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.
List of Figures and
Tables.- Acknowledgements.- Foreword.- List of Abbreviations
and Acronyms.- 1
Introduction.- 2
Foreign Policy: Pinpointing Principles and Themes.- 3
Voting on Human Rights and Democracy Issues.- 4 Disarmament and
Non-Proliferation Issues.- 5
Advancing African Interests.- 6
Voting on Reforming the UN.- 7 Conclusion.- Appendix: South
Africas UN votes in summary and by theme (1994-2014).- Notes.-
Bibliography.- Index.
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.
