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

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

Part of the Routledge Contemporary South Africa series

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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. Approaching power transition through the lens of South Africa, Zwelethu Jolobe raises questions about how methods and types of mediation are understood, and their appropriateness for certain stages of negotiation processes.

International Mediation in the South African Transition calls into question the generalisations about the determinants of success by international third parties in resolving internal conflicts.

It moves from the position that the success of a mediation effort depends on the examination of the time horizon of a conflict and on the contribution the mediation effort plays in improving the relationship between the belligerents.

The book argues that the international community, particularly the Commonwealth and the United Nations, played a profound and beneficial role in the political transition to end apartheid. International Mediation in the South African Transition will be of interest to students and scholars of African politics, conflict resolution, international relations and global governance.

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