Innocent Batsani‐ncube
Biographic Data
| ID | 3592095 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Innocent Batsani‐ncube |
| GIVEN NAMES | Innocent |
| FAMILY NAME | Batsani‐ncube |
| SIGNATURE | NCUBE I B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1203-3358 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
China’s ‘subtle ingratiation’ in the Global South: Evidence from Zimbabwe
Purpose-Built Parliament Buildings and the Institutionalisation of Parliament in Lesotho and Malawi
Largely inspired by western donor good governance agenda, the current African parliaments literature has overlooked the significance of new parliament buildings that have been constructed by China and tends to place a premium on appraising the performance of parliaments and parliamentarians in executing their legislative, representation, oversight and constituency support. While understanding how parliaments perform is important and necessary, it…
Invented Modernisms: Getting to Grips with Modernity in Three African State Buildings
This article examines recent attempts to create specifically African forms of modernist political architecture that draw on ‘traditional’ or ‘pre‐colonial’ aesthetic forms and ideas. Taking examples of three prestigious structures – the presidential palace in Ghana, the parliament in Malawi and the Northern Cape regional parliament in South Africa – the article shows how vernacular ideas have been incorporated into state‐of‐the‐art political arch…
Whose Building? Tracing the Politics of the Chinese Government-Funded Parliament Building in Lesotho
When the government of China offered to fund the construction of Lesotho’s parliament building, the building plans developed by Lesotho government bureaucrats were set aside. Instead, Chinese firms designed and built the new parliament building. These firms continue to be responsible for the maintenance of the building. In this article, I explore the rationale and impact of this approach through tracing the story of how this building project was …
Governing from the opposition?’: Tracing the impact of EFF’s ‘niche populist politics’ on ANC policy shifts
In December 2017, South Africa’s ruling party, the ANC, announced that they will adopt expropriation of land without compensation and free higher education for 90% of students. These policy positions had been associated with the radical left-wing EFF party. This article asks whether the EFF influenced the ANC policy shifts and if they did, how? Leveraging Williams (2006)’s theory of peripheral party impact and the process tracing method, the stud…
Whose Building? Tracing the Politics of the Chinese Government-Funded Parliament Building in Lesotho
When the government of China offered to fund the construction of Lesotho’s parliament building, the building plans developed by Lesotho government bureaucrats were set aside. Instead, Chinese firms designed and built the new parliament building. These firms continue to be responsible for the maintenance of the building. In this article, I explore the rationale and impact of this approach through tracing the story of how this building project was …
China’s ‘subtle ingratiation’ in the Global South: Evidence from Zimbabwe
Purpose-Built Parliament Buildings and the Institutionalisation of Parliament in Lesotho and Malawi
Largely inspired by western donor good governance agenda, the current African parliaments literature has overlooked the significance of new parliament buildings that have been constructed by China and tends to place a premium on appraising the performance of parliaments and parliamentarians in executing their legislative, representation, oversight and constituency support. While understanding how parliaments perform is important and necessary, it…
Governing from the opposition?’: Tracing the impact of EFF’s ‘niche populist politics’ on ANC policy shifts
In December 2017, South Africa’s ruling party, the ANC, announced that they will adopt expropriation of land without compensation and free higher education for 90% of students. These policy positions had been associated with the radical left-wing EFF party. This article asks whether the EFF influenced the ANC policy shifts and if they did, how? Leveraging Williams (2006)’s theory of peripheral party impact and the process tracing method, the stud…
Invented Modernisms: Getting to Grips with Modernity in Three African State Buildings
This article examines recent attempts to create specifically African forms of modernist political architecture that draw on ‘traditional’ or ‘pre‐colonial’ aesthetic forms and ideas. Taking examples of three prestigious structures – the presidential palace in Ghana, the parliament in Malawi and the Northern Cape regional parliament in South Africa – the article shows how vernacular ideas have been incorporated into state‐of‐the‐art political arch…
Whose Building? Tracing the Politics of the Chinese Government-Funded Parliament Building in Lesotho
When the government of China offered to fund the construction of Lesotho’s parliament building, the building plans developed by Lesotho government bureaucrats were set aside. Instead, Chinese firms designed and built the new parliament building. These firms continue to be responsible for the maintenance of the building. In this article, I explore the rationale and impact of this approach through tracing the story of how this building project was …
Purpose-Built Parliament Buildings and the Institutionalisation of Parliament in Lesotho and Malawi
Largely inspired by western donor good governance agenda, the current African parliaments literature has overlooked the significance of new parliament buildings that have been constructed by China and tends to place a premium on appraising the performance of parliaments and parliamentarians in executing their legislative, representation, oversight and constituency support. While understanding how parliaments perform is important and necessary, it…
China’s ‘subtle ingratiation’ in the Global South: Evidence from Zimbabwe
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · International Development and Aid (3 works) · Parliament (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · China (2 works) · Economics (2 works)