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Understanding South Africa's foreign policy: the perplexing case of Zimbabwe
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lipton, Merle |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | Many who have admired the African National Congress are confused and dismayed by post-apartheid South Africa's foreign policy on human rights and good governance, exemplified by its most important policy test to date, viz. Zimbabwe. It is argued below that understanding this policy in terms of the widely-used explanation that it represents ‘a shift from idealism to realism’ is unsatisfactory. This state-centric framework, focused on ‘national’ interests and ideals cannot accommodate the wide range of interests, ideals, and other factors that shape the policy. Instead, this investigation assumes that all foreign policies involve a close interaction between ‘realism’ (interest-driven analysis) and ‘idealism’ (beliefs/values-driven analysis). In addition to exploring this interaction, this paper also touches briefly and tentatively on the following questions: how well has South Africa's foreign policy been calculated and implemented, and what have been its effects and consequences for South Africa, Zimbabwe,... |
| Starting Page | 331 |
| Ending Page | 346 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1080/10220460903495181 |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.swradioafrica.com/Documents/Merle_Lipton140110.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1080/10220460903495181 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
