the role of emerging donors in sustainable development, there is little empirical evidence on their contribution to peacebuilding and state building.
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    R2P@10: what lessons for South Africa and Africa?

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2015
    2015 marks ten years since more than 150 world states endorsed the principle of the Responsibility to protect (R2P) at the 2005 World Summit.
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    To protect or to intervene?: contesting R2P as a norm in South Africa’s foreign policy

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    The “responsibility to protect” (R2P) allows international community to intervene when states are unable or unwilling to protect their citizens from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
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    Co-operation in the South Atlantic Zone: amplifying the African agenda

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    South Africa’s foreign policy prioritises peaceful and sustainable growth in Africa by maximising its external engagements in increasingly strategic ways.
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    The African capacity for immediate response to crisis: advice for African policymakers

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    Despite the operationalisation of the African Standby Force (ASF) within the AU security system, rapid reaction remains a challenging task. The current paper states that the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crisis (ACIRC) has been proposed following an initiative from South Africa, in order to equip the AU with a rapid deployment instrument.
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    Shifting security challenges in the China–Africa relationship

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    China’s involvement in African security has deepened in recent years. This policy insights paper discusses three aspects of the China–Africa security relationship to highlight some of the evolving challenges and the ways in which China responds to these.
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    South and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean-South Atlantic nexus: strategic and blue economy dimensions

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2015
    This policy brief summarises and updates the outcome of the very first symposium devoted to exploring Indian Ocean-South Atlantic sea lanes of convergence around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope.
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    R2P and the protection of civilians: South Africa’s perspective on conflict resolution

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    This briefing provides an overview of the South African government’s position on the protection of civilians within the context of the ‘responsibility to protect’ (R2P) framework. As South Africa lacks a clearly articulated policy on R2P, any discussion on its position is based on inferences drawn from actions taken in recent years.
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    South Africa in Africa: The post-Apartheid decade

    Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2005
    In 2004, South Africa celebrated ten years of democracy. Among many stock-taking exercises, it seemed opportune to reflect on the role that the country has played on the African continent and the challenges that persist in South Africa’s domestic transformation.

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