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Democratic South Africa's Foreign Policy: Voting Behaviour in the United Nations 1st ed. 2016 [Kõva köide]

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  • Ilmumisaeg: 19-Oct-2016
  • Kirjastus: Palgrave Macmillan
  • ISBN-10: 1137593806
  • ISBN-13: 9781137593801
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 310 pages, kõrgus x laius: 210x148 mm, kaal: 5308 g, 5 Illustrations, black and white; XXI, 310 p. 5 illus., 1 Hardback
  • Ilmumisaeg: 19-Oct-2016
  • Kirjastus: Palgrave Macmillan
  • ISBN-10: 1137593806
  • ISBN-13: 9781137593801
This book provides readers with the first comprehensive study of South Africas foreign policy conducted in a multilateral setting, by placing on record over 1000 of South Africas votes at the United Nations over a 20 year period. The study investigates consistency in terms of South Africas declared foreign policy and its actual voting practices at the United Nations.





Democratic South Africas Foreign Policy: Voting Behaviour in the United Nations offers a compendium of South Africas United Nations behaviour during a poignant transitional period in the countrys recent history. In setting out a framework for analysing the conduct of other countries voting behaviour in parallel with this study, it can be used to advance the field as a useful comparative tool. This book presents the material needed for International Relations scholars and practitioners in the field to make a reasoned and reflective assessment of this dimension of South Africas foreign policy. 

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"This volume is a pioneering study on an important subject. The author has provided an analysis which combines detailed statistical material with a well-reasoned empirical interpretation of South Africa's voting record at the United Nations. It will prove immensely valuable for both students and scholars working in this field." (Professor J. Spence OBE FKC, Kings College London, UK) "Excellently written, yet with an impressive simplicity, dense with powerful narratives, backed up by detail and facts, Graham's book is bound to unearth fresh ground, and will no doubt come to influence the policy and scholarly discourse on the liberated Republic's post-isolation foreign policy and international relations trajectory. This should become prescribed reading for undergraduate and post-graduate students of South Africa's international relations." (Professor Chris Landsberg, University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
1 Introduction
1(26)
Background
1(2)
The Purpose of This Book
3(1)
Analytical Framework
4(5)
Step 1 Declared Foreign Policy
6(1)
Step 2 Voting Action
7(1)
Step 3 Interpretations of Voting Action: Government Views and Observers' Views
8(1)
The Organisation of This Book
9(1)
Conceptualisation for Contextual Relevance
10(2)
Acting in the UN
12(1)
State Roles at the UN
12(2)
Permanent Missions and Delegations
14(2)
UN Voting
16(4)
Conclusion
20(1)
Notes
20(7)
2 Foreign Policy: Pinpointing Principles and Themes
27(32)
Shining a Light on Foreign Policy
28(2)
South Africa's Foreign Policy, 1994--2014
30(2)
Principles
32(4)
Themes
36(14)
The Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy
36(3)
Disarmament and Related Non-Proliferation Issues
39(4)
The Advancement of African Interests Within the Context of North-South Relations
43(2)
Reform of the UN and the Promotion of Equitable Global Governance
45(5)
Conclusion
50(1)
Notes
50(9)
3 Voting on Human Rights and Democracy Issues
59(62)
Introduction
59(1)
Human Rights at the UN: A Background Review
60(2)
South Africa and Human Rights at the UN
62(3)
South Africa's Voting Actions
65(8)
Votes on Country-Specific Situations
66(5)
Voting at the UNSC
71(2)
Votes on Thematic Issues in the UNGA and UNCHR/HRC
73(1)
Resolutions Linked to Civil and Political Rights
73(5)
Resolutions Falling Under Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
78(3)
Resolutions Pertaining to the Rights to Development, Self-Determination, Peace, and a Protected Environment
81(3)
Resolutions Related to the Promotion of Democracy and its Consolidation the World Over
84(5)
Interpretations of Voting Actions on Human Rights Issues
89(4)
Explanations of South Africa's Votes on Country-Specific Situations
93(12)
Libya, Cuba, China, and Indonesia
94(2)
Belarus, Uzbekistan, and the Middle East
96(2)
Burma/Myanmar
98(3)
Nigeria, Sudan, and Zimbabwe
101(4)
Explanations of South Africa's Votes on Thematic Issues
105(3)
Conclusion
108(2)
Note
110(11)
4 Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues
121(62)
Introduction
121(2)
Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the UN
123(3)
South Africa's Disarmament Policy and Voting on Nuclear Controls at the UN
126(30)
Voting Actions at the UN
130(1)
Votes on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues
131(8)
Biological and Chemical Weapons
139(1)
Conventional Weapons Issues
140(2)
Conventional Arms Transfers
142(2)
Regional Disarmament and Security
144(2)
Related Disarmament Measures and International Security
146(3)
Outer Space
149(1)
Institutional Aspects of Disarmament
150(4)
Voting Action at the UNSC
154(2)
Interpretations of Voting Actions on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues
156(12)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation
156(3)
Anti-Personnel Landmines
159(2)
Arms Sales
161(2)
The UNSC
163(5)
Conclusion
168(15)
5 Advancing African Interests
183(42)
Introduction
183(1)
The Emergence of a Southern Bloc at the UN
184(6)
South Africa at the UN: Champion of Africa and the South?
190(6)
Voting at the UNGA
196(1)
UNGA Second Committee Votes
196(1)
Development
197(1)
New International Economic Order
198(1)
Environmental Concerns in Africa and the Developing World
199(5)
UNGA Fourth Committee Votes
201(2)
UNGA Plenary Votes
203(1)
Voting at the UNSC
204(4)
Interpretations of Voting Actions on African Issues
208(5)
South Africa and South-South Cooperation
209(2)
The UNSC
211(2)
Conclusion
213(2)
Notes
215(10)
6 Voting on Reforming the UN
225(64)
Introduction
225(1)
The Reform Agenda at the UN: A Summary
226(5)
South Africa and Reform at the UN
231(4)
South Africa's Voting Behaviour
235(31)
UNGA Fifth Committee Votes
236(12)
UNGA Sixth Committee Votes
248(3)
UNGA Plenary Votes
251(12)
Equitable Financial Global Governance: UN Resolutions on the BWIs
263(3)
Interpretations of Voting Actions on UN Reform
266(6)
Concerns Over Consensus
266(1)
`Ping-Pong' Reform Politics
267(3)
South Africa's Dream: Reform of the UNSC
270(2)
Conclusion
272(17)
7 Conclusion
289(14)
An Overview of the Book
289(3)
What are the Key Findings?
292(9)
Consistency Ratings
298(3)
Final Thoughts
301(2)
Appendix 303(2)
Index 305
Dr Suzanne Graham is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is a member of the South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) and Scientific Committee member of the Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion (RISC). Her teaching and research interests focus on aspects of foreign policy, international organisations and international conflict.