Author: Graham Hopwood
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Namibia
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This publication aims to give an accessible overview of Namibian politics by focusing on key personalities, political parties, and the poltical and electoral systems. The publication also contains a chronology of Namibia history and glossary of political terms as they relate to Namibia.
Guide to Namibian Politics
Author: Graham Hopwood
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Namibia
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This publication aims to give an accessible overview of Namibian politics by focusing on key personalities, political parties, and the poltical and electoral systems. The publication also contains a chronology of Namibia history and glossary of political terms as they relate to Namibia.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Namibia
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This publication aims to give an accessible overview of Namibian politics by focusing on key personalities, political parties, and the poltical and electoral systems. The publication also contains a chronology of Namibia history and glossary of political terms as they relate to Namibia.
Guide to Namibian Politics
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Political Parties and Democracy
Author: Kay Lawson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313083495
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1537
Book Description
Native scholars explore the relationship between political parties and democracy in regions around the world. The development of political parties over the past century is the story of three stages in the pursuit of power: liberation, democratization, and de-democratization. Political Parties and Democracy is comprised of five, stand-alone volumes that probe the realities of political parties at all three stages. In each volume, contributors explore the relationship between political parties and democracy (or democratization) in their nations, providing necessary historical, socioeconomic, and institutional context, as well as the details of contemporary political tensions. Contributors are distinguished indigenous scholars who have lived the truths they tell and are, thus, able to write with unique breadth, depth, and scope. They show the parties of their respective nations as they have developed through history and changing institutional structures, and they explain the balance of power among them—and between them and competing agencies of power—today.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313083495
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1537
Book Description
Native scholars explore the relationship between political parties and democracy in regions around the world. The development of political parties over the past century is the story of three stages in the pursuit of power: liberation, democratization, and de-democratization. Political Parties and Democracy is comprised of five, stand-alone volumes that probe the realities of political parties at all three stages. In each volume, contributors explore the relationship between political parties and democracy (or democratization) in their nations, providing necessary historical, socioeconomic, and institutional context, as well as the details of contemporary political tensions. Contributors are distinguished indigenous scholars who have lived the truths they tell and are, thus, able to write with unique breadth, depth, and scope. They show the parties of their respective nations as they have developed through history and changing institutional structures, and they explain the balance of power among them—and between them and competing agencies of power—today.
Human Rights in Africa
Author: Anton Bösl
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789991609560
Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789991609560
Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Guide to Namibian Politics
Author: Graham Hopwood
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789991679754
Category : Namibia
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789991679754
Category : Namibia
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Understanding Namibia
Author: Henning Melber
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190257628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Since independence in 1990, Namibia has witnessed only one generation with no memory of colonialism - the 'born frees', who voted in the 2009 elections. The anti-colonial liberation movement, SWAPO, dominates the political scene, effectively making Namibia a de facto one-party state dominated by the first 'struggle generation'. While those in power declare their support for a free, fair, and just society, the limits to liberation are such that emancipation from foreign rule has only been partially achieved. Despite its natural resources Namibia is among the world's most unequal societies and indicators of wellbeing have not markedly improved for many among the former colonized majority, despite a constitution enshrining human rights, social equality, and individual liberty. This book analyses the transformation of Namibian society since Independence. Melber explores the achievements and failures and contrasts the narrative of a post-colonial patriotic history with the socio-economic and political realities of the nation-building project. He also investigates whether, notwithstanding the relative stability prevailing to date, the negotiation of controlled change during Namibia's decolonization could have achieved more than simply a change of those in control.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190257628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Since independence in 1990, Namibia has witnessed only one generation with no memory of colonialism - the 'born frees', who voted in the 2009 elections. The anti-colonial liberation movement, SWAPO, dominates the political scene, effectively making Namibia a de facto one-party state dominated by the first 'struggle generation'. While those in power declare their support for a free, fair, and just society, the limits to liberation are such that emancipation from foreign rule has only been partially achieved. Despite its natural resources Namibia is among the world's most unequal societies and indicators of wellbeing have not markedly improved for many among the former colonized majority, despite a constitution enshrining human rights, social equality, and individual liberty. This book analyses the transformation of Namibian society since Independence. Melber explores the achievements and failures and contrasts the narrative of a post-colonial patriotic history with the socio-economic and political realities of the nation-building project. He also investigates whether, notwithstanding the relative stability prevailing to date, the negotiation of controlled change during Namibia's decolonization could have achieved more than simply a change of those in control.
Unfinished Business: Democracy in Namibia
Author: Bryan M. Sims
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 1920409793
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Idasa's Democracy Index - initially developed for South Africa - is being expanded into Southern Africa in an effort to broaden the capacity of individuals and organisations monitoring and supporting democratic governance efforts in the region. This inaugural Democracy Index for Namibia is intended to set a benchmark for democracy to be measured against. The tool assesses the country's depth of democracy through five focus areas: participation, elections, accountability, political rights, and human dignity. The research relies on expert analysis to answer a set of questions that interrogate how closely, in practice, democracy meets the broad ideal of self-representative government. More specifically, to what extent can citizens control elected officials and government appointees who make decisions about public affairs? And how equal are citizens to one another in this accountability process? The purpose of the scores is to assist citizens in making their own judgements, based on the information made available, to stimulate national debate and to provide democracy promoters with a tool for identifying issues and needs that can be addressed by education, advocacy, training, institution building and policy revision.
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 1920409793
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Idasa's Democracy Index - initially developed for South Africa - is being expanded into Southern Africa in an effort to broaden the capacity of individuals and organisations monitoring and supporting democratic governance efforts in the region. This inaugural Democracy Index for Namibia is intended to set a benchmark for democracy to be measured against. The tool assesses the country's depth of democracy through five focus areas: participation, elections, accountability, political rights, and human dignity. The research relies on expert analysis to answer a set of questions that interrogate how closely, in practice, democracy meets the broad ideal of self-representative government. More specifically, to what extent can citizens control elected officials and government appointees who make decisions about public affairs? And how equal are citizens to one another in this accountability process? The purpose of the scores is to assist citizens in making their own judgements, based on the information made available, to stimulate national debate and to provide democracy promoters with a tool for identifying issues and needs that can be addressed by education, advocacy, training, institution building and policy revision.
The Gender Politics of the Namibian Liberation Struggle
Author: Martha Akawa
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 3905758504
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Womens contributions against apartheid under the auspices of the Namibian liberation movement SWAPO and their personal experiences in exile take center stage in this study. Male and female leadership structures in exile are analysed whilst the sexual politics in the refugee camps and the public imagery of female representation in SWAPOs nationalism receive special attention. The partys public pronouncements of women empowerment and gender equality are compared to the actual implementations of gender politics during and after the liberation struggle.
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 3905758504
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Womens contributions against apartheid under the auspices of the Namibian liberation movement SWAPO and their personal experiences in exile take center stage in this study. Male and female leadership structures in exile are analysed whilst the sexual politics in the refugee camps and the public imagery of female representation in SWAPOs nationalism receive special attention. The partys public pronouncements of women empowerment and gender equality are compared to the actual implementations of gender politics during and after the liberation struggle.
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
Author: Namibia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutions
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutions
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Stuarts' Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa
Author: Chris Stuart
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775842665
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 975
Book Description
Greater southern Africa has a wealth of mammal species, almost 400 – all of which are covered in this fully updated, comprehensive field guide. Now expanded to include species found in Angola, Zambia and Malawi, it has also been extensively revised to include: • the most recent research and taxonomy • revised distribution maps and many new images • colour-coded grouping of families • spoor and size icons • skull photographs, grouped for easy comparison • detailed descriptions of each species, offering insight into key identification characters, typical behaviour, preferred habitat, food choice, reproduction and longevity.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775842665
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 975
Book Description
Greater southern Africa has a wealth of mammal species, almost 400 – all of which are covered in this fully updated, comprehensive field guide. Now expanded to include species found in Angola, Zambia and Malawi, it has also been extensively revised to include: • the most recent research and taxonomy • revised distribution maps and many new images • colour-coded grouping of families • spoor and size icons • skull photographs, grouped for easy comparison • detailed descriptions of each species, offering insight into key identification characters, typical behaviour, preferred habitat, food choice, reproduction and longevity.