Suzanne Graham

Democratic South Africa's Foreign Policy

Voting Behaviour in the United Nations

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides readerswith the first comprehensive study of South Africa's foreign policy conducted ina multilateral setting, by placing on record over 1000 of South Africa's votesat the United Nations over a 20 year period. The study investigates consistencyin terms of South Africa's declared foreign policy and its actual votingpractices at the United Nations.

Democratic South Africa's Foreign Policy: VotingBehaviour in the United Nations offersa compendium of South Africa's United Nations behaviour during a poignanttransitional period in the country's recent history. In setting out a frameworkfor analysing the conduct of other countries' voting behaviour in parallel withthis study, it can be used to advance the field as a useful comparative tool. Thisbook presents the material needed for International Relations scholars andpractitioners in the field to make a reasoned and reflective assessment of thisdimension of South Africa's foreign policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-95873-3
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 435g
• ISBN-13: 9781349958733
• ISBN-10: 1349958735
• Artikelnr.: 54800392

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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