Mapungubwe Institute For Strategic Reflection Mistra: 4 books
20 Years of South African Democracy
So Where to Now?
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
This publication is the outcome of a conference marking the beginning of South Africa's third decade of democracy hosted in November 2014 by the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute at the University of South Africa.
South Africa and the Global Hydrogen Economy
The Strategic Role of Platinum Group Metals
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
South Africa and the Global Hydrogen Economy is the publication of a MISTRA research project on the use of strategic minerals in the global putative hydrogen economy. The book highlights the global significance of platinum group metals (PGM) and explores the strategic opportunities that arise out...
Patronage Politics Divides Us
A Study of Poverty, Patronage and Inequality in South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Patronage Politics Divides Us is the culmination of a research project that forms part of MISTRA’s first suite of eight priority research projects. The research explores the relationship between patronage, poverty, and inequality with a particular focus on its impact on the conduct of local politics....
Essays on the Evolution of the Post-Apartheid State
Legacies, Reforms and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
This book critically examines the challenges, successes, and failures of the post-1994 South African state against the humane values enshrined in its constitution: nonracial democracy and respect for all generations of human rights—civil, political, social, economic, resources and the environment...