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  • Opinion: On the rule of law

    Posted on June 28, 2012

    The rule of law ought to be at the heart of the social contract between a state and the individuals under its jurisdiction to ensure that justice permeates society at every level, writes UP Political Sciences Extraordinary Professor, Henning Melber.

  • UP Postdoc Fellow receives peace award

    Posted on June 28, 2012

    In June Dr Cori Wielenga, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Sciences, was a co-recipient of the Global Peace Award from the International Public Policy Institute.

  • Opinion: Good ANC leaders must rebel or leave the party

    Posted on June 22, 2012

    Kgalema Motlanthe, Trevor Manuel and Tokyo Sexwale are leaders who have the power to do something meaningful, but are not using it, writes UP Political Sciences lecturer and Business Day columnist Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

  • Opinion: Why are the middle classes so politically passive?

    Posted on June 15, 2012

    Since we have happily ceded power to politicians, we have learned to become powerless by choice, writes UP Politial Sciences lecturer and Business Day columnist Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

  • UP-Australia diplomat training initiative in the news

    Posted on June 11, 2012

    On 6 June 2012 the Pretoria News reported on a diplomat training course, funded by the Australian government and presented in partnership with the University of Pretoria, that will train 290 African participants from 40 countries.

  • Opinion: ANC

    Posted on June 08, 2012

    The reality is that the ANC established its credibility on the back of power borrowed from the people, writes UP Political Sciences lecturer and Business Day columnist, Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

  • Opinion: Time to explore political life beyond the ANC

    Posted on June 01, 2012

    It is necessary that the ANC suffers a huge electoral defeat and is confined permanently to the political margins, writes UP Political Sciences Lecturer and Business Day Columnist, Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

  • UP Political Sciences lecturer among top SA analysts

    Posted on May 30, 2012

    University of Pretoria Political Sciences lecturer Prince Mashele was recently ranked second Political Trends/Industrial Relations analyst in South Africa in the annual

  • Political Sciences Lecturer appointed to TTJ & S Advisory Position

    Posted on May 30, 2012

    Mr Ismaeel Samaai, Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences, has been appointed Co-faculty Advisor of the Top Tuks Junior/Senior Leadership Development and SIFE UP Programme.

  • Seminar: The United Nations and Africa

    Posted on May 30, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences, The Institute for Strategic and Political Affairs, University of Pretoria, and the Dag Hammarskj

  • Political Sciences Lecturer appointed Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

    Posted on May 28, 2012

    Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Sciences, was recently named Associate Research Fellow of the United Nations University's Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS).

  • Opinion: Factions and ANC Culture will Shackle new Chief

    Posted on May 25, 2012

    The real failure is the current political order associated with the ANC. It has failed to fix governance and to create conditions for national economic success, writes UP Political Sciences lecturer and Business Day columnist, Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

  • Public seminar: Minister Trevor Manuel on South Africa

    Posted on May 21, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences and the Institute for Strategic and Political Affairs at the University of Pretoria is hosting a seminar on a planned future for South Africa, to be presented by Minister Trevor Manuel on Monday, 4 June 2012.

  • Opinion: The State of the State

    Posted on May 21, 2012

    To a large extent, social development depends on resources, including human potential and capacity. But political will and governance matter too. The state must do more than allow markets to operate, writes UP Political Sciences Extraordinary Professor, H

  • Opinion: Is the G-8 Still Relevant in the Global Economy?

    Posted on May 18, 2012

    While the G-8’s visibility in global affairs has waned in recent years, it remains a powerful actor and continues to command influence in key areas, writes UP Political Sciences lecturer and Business Day columnist Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

  • SA Foreign Policy: An Assessment of the Draft White Paper and the ANC's Policy Document on International Relations

    Posted on May 18, 2012

    A proper review of South Africa's foreign policy is long overdue, writes Dr Mzukisi Qobo.

  • Invitation: Model United Nations Debate

    Posted on May 16, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria cordially invites you to its annual Model United Nations Debate on Wednesday, 23 May 2012.

  • Seminar: China and the Singapore Model

    Posted on May 14, 2012

    The Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria invites you to a seminar on the topic of "Avoiding the Modernisation Trap: China and the Singapore Model", to be presented by Prof Mark Thompson on 18 May 2012.

  • Opinion: ANC Must Rid Itself of Last Vestiges of Mbeki Era

    Posted on May 11, 2012

    The seeds of disintegration of public leadership and the frightening shadow of insecurity that is cast upon the nation were sown in Thabo Mbeki’s era. President Jacob Zuma merely picked up where his predecessor left off, writes UP Political Sciences

  • Opinion: It's not the Chinese, stupid!

    Posted on May 09, 2012

    Social development is to a large extent a matter of resources (including human potential and capacity). But political will and governance are important ingredients too. So are the social formations and dynamics at play, writes UP Political Sciences Extrao

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