Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Evaluating South Africa's policy and institutional frameworks to combat terrorism : implications for security sector reform
Thesis (PhD (Political Sciences))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Pretoria
2024
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613462771793920 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author2 | Isike, Christopher |
| author_browse | Isike, Christopher |
| author_facet | Isike, Christopher |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | © 2023 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. |
| description | Thesis (PhD (Political Sciences))--University of Pretoria, 2024. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/96960 |
| institution | University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:36:32.122Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publishDateRange | 2024 |
| publishDateSort | 2024 |
| publisher | University of Pretoria |
| publisherStr | University of Pretoria |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/96960 Evaluating South Africa's policy and institutional frameworks to combat terrorism : implications for security sector reform Isike, Christopher michael.thekiso@gmail.com Thekiso, Ramotlhantsweng Michael Gilbert UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Terrorism Counterterrorism Anti-terrorism Security sector reform Proximity Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Humanities theses SDG-16 Thesis (PhD (Political Sciences))--University of Pretoria, 2024. If the stability of the Southern African region is to be maintained, the ability to combat and prevent terrorism should be of utmost importance to South Africa. The lack of significant terrorist attacks in the region is likely to entice the authorities into a state of complacency, and denial, potentially resulting in a failure to take action. This may provide an opportunity for terrorists to launch attacks in South Africa, which has become a preferred destination for terrorists. The question of its readiness for a terrorist attack, therefore, becomes ever relevant. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of South Africa’s policy and institutional framework to combat and prevent terrorism in South Africa as perceived by senior officers in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The study uses the institutional theory as its primary theoretical framework to assess the institutions responsible for countering terrorism. It additionally identifies South Africa’s anti-terrorism legislation and relevant institutions responsible for combatting and preventing terrorism. It further evaluates the institutions’ history in preventing terrorism, as well as their state of readiness in case of probable attacks. Importantly, the study measures the respondents’ perceptions regarding the institutions’ ability to quell a terrorist attack. This study utilised an explanatory sequential mixed method approach, which involved surveying 280 senior officers from the SANDF. The respondents were selected using a probability sampling technique known as simple random sampling. An additional 19 academics and security practitioners were chosen using a non-probability random method, purposive sampling method. Semi-structured interviews were used for this purpose. The quantitative data was analysed using the IBM SPSS computer software’s descriptive statistics. The qualitative data, on the other hand, was analysed using the thematic analysis approach. These elements were integrated and interpreted simultaneously. The study’s key finding is that there appears to be a general lack of public trust and confidence in the capacity of government institutions and the anti-terrorism policy framework to effectively combat and prevent terrorism in South Africa. This can be vii attributed to the perceived high levels of corruption in certain government institutions, institutional dysfunctionality, and a general apathy towards the government. Furthermore, inadequate communication regarding terrorism may have adversely impacted the respondents’ views on the government’s capacity to address a terrorist threat in South Africa. This finding is suggestive of a need for a holistic approach to security sector reform in order to effectively combat terrorism in South Africa. Political Sciences PhD (Political Sciences) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities 2024-07-12T09:27:47Z 2024-07-12T09:27:47Z 2024-09 2024-05-31 Thesis * S2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/96960 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26245847.v1 10.25403/UPresearchdata.26245847 en © 2023 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 | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Terrorism Counterterrorism Anti-terrorism Security sector reform Proximity Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Humanities theses SDG-16 Evaluating South Africa's policy and institutional frameworks to combat terrorism : implications for security sector reform |
| title | Evaluating South Africa's policy and institutional frameworks to combat terrorism : implications for security sector reform |
| title_full | Evaluating South Africa's policy and institutional frameworks to combat terrorism : implications for security sector reform |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating South Africa's policy and institutional frameworks to combat terrorism : implications for security sector reform |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating South Africa's policy and institutional frameworks to combat terrorism : implications for security sector reform |
| title_short | Evaluating South Africa's policy and institutional frameworks to combat terrorism : implications for security sector reform |
| title_sort | evaluating south africa s policy and institutional frameworks to combat terrorism implications for security sector reform |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Terrorism Counterterrorism Anti-terrorism Security sector reform Proximity Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Humanities theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/96960 |