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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.
List of contents
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.
About the author
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.
Summary
This book provides readers
with the first comprehensive study of South Africa’s foreign policy conducted in
a multilateral setting, by placing on record over 1000 of South Africa’s votes
at the United Nations over a 20 year period. The study investigates consistency
in terms of South Africa’s declared foreign policy and its actual voting
practices at the United Nations.
Democratic South Africa’s Foreign Policy: Voting
Behaviour in the United Nations offers
a compendium of South Africa’s United Nations behaviour during a poignant
transitional period in the country’s recent history. In setting out a framework
for analysing the conduct of other countries’ voting behaviour in parallel with
this study, it can be used to advance the field as a useful comparative tool. This
book presents the material needed for International Relations scholars and
practitioners in the field to make a reasoned and reflective assessment of this
dimension of South Africa’s foreign policy.
