International Mediation in the South African Transition: Brokering Power in Intractable Conflicts

ISBN-13: 9780367786526 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 154 str.

Zwelethu Jolobe

Opis

This book challenges the conventional understanding of South Africa’s transition to democracy as a home-grown process through a comparative analysis of Commonwealth and United Nations mediation attempts.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. International Mediation  3. Historical background: The structure of the South African conflict  4. Getting to the table: the mission of the eminent persons group  5. Getting to agreement: The United Nations Observer Mission to South Africa  6. Contrasting roles in international mediation: lessons from South Africa 

O autorze

Zwelethu Jolobe is a senior lecturer in political studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.