Fritz Nganje
Biographic Data
| ID | 1744365 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fritz Nganje |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fritz |
| FAMILY NAME | Nganje |
| SIGNATURE | NGANJE F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9992-2547 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The External State-Building Function of Paradiplomacy
In this article, I use the case of cross-border co-operation between South African subnational governments and the Kingdom of Lesotho to show how paradiplomacy can fulfil an external sovereign state-building function. The role of economic development and effective border management in inspiring and determining subnational cross-border activities on this borderline should not be underestimated. However, a closer examination suggests that paradiplo…
Contemporary expressions of the foreign relations of subnational governments in Africa
This special issue explores contemporary foreign relations of African subnational governments (SNGs), a phenomenon popularly referred to as 'paradiplomacy.' In this introductory article, we examine the historical development of paradiplomacy research in Africa, highlighting its gradual progression from initial academic interests in the 1990s to its present state. The issue comprises four full-length articles focusing on case studies from Nigeria,…
The Domestic Sources of City Diplomacy
La literatura dominante sobre ciudades globales tiende a explicar la internacionalización de las urbes casi exclusivamente desde la perspectiva de los desarrollos recientes en el capitalismo global, desarrollos que han puesto a las ciudades en el corazón de una economía mundial cada vez más globalizada, financiarizada y desregulada. La internacionalización de estas llamadas ciudades globales se concibe como una respuesta y está condicionada p…
Militarisation and State Capacity in Zimbabwe
This article uses the case of Zimbabwe to explore the interface between militarisation and state capacity, and through that critique the emancipatory potential of the human security concept. It argues that militarisation undermines state capacity to provide emancipatory security as envisioned in the human security concept. A militarised state is severely incapacitated and challenged to deliver emancipatory security because it lacks the functional…
African agency in transnational city networks
Transnational city networks have generally been portrayed as a more inclusive and egalitarian mode of international organizing. However, recent research has questioned these assumptions and highlighted the dynamics of power, domination and control at the heart of the functioning of these networks. These studies have also suggested a North–South power dynamic in global city networks, which seems to deny any significant agency to Global South citie…
Pan-Africanism from Below? The Peacebuilding Role of Local Peace Committees in South Africa
Against the backdrop of a renewed discourse on Pan-African unity and solidarity, this article analyses and interrogates the role of local peace committees (LPCs) as mechanisms for building peace and fostering social cohesion in South African townships and informal settlements affected by xenophobic conflict. Drawing on both documentary sources and interviews, the article makes the case that, in the absence of serious national or regional efforts …
Measuring the success of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
The study establishes the degree to which terrorist organisations are successful in achieving their stated goals and objectives. The analysis is undertaken within the framework of the strategic actor theory, which argues that terrorist organisations are rational actors that undertake a series of calculated actions towards the achievement of predetermined goals. The Key Performance Indicator (KPI) methodology, borrowed from the discipline of Manag…
Liberal internationalism meets third worldism
In this article, we draw on the contradictions in, and the geopolitics of, international election observation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 2006 and 2011 elections to identify and analyse the emergence of a neo-third world behaviour among African states intended to counter the excesses of Western liberal democracy promotion on the continent. We argue that the decision by African states to quickly endorse the 2011 elections and close r…
The rhetoric and practice of the international responsibility to prevent mass atrocities
While global consensus on the meaning and application of the responsibility to protect (R2P) principle remains tenuous, there is little contention among major actors that the development of the norm should prioritise the prevention of mass atrocities. In particular, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) – which have a role to play that is vital to the future development of R2P as a global norm but which continue to express reserva…
Sub-state diplomacy and the foreign policy-development nexus in South Africa
This article examines the role of sub-state diplomacy, defined as the transnational linkages of sub-national governments, in bridging the gap between foreign policy and the domestic development agenda in South Africa. It argues that, as territorial sub-state actors, provinces and municipalities are strategically positioned to use their international relations to make foreign policy more responsive to domestic socio-economic priorities. In the Sou…
Brazilian Cities in Mozambique
This article analyses the technical co-operation between Brazilian cities and their Mozambican counterparts against the backdrop of the growing assertiveness of cities in the global economy and the resurgence of South–South co-operation. It argues that widespread global interest in Brazil’s relative success in socio-economic transformation, coupled with Brazil’s quest for global recognition and leadership has propelled the country’s cities to the…
The evolution of South Africa's democracy promotion in Africa
South Africa is an emerging power with fairly strong democratic institutions that were crafted during the transition from minority to majority rule twenty years ago. How has South Africa used its position and power to promote democracy in Africa? Against the backdrop of debates on democracy promotion by emerging powers, this article probes attempts by successive post-apartheid governments to promote democracy in Africa. We argue that although dem…
The Developmental Paradiplomacy of South African Provinces
Paradiplomacy, or the international relations of sub-national governments, has been a feature of South Africa’s international relations since 1995. However, despite a general recognition across all three spheres of government of the developmental value of the practice, aligning the paradiplomacy of most provincial and local governments to South Africa’s development and foreign policy priorities has remained an elusive goal. This article provides …
Paradiplomacy and the democratisation of foreign policy in South Africa
Over the years, the logic that decentralisation is the territorial twin of democracy has been employed in the domain of foreign policy to advocate for the transfer of international relations prerogatives to subnational governments (SNGs). Proponents of this argument contend that, because of the proximity of SNGs to local communities, the territorial decentralisation of elements of foreign policy, or paradiplomacy, has the potential to engender gr…
The Developmental Paradiplomacy of South African Provinces
Paradiplomacy, or the international relations of sub-national governments, has been a feature of South Africa’s international relations since 1995. However, despite a general recognition across all three spheres of government of the developmental value of the practice, aligning the paradiplomacy of most provincial and local governments to South Africa’s development and foreign policy priorities has remained an elusive goal. This article provides …
The evolution of South Africa's democracy promotion in Africa
South Africa is an emerging power with fairly strong democratic institutions that were crafted during the transition from minority to majority rule twenty years ago. How has South Africa used its position and power to promote democracy in Africa? Against the backdrop of debates on democracy promotion by emerging powers, this article probes attempts by successive post-apartheid governments to promote democracy in Africa. We argue that although dem…
Paradiplomacy and the democratisation of foreign policy in South Africa
Over the years, the logic that decentralisation is the territorial twin of democracy has been employed in the domain of foreign policy to advocate for the transfer of international relations prerogatives to subnational governments (SNGs). Proponents of this argument contend that, because of the proximity of SNGs to local communities, the territorial decentralisation of elements of foreign policy, or paradiplomacy, has the potential to engender gr…
African agency in transnational city networks
Transnational city networks have generally been portrayed as a more inclusive and egalitarian mode of international organizing. However, recent research has questioned these assumptions and highlighted the dynamics of power, domination and control at the heart of the functioning of these networks. These studies have also suggested a North–South power dynamic in global city networks, which seems to deny any significant agency to Global South citie…
The rhetoric and practice of the international responsibility to prevent mass atrocities
While global consensus on the meaning and application of the responsibility to protect (R2P) principle remains tenuous, there is little contention among major actors that the development of the norm should prioritise the prevention of mass atrocities. In particular, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) – which have a role to play that is vital to the future development of R2P as a global norm but which continue to express reserva…
Militarisation and State Capacity in Zimbabwe
This article uses the case of Zimbabwe to explore the interface between militarisation and state capacity, and through that critique the emancipatory potential of the human security concept. It argues that militarisation undermines state capacity to provide emancipatory security as envisioned in the human security concept. A militarised state is severely incapacitated and challenged to deliver emancipatory security because it lacks the functional…
Liberal internationalism meets third worldism
In this article, we draw on the contradictions in, and the geopolitics of, international election observation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 2006 and 2011 elections to identify and analyse the emergence of a neo-third world behaviour among African states intended to counter the excesses of Western liberal democracy promotion on the continent. We argue that the decision by African states to quickly endorse the 2011 elections and close r…
Brazilian Cities in Mozambique
This article analyses the technical co-operation between Brazilian cities and their Mozambican counterparts against the backdrop of the growing assertiveness of cities in the global economy and the resurgence of South–South co-operation. It argues that widespread global interest in Brazil’s relative success in socio-economic transformation, coupled with Brazil’s quest for global recognition and leadership has propelled the country’s cities to the…
The Developmental Paradiplomacy of South African Provinces
Paradiplomacy, or the international relations of sub-national governments, has been a feature of South Africa’s international relations since 1995. However, despite a general recognition across all three spheres of government of the developmental value of the practice, aligning the paradiplomacy of most provincial and local governments to South Africa’s development and foreign policy priorities has remained an elusive goal. This article provides …
Paradiplomacy and the democratisation of foreign policy in South Africa
Over the years, the logic that decentralisation is the territorial twin of democracy has been employed in the domain of foreign policy to advocate for the transfer of international relations prerogatives to subnational governments (SNGs). Proponents of this argument contend that, because of the proximity of SNGs to local communities, the territorial decentralisation of elements of foreign policy, or paradiplomacy, has the potential to engender gr…
The evolution of South Africa's democracy promotion in Africa
South Africa is an emerging power with fairly strong democratic institutions that were crafted during the transition from minority to majority rule twenty years ago. How has South Africa used its position and power to promote democracy in Africa? Against the backdrop of debates on democracy promotion by emerging powers, this article probes attempts by successive post-apartheid governments to promote democracy in Africa. We argue that although dem…
Sub-state diplomacy and the foreign policy-development nexus in South Africa
This article examines the role of sub-state diplomacy, defined as the transnational linkages of sub-national governments, in bridging the gap between foreign policy and the domestic development agenda in South Africa. It argues that, as territorial sub-state actors, provinces and municipalities are strategically positioned to use their international relations to make foreign policy more responsive to domestic socio-economic priorities. In the Sou…
Brazilian Cities in Mozambique
This article analyses the technical co-operation between Brazilian cities and their Mozambican counterparts against the backdrop of the growing assertiveness of cities in the global economy and the resurgence of South–South co-operation. It argues that widespread global interest in Brazil’s relative success in socio-economic transformation, coupled with Brazil’s quest for global recognition and leadership has propelled the country’s cities to the…
The rhetoric and practice of the international responsibility to prevent mass atrocities
While global consensus on the meaning and application of the responsibility to protect (R2P) principle remains tenuous, there is little contention among major actors that the development of the norm should prioritise the prevention of mass atrocities. In particular, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) – which have a role to play that is vital to the future development of R2P as a global norm but which continue to express reserva…
Liberal internationalism meets third worldism
In this article, we draw on the contradictions in, and the geopolitics of, international election observation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 2006 and 2011 elections to identify and analyse the emergence of a neo-third world behaviour among African states intended to counter the excesses of Western liberal democracy promotion on the continent. We argue that the decision by African states to quickly endorse the 2011 elections and close r…
Pan-Africanism from Below? The Peacebuilding Role of Local Peace Committees in South Africa
Against the backdrop of a renewed discourse on Pan-African unity and solidarity, this article analyses and interrogates the role of local peace committees (LPCs) as mechanisms for building peace and fostering social cohesion in South African townships and informal settlements affected by xenophobic conflict. Drawing on both documentary sources and interviews, the article makes the case that, in the absence of serious national or regional efforts …
Measuring the success of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
The study establishes the degree to which terrorist organisations are successful in achieving their stated goals and objectives. The analysis is undertaken within the framework of the strategic actor theory, which argues that terrorist organisations are rational actors that undertake a series of calculated actions towards the achievement of predetermined goals. The Key Performance Indicator (KPI) methodology, borrowed from the discipline of Manag…
African agency in transnational city networks
Transnational city networks have generally been portrayed as a more inclusive and egalitarian mode of international organizing. However, recent research has questioned these assumptions and highlighted the dynamics of power, domination and control at the heart of the functioning of these networks. These studies have also suggested a North–South power dynamic in global city networks, which seems to deny any significant agency to Global South citie…
The Domestic Sources of City Diplomacy
La literatura dominante sobre ciudades globales tiende a explicar la internacionalización de las urbes casi exclusivamente desde la perspectiva de los desarrollos recientes en el capitalismo global, desarrollos que han puesto a las ciudades en el corazón de una economía mundial cada vez más globalizada, financiarizada y desregulada. La internacionalización de estas llamadas ciudades globales se concibe como una respuesta y está condicionada p…
Militarisation and State Capacity in Zimbabwe
This article uses the case of Zimbabwe to explore the interface between militarisation and state capacity, and through that critique the emancipatory potential of the human security concept. It argues that militarisation undermines state capacity to provide emancipatory security as envisioned in the human security concept. A militarised state is severely incapacitated and challenged to deliver emancipatory security because it lacks the functional…
Contemporary expressions of the foreign relations of subnational governments in Africa
This special issue explores contemporary foreign relations of African subnational governments (SNGs), a phenomenon popularly referred to as 'paradiplomacy.' In this introductory article, we examine the historical development of paradiplomacy research in Africa, highlighting its gradual progression from initial academic interests in the 1990s to its present state. The issue comprises four full-length articles focusing on case studies from Nigeria,…
The External State-Building Function of Paradiplomacy
In this article, I use the case of cross-border co-operation between South African subnational governments and the Kingdom of Lesotho to show how paradiplomacy can fulfil an external sovereign state-building function. The role of economic development and effective border management in inspiring and determining subnational cross-border activities on this borderline should not be underestimated. However, a closer examination suggests that paradiplo…
Political science (14 works) · Law (12 works) · Politics (12 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Political economy (8 works) · International relations (6 works) · Public Administration (6 works) · Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration (5 works) · Economics (5 works)