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The practices of apartheid as a war crime: a critical analysis
The human suffering caused by the political ideology of apartheid in South Africa during the Apartheid era (1948-1994) prompted worldwide condemnation and a variety of diplomatic and legal responses. Amongst these responses was the attempt to have apartheid recognised both as a crime against humanity in the 1973 Apartheid Convention as well as a war crime in Article 85(4)(c) of Additional Protocol I. This article examines the origins, nature and current status of the practices of apartheid as a war crime and its possible application to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Local violence and politics in KwaZulu-Natal: perceptions of agency in a post-conflict society
The Bantustan State and the South African Transition: Militarisation, Patrimonialism and the Collapse of the Ciskei Regime, 1986-1994
This article examines the Ciskei bantustan and processes of state formation during the
transition to democracy. In the Ciskei, the rule of Brigadier Gqozo rested on the continued
support of the South African state: identified as the weakest link in the National Partyâs
conservative alliance, the Ciskei became the first target for the African National Congressâ
mass action campaign of 1992. The struggle in the Ciskei thus had some significance for the
shape of the transition. While at a constitutional level the National Party eventually conceded
to the re-incorporation of the bantustans in late 1992, it continued to stall change and to
bolster the bantustans through covert military operations and land transfers to bantustan elites.
These dynamics of state formation are critical aspects of the history of the transition and were
at the heart of the emerging political conflict in the Ciskei, which by mid-1992 was escalating
into civil war. This article examines mass mobilisation, political repression and the
consequences of the patrimonial militarisation of the Ciskei state in the Ciskei/ Border region.
By focusing on processes of state formation and struggles over the fabric of the state, this
article provides a corrective to the prevailing academic focus on the elite negotiations and
argues for the value of social histories of the bantustan states for understanding the enduring
legacies of these regimes
The first two centuries of colonial agriculture in the cape colony: A historiographical reviewâ
Low-molecular weight organic acids and peptides involved in the long-distance transport of trace metals
Conflict in Kirkuk:A Comparative Perspective of Cross-regional Self-determination Disputes
Mediating the European Ideal: Cross-Border Programmes and Conflict Resolution on the Island of Ireland
This article assesses the conditions, context and consequences of the European Union's role in conflict transformation through cross-border activity on the island of Ireland via analysis of interviews with individuals directly involved in EU-facilitated cross-border programmes, as 'mediators' of the European ideal of cross-border co-operation as a means to peace-building. Copyright (c) 2007 The Author(s); Journal compilation (c) 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
The Government of National Unity and the demise of the National Party in post-settlement South Africa
This article explores the demise of the National Party (NP) in postsettlement South Africa. Principally, it focuses on the partyâs involvement in the Government of National Unity between 1994 and 1996 and considers the impact of this on the partyâs electoral fortunes. From 1948 to 1994 the NP
enjoyed political hegemony. It functioned as a racial party vis-a`-vis the countryâs white electorate and also an ethnic party with deep emotional links to the Afrikaner community. It played a crucial role in the negotiations that
resulted in the end of apartheid and its leader received the Nobel Peace Prize for his peace-making efforts. Yet two or three years after the momentous transfer of power in 1994 the party lost the confidence and support of both
Afrikaners and English-speaking whites. This proved terminal and resulted in the party dissolving itself in 2005. The South African case draws our attention to the challenges that an ethnic party can encounter in the post-agreement period. It also alerts us to the problems which can emerge following a negotiated settlement. The article is based upon research conducted with five former senior members of the NP
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