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Shifting landscapes, changing dynamics. The rise of regional hegemons : a case study of South Africa, 2009-2018
Mini Dissertation (MDIPs)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/71131 Shifting landscapes, changing dynamics. The rise of regional hegemons : a case study of South Africa, 2009-2018 Shangase, Mabutho adurthyp@gmail.com Adurthy, Pragashnie South Africa regional hegemon Pan-Africanism soft power history UCTD Mini Dissertation (MDIPs)--University of Pretoria, 2019. This dissertation examines the interplay of history, Pan-Africanism and soft power and its impact on how hegemony should be understood on the African continent. These dynamics were demonstrated through an examination of scholarship related to South Africa’s contested status as a regional hegemon. Using the theoretical framework of the Hegemonic Stability Theory, it argues that much of the current contestation is attributed to the limitations of transposing a global theory to the regional level without taking into account the dynamics and complexities of that particular region. The study adopts a qualitative design and is grounded in an interpretivist paradigm to allow a more nuanced and richer analysis of the regional system. The study is a literature-based study that relies on secondary sources. The dissertation found that the examined contextual factors rooted in the history and ideology of the continent combine to create powerful structural forces that impede the operation of hegemony in the manner envisioned by Hegemonic Stability Theory. Any application of hegemonic discourse to South Africa therefore requires a deeper understanding of the continent’s history, its Pan-Africanist ideology, and accompanying norms and values, as they actively constrain hegemonic ambition. Domestic complexities; contested space; increased competition; waning soft power and lack of secondary state followership also impede South Africa’s hegemony in Africa. Political Sciences MDIPS Unrestricted 2019-08-19T10:28:36Z 2019-08-19T10:28:36Z 2019-09-04 2019 Mini Dissertation Adurthy, P 2019, Shifting landscapes, changing dynamics. The rise of regional hegemons : a case study of South Africa, 2009-2018, MDIPS Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71131> A2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71131 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | South Africa regional hegemon Pan-Africanism soft power history UCTD Shifting landscapes, changing dynamics. The rise of regional hegemons : a case study of South Africa, 2009-2018 |
| title | Shifting landscapes, changing dynamics. The rise of regional hegemons : a case study of South Africa, 2009-2018 |
| title_full | Shifting landscapes, changing dynamics. The rise of regional hegemons : a case study of South Africa, 2009-2018 |
| title_fullStr | Shifting landscapes, changing dynamics. The rise of regional hegemons : a case study of South Africa, 2009-2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shifting landscapes, changing dynamics. The rise of regional hegemons : a case study of South Africa, 2009-2018 |
| title_short | Shifting landscapes, changing dynamics. The rise of regional hegemons : a case study of South Africa, 2009-2018 |
| title_sort | shifting landscapes changing dynamics the rise of regional hegemons a case study of south africa 2009 2018 |
| topic | South Africa regional hegemon Pan-Africanism soft power history UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71131 |