James H Polhemus
Biographic Data
| ID | 360530 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James H Polhemus |
| GIVEN NAMES | James H |
| FAMILY NAME | Polhemus |
| SIGNATURE | POLHEMUS J H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The refugee factor in Botswana
Refugees to Botswana have included mass influxes of rural peoples from South West Africa/Namibia, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe and South Africa as well as smaller numbers of political activists from each of these territories and Lesotho. The government of Botswana, with the benefit of substantial external assistance, has evolved a legal, organizational and policy response to enable it to cope with the economic, social, political and security strains which r…
Botswana Votes
During 1984 the citizens of Botswana will return to the polls for their fifth national election, the fourth since independence in 1966. While not an unusual exercise in Botswana, this will be a significant occurrence in an independent Africa where elections themselves have become increasingly rare and problematic, and still more so within a multi-party system which amounted to more than simply rubber-stamping party decisions. While other states i…
The Important Commonwealth
Level of attendance at 22 Commonwealth Prime Ministers/Heads of Government meetings (1944–1979) is used as an indicator to test several propositions concerning the importance of the Commonwealth to its member states. According to the indicator: (1) the Commonwealth has diminished in importance although not to the extent anticipated; (2) it is of more importance to old than to new members; (3) nevertheless, the Commonwealth is of more importance t…
Livres/Books
The OAU and the UN
Nigeria and Southern Africa
RÉSUMÉParce que le Nigeria est le huitième plus grand producteur de pétrole dans le monde et le plus puissant État de l'Afrique noire, l'étude du développement de ses relations internationales est importante. L'opposition morale aux régimes coloniaux et minoritaires de l'Afrique australe fut notamment renforcie au moment de la guerre civile de 1967–70 par la conviction que les régimes blancs en Afrique australe pouvaient constituer une menace dir…
The Provisional Secretariat of the O.A.U., 1963–4
The creation of an international secretariat is ‘the innovation that transforms a series of conferences into an organization’ 1 The signing of the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity by representatives of 30 independent states in the early hours of 26 May 1963 at Addis Ababa was certainly intended to transform a multiple series of international conferences—including rival meetings of the ‘Monrovia’ and ‘Casablanca’ states in particular—i…
Botswana Votes
During 1984 the citizens of Botswana will return to the polls for their fifth national election, the fourth since independence in 1966. While not an unusual exercise in Botswana, this will be a significant occurrence in an independent Africa where elections themselves have become increasingly rare and problematic, and still more so within a multi-party system which amounted to more than simply rubber-stamping party decisions. While other states i…
The Provisional Secretariat of the O.A.U., 1963–4
The creation of an international secretariat is ‘the innovation that transforms a series of conferences into an organization’ 1 The signing of the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity by representatives of 30 independent states in the early hours of 26 May 1963 at Addis Ababa was certainly intended to transform a multiple series of international conferences—including rival meetings of the ‘Monrovia’ and ‘Casablanca’ states in particular—i…
Nigeria and Southern Africa
RÉSUMÉParce que le Nigeria est le huitième plus grand producteur de pétrole dans le monde et le plus puissant État de l'Afrique noire, l'étude du développement de ses relations internationales est importante. L'opposition morale aux régimes coloniaux et minoritaires de l'Afrique australe fut notamment renforcie au moment de la guerre civile de 1967–70 par la conviction que les régimes blancs en Afrique australe pouvaient constituer une menace dir…
Livres/Books
The OAU and the UN
The Important Commonwealth
Level of attendance at 22 Commonwealth Prime Ministers/Heads of Government meetings (1944–1979) is used as an indicator to test several propositions concerning the importance of the Commonwealth to its member states. According to the indicator: (1) the Commonwealth has diminished in importance although not to the extent anticipated; (2) it is of more importance to old than to new members; (3) nevertheless, the Commonwealth is of more importance t…
Botswana Votes
During 1984 the citizens of Botswana will return to the polls for their fifth national election, the fourth since independence in 1966. While not an unusual exercise in Botswana, this will be a significant occurrence in an independent Africa where elections themselves have become increasingly rare and problematic, and still more so within a multi-party system which amounted to more than simply rubber-stamping party decisions. While other states i…
The refugee factor in Botswana
Refugees to Botswana have included mass influxes of rural peoples from South West Africa/Namibia, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe and South Africa as well as smaller numbers of political activists from each of these territories and Lesotho. The government of Botswana, with the benefit of substantial external assistance, has evolved a legal, organizational and policy response to enable it to cope with the economic, social, political and security strains which r…
Political science (7 works) · Law (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (2 works) · Government (linguistics (2 works)