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  • Seminar invitation: The US presidential election

    Posted on November 02, 2012

    The Department of Politial Sciences cordially invites you to "The US Presidential Election - A Conversation with the US Embassy" on Tuesday 6 November.

  • Prof Schoeman joins ISS board

    Posted on October 29, 2012

    Political Sciences Head of Department, Professor Maxi Schoeman, joined the Institute for Security Studies Board of Trustees in August.

  • Seminar: G20

    Posted on October 24, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences and The Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation invite you to a seminar entitled "The G20: Looking to the Future" on 1 November.

  • Research funding: Humanities

    Posted on October 24, 2012

    Research funding notices, upcoming conferences and funding opportunities in the Humanities.

  • Seminar series: Prof Tariq Ramadan

    Posted on October 22, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences will be hosting Oxford academic Professor Tariq Ramadan from 29 to 31 October and cordially invites you to attend his seminars.

  • Venue change: Islam and democracy seminar

    Posted on October 19, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences and Faculty of Theology invite you to a seminar entitled "Are Islam and Sharia’h compatible with democracy?" to be presented by Prof Tariq Ramadan on 30 October.

  • Internships: Consultancy Africa Intelligence

    Posted on October 19, 2012

    Consultancy Africa Intelligence is calling for applications for its web-based internship programme, which begins in January 2013.

  • Opinion: SA has grim realities in store after Mangaung

    Posted on October 19, 2012

    If efforts to build the foundations of alternative government aren't accelerated, SA's post-Mangaung future looks bleak, writes UP Political Sciences lecturer and Business Day columnist Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

  • Opinion: EU snub shows ideology trumps national interest

    Posted on October 16, 2012

    The economic diplomacy of which the Department of International Relations and Co-operation speaks seems to be more of aspiration than reality, writes UP Political Sciences Extraordinary Professor Gerrit Olivier.

  • Opinion: Voting for another party is the first step to change

    Posted on October 12, 2012

    Active citizenship and the exploration of political alternatives is central to democracy, writes UP political sciences lecturer and Business Day columnist Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

  • Seminar: Tripartite alliance

    Posted on October 10, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences invites you to a seminar entitled "The Cosatu conference: Microcosm of a deeper crisis in the ANC-led tripartite alliance?" to be presented by Mr Prince Mashele on 19 October.

  • Opinion: Public service should not induce fear and loathing

    Posted on September 28, 2012

    As long as private agencies and middlemen proliferate, it will be a sign of a lack of vitality in our public services, writes UP Political Sciences lecturer and Business Day columnist Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

  • Seminar: Protecting the right to life of journalists

    Posted on September 28, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences and the Journalism Programme invite you to a seminar entitled "Protecting the right to life of journalists: ensuring a higher level of attention", to be presented by Prof Christof Heyns on 16 October 2012.

  • Paper: Somalia's elections

    Posted on September 25, 2012

    On 21 September, Prof Abdi Samatar presented a paper entitled "The Somali ‘election’: Can an illegitimate election produce a legitimate government?" at an event hosted by the departments of Political Sciences and Sociology.

  • Opinion: SA should trim excess fat from many embassies

    Posted on September 21, 2012

    For a middle-income country with deep-seated economic challenges, it is difficult to justify the expense of South Africa

  • Seminar: The Somali elections

    Posted on September 18, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences and The Department of Sociology invite you to a seminar entitled

  • Seminar: Civil society global capability index

    Posted on September 18, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences invites you to a seminar entitled

  • Opinion: SA must push to make BRICS work for Africa

    Posted on September 14, 2012

    In hosting the BRICS summit next year South Africa should give weighty consideration to pushing hard to make the group matter for the country

  • DIRCO Minister visits UP

    Posted on September 12, 2012

    International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane addressed UP staff and students, and members of the diplomatic community at the University of Pretoria on Tuesday 11 September 2012.

  • Opinion: How to make progress

    Posted on September 07, 2012

    We need unity of purpose between business and government, writes UP Political Sciences lecturer and <i>Business Day</i> columnist Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

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