Jo-Ansie Van Wyk
Biographic Data
| ID | 3940609 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jo-Ansie Van Wyk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jo-Ansie |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Wyk |
| SIGNATURE | VAN WYK J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4950-7171 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
South African nuclear art: A first reflection
Nuclear art is a developed and recognised artistic practice. The study conceptualises nuclear art and presents a first exploration of South African nuclear art; albeit a small corpus. exists, Drawing from an analytical framework derived from international literature on nuclear art, the study shows that South African nuclear art is not insular. Several themes occur, namely the nuclear bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the link betwee…
South Africa’s diplomatic efforts to secure the release of its citizens kept hostage abroad
Reappraising the Life and Legacy of Jan C. Smuts
In this book, the authors cover both familiar and unfamiliar themes.
South African Nuclear Necropolitics in Helmut Starcke’s Study for “Vaalputs Madonna”
The diplomacy of normalisation: The case of South Africa and Rwanda
South Africa and Rwanda established full diplomatic relations in May 1995, one year after the end of apartheid and the genocide in Rwanda. Initially warm diplomatic ties evolved into concrete, diversified and upgraded diplomatic relations. However, their diplomatic relations subsequently declined significantly due to a series of accusations and counter accusations regarding Rwandan citizens living in South Africa. The two states moved to normalis…
Candidature diplomacy: South Africa and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's candidature to chair the AU Commission, 2011-2012
South Africa’s nomination of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for election as the chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) in 2011 remains controversial. In the absence of scholarship on South Africa’s candidature diplomacy and on the Dlamini-Zuma candidature, the article explains the allure for states of leadership in intergovernmental organisations before outlining the South African rationale for, and campaign for, the Dlamini-Zuma candidature, …
From apartheid to Ubuntu: Transition, transaction and transformation in South Africa's post-apartheid foreign ministry
South Africa’s democratic transition had direct bearing on the country’s participation and status in the international arena. The transformation of South Africa’s foreign ministry from the period of apartheid to that of Ubuntu signifies one of the unique cases of institutional adaptability in the wake of regime change. To support this claim, the adaptive strategies of South Africa’s foreign ministry (whether under the moniker of the Department of…
Tourism and cultural exchanges in the Indian Ocean region
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) report, The impact of culture on tourism, in 2009, has focused global attention on the global attractiveness and competitiveness
Sanctions and summits: Sanctioned African leaders and EU-Africa summits
This contribution concerns itself with two diplomatic instruments, namely summitry, or summit diplomacy, and sanctions or, in EU terminology, ‘restrictive measures’, in the context of EU–Africa relations. Successive EU–Africa summits have been criticised for the attendance of African leaders such as Omar al Bashir (Sudan) and Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe). Despite criticism against the EU for inviting and hosting some of Africa's most notorious (ie co…
A new state’s debut in regional diplomacy: Namibia and the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc)
The Republic of Namibia has been one of the last states in southern Africa to gain independence. As a newly independent state, Namibia formulated a regional foreign policy-based on historical support and relations. One arena where Namibia made its diplomatic debut was in a multilateral context through its engagement with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its predecessor, the Southern African Development Coordination Conference…
The First Ladies of Southern Africa: Trophies or Trailblazers
No longer simply trophy wives, First Ladies in Southern Africa in particular, are an increasingly influential political force in the inner circle of presidents and politics. Recent examples of the growing political influence of First Ladies of Southern Africa include Graça Machel and Grace Mugabe. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyse the political role, influence and activities of First Ladies in Southern Africa and in particular to…
Fuel for thought? South Africa's position on the multilateralisation of the nuclear fuel cycle
The proponents of international nuclear fuel banks maintain that these banks will contribute to nuclear non-proliferation, whereas those opposing it maintain that nuclear weapon states support these banks in order to control and multilateralise the nuclear fuel cycle, thus preventing developing states from developing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Global inequalities pertaining to nuclear energy continue to persist despite developing state…
South Africa’s Post-apartheid Nuclear Diplomacy: Practice and Principles
Almost three decades after South Africa dismantled its nuclear weapons programme and weapons, the question remains why the country has not reversed this decision. This contribution, using three illustrative case studies—the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), South Africa’s inspection team in Iraq (prior to the United States (US)-led invasion in March 2003 and the nuclear fuel reserve of the International Atomic Energy Agenc…
Defining the blue economy as a South African strategic priority: Toward a sustainable 10th province
In 2014, the South African government announced Operation Phakisa in order to stimulate the country's blue economy. Operation Phakisa's strong focus on maritime economic matters ignores two unresolved issues in respect of South Africa's maritime economy and maritime diplomacy, namely the country's extended continental shelf claim. If successful in its claim, South Africa's territory will increase significantly (thus a 10th province) and thus its …
From the Nuclear Laager to the Non-Proliferation Club: South Africa and the NPT
South Africa is recognised for the termination of its nuclear weapons programme at the end of the 1980s. Despite global diplomatic efforts and sanctions, it took South Africa 21 years to accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). During this period, global opposition to its apartheid policies resulted in embargoes and sanctions, which served as catalysts for the country becoming a recognised nuclear proliferator and s…
Atoms, apartheid, and the agency: South Africa's relations with the IAEA, 1957–1995
A founder member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), South Africa embarked on an ambitious nuclear weapons programme contrary to the IAEA Statute. Against the background of the Cold War, South Africa's threat perception included, amongst others, threats posed by the Soviet Union, which was a nuclear-armed state and a supporter of the banned South African liberation movements. Moreover, the South African government's apartheid polici…
Africa and the 2015 NPT Review Conference: Agent or bystander
African states' attendance at and participation in the preparations for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has produced mixed results, with the continent acting as both agent and bystander in respect of certain issues. African agency is evident in, for example, its position as a member of groupings on Iran's nuclear weapons programme and the Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zo…
A Leadership Renaissance, Revolution, or Reversion? Probing the emerging study and scholarship on African political leadership
Political leadership has returned to the forefront of research in political science in recent years, after several years of neglect. This handbook provides a broad-ranging and cohesive examination of the study of political leadership
Playing in the orchestra of peace: South Africa's relations with Iraq (1998-2003)
South Africa's status and prestige as a country that successfully and unilaterally disarmed its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programme enabled it to engage with the Saddam government of Iraq in the months leading up to the US-led invasion of March 2003. Following intense international diplomatic efforts, Saddam Hussein had agreed to allow UN and International Atomic Energy Agency weapons inspectors to enter Iraq in November 2002. Acting outs…
Celebrating 40 Years: The State of Political Science in South Africa in 2014
The last state of the discipline survey was done 15 years ago. In \ncelebration of the 40th anniversary of Politikon the authors take stock of the \ntransformation of the discipline since 1994 to show how changes in the tertiary \neducation sector have influenced Political Science. Results of a survey of the \ndiscipline, which includes academic modules offered in Political Science and \nInternational Relations, as well as ratings of academic dep…
Nuclear diplomacy as niche diplomacy: South Africa's post-apartheid relations with the International Atomic Energy Agency
Since the termination of its nuclear weapons programme, commenced in 1989 and verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) in 1993, successive South African governments have consistently advocated the country's commitment to nuclear non-proliferation. South Africa has secured a niche role through norm construction and state identity for itself through its nuclear diplomacy with the IAEA. The article explores aspects of South Africa…
An illusion of plenty? Resources and development in Africa
Towards Water Security in Southern Africa
The external relations of selected south African subnational governments: A preliminary assessment
There is an international tendency for constituent units of states (be it provinces, Länder, regions, states and even local governments) to forge international partnerships, engage in efforts of micro regionalism and/or sign international agreements, contributing to the perforation of the sovereignty of nation‐states as well as raising concerns about the future of the nation‐state. South Africa is no exception in this regard. This article explore…
Paradise or parking lots? A comparison between the attitudes of the South African business elite and the rest of the elite on selected environmental issues
Corporate South Africa was characterised in the past by a technocratic ideology, namely, that technology and scientific know‐how will offer solutions to any environmental problems which might arise. This “marketplace” mentality often brought it into conflict with the environmental movement. This research article examines the new awareness of the South African business elite toward selected environmental issues and compares this to the attitudes o…
The First Ladies of Southern Africa: Trophies or Trailblazers
No longer simply trophy wives, First Ladies in Southern Africa in particular, are an increasingly influential political force in the inner circle of presidents and politics. Recent examples of the growing political influence of First Ladies of Southern Africa include Graça Machel and Grace Mugabe. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyse the political role, influence and activities of First Ladies in Southern Africa and in particular to…
Defining the blue economy as a South African strategic priority: Toward a sustainable 10th province
In 2014, the South African government announced Operation Phakisa in order to stimulate the country's blue economy. Operation Phakisa's strong focus on maritime economic matters ignores two unresolved issues in respect of South Africa's maritime economy and maritime diplomacy, namely the country's extended continental shelf claim. If successful in its claim, South Africa's territory will increase significantly (thus a 10th province) and thus its …
Sanctions and summits: Sanctioned African leaders and EU-Africa summits
This contribution concerns itself with two diplomatic instruments, namely summitry, or summit diplomacy, and sanctions or, in EU terminology, ‘restrictive measures’, in the context of EU–Africa relations. Successive EU–Africa summits have been criticised for the attendance of African leaders such as Omar al Bashir (Sudan) and Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe). Despite criticism against the EU for inviting and hosting some of Africa's most notorious (ie co…
Celebrating 40 Years: The State of Political Science in South Africa in 2014
The last state of the discipline survey was done 15 years ago. In \ncelebration of the 40th anniversary of Politikon the authors take stock of the \ntransformation of the discipline since 1994 to show how changes in the tertiary \neducation sector have influenced Political Science. Results of a survey of the \ndiscipline, which includes academic modules offered in Political Science and \nInternational Relations, as well as ratings of academic dep…
Tourism and cultural exchanges in the Indian Ocean region
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) report, The impact of culture on tourism, in 2009, has focused global attention on the global attractiveness and competitiveness
From apartheid to Ubuntu: Transition, transaction and transformation in South Africa's post-apartheid foreign ministry
South Africa’s democratic transition had direct bearing on the country’s participation and status in the international arena. The transformation of South Africa’s foreign ministry from the period of apartheid to that of Ubuntu signifies one of the unique cases of institutional adaptability in the wake of regime change. To support this claim, the adaptive strategies of South Africa’s foreign ministry (whether under the moniker of the Department of…
From the Nuclear Laager to the Non-Proliferation Club: South Africa and the NPT
South Africa is recognised for the termination of its nuclear weapons programme at the end of the 1980s. Despite global diplomatic efforts and sanctions, it took South Africa 21 years to accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). During this period, global opposition to its apartheid policies resulted in embargoes and sanctions, which served as catalysts for the country becoming a recognised nuclear proliferator and s…
Atoms, apartheid, and the agency: South Africa's relations with the IAEA, 1957–1995
A founder member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), South Africa embarked on an ambitious nuclear weapons programme contrary to the IAEA Statute. Against the background of the Cold War, South Africa's threat perception included, amongst others, threats posed by the Soviet Union, which was a nuclear-armed state and a supporter of the banned South African liberation movements. Moreover, the South African government's apartheid polici…
Africa and the 2015 NPT Review Conference: Agent or bystander
African states' attendance at and participation in the preparations for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has produced mixed results, with the continent acting as both agent and bystander in respect of certain issues. African agency is evident in, for example, its position as a member of groupings on Iran's nuclear weapons programme and the Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zo…
Playing in the orchestra of peace: South Africa's relations with Iraq (1998-2003)
South Africa's status and prestige as a country that successfully and unilaterally disarmed its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programme enabled it to engage with the Saddam government of Iraq in the months leading up to the US-led invasion of March 2003. Following intense international diplomatic efforts, Saddam Hussein had agreed to allow UN and International Atomic Energy Agency weapons inspectors to enter Iraq in November 2002. Acting outs…
Towards Water Security in Southern Africa
Paradise or parking lots? A comparison between the attitudes of the South African business elite and the rest of the elite on selected environmental issues
Corporate South Africa was characterised in the past by a technocratic ideology, namely, that technology and scientific know‐how will offer solutions to any environmental problems which might arise. This “marketplace” mentality often brought it into conflict with the environmental movement. This research article examines the new awareness of the South African business elite toward selected environmental issues and compares this to the attitudes o…
Paradise or parking lots? A comparison between the attitudes of the South African business elite and the rest of the elite on selected environmental issues
Corporate South Africa was characterised in the past by a technocratic ideology, namely, that technology and scientific know‐how will offer solutions to any environmental problems which might arise. This “marketplace” mentality often brought it into conflict with the environmental movement. This research article examines the new awareness of the South African business elite toward selected environmental issues and compares this to the attitudes o…
The external relations of selected south African subnational governments: A preliminary assessment
There is an international tendency for constituent units of states (be it provinces, Länder, regions, states and even local governments) to forge international partnerships, engage in efforts of micro regionalism and/or sign international agreements, contributing to the perforation of the sovereignty of nation‐states as well as raising concerns about the future of the nation‐state. South Africa is no exception in this regard. This article explore…
Towards Water Security in Southern Africa
An illusion of plenty? Resources and development in Africa
Nuclear diplomacy as niche diplomacy: South Africa's post-apartheid relations with the International Atomic Energy Agency
Since the termination of its nuclear weapons programme, commenced in 1989 and verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) in 1993, successive South African governments have consistently advocated the country's commitment to nuclear non-proliferation. South Africa has secured a niche role through norm construction and state identity for itself through its nuclear diplomacy with the IAEA. The article explores aspects of South Africa…
Celebrating 40 Years: The State of Political Science in South Africa in 2014
The last state of the discipline survey was done 15 years ago. In \ncelebration of the 40th anniversary of Politikon the authors take stock of the \ntransformation of the discipline since 1994 to show how changes in the tertiary \neducation sector have influenced Political Science. Results of a survey of the \ndiscipline, which includes academic modules offered in Political Science and \nInternational Relations, as well as ratings of academic dep…
Atoms, apartheid, and the agency: South Africa's relations with the IAEA, 1957–1995
A founder member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), South Africa embarked on an ambitious nuclear weapons programme contrary to the IAEA Statute. Against the background of the Cold War, South Africa's threat perception included, amongst others, threats posed by the Soviet Union, which was a nuclear-armed state and a supporter of the banned South African liberation movements. Moreover, the South African government's apartheid polici…
Africa and the 2015 NPT Review Conference: Agent or bystander
African states' attendance at and participation in the preparations for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has produced mixed results, with the continent acting as both agent and bystander in respect of certain issues. African agency is evident in, for example, its position as a member of groupings on Iran's nuclear weapons programme and the Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zo…
A Leadership Renaissance, Revolution, or Reversion? Probing the emerging study and scholarship on African political leadership
Political leadership has returned to the forefront of research in political science in recent years, after several years of neglect. This handbook provides a broad-ranging and cohesive examination of the study of political leadership
Playing in the orchestra of peace: South Africa's relations with Iraq (1998-2003)
South Africa's status and prestige as a country that successfully and unilaterally disarmed its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programme enabled it to engage with the Saddam government of Iraq in the months leading up to the US-led invasion of March 2003. Following intense international diplomatic efforts, Saddam Hussein had agreed to allow UN and International Atomic Energy Agency weapons inspectors to enter Iraq in November 2002. Acting outs…
South Africa’s Post-apartheid Nuclear Diplomacy: Practice and Principles
Almost three decades after South Africa dismantled its nuclear weapons programme and weapons, the question remains why the country has not reversed this decision. This contribution, using three illustrative case studies—the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), South Africa’s inspection team in Iraq (prior to the United States (US)-led invasion in March 2003 and the nuclear fuel reserve of the International Atomic Energy Agenc…
Defining the blue economy as a South African strategic priority: Toward a sustainable 10th province
In 2014, the South African government announced Operation Phakisa in order to stimulate the country's blue economy. Operation Phakisa's strong focus on maritime economic matters ignores two unresolved issues in respect of South Africa's maritime economy and maritime diplomacy, namely the country's extended continental shelf claim. If successful in its claim, South Africa's territory will increase significantly (thus a 10th province) and thus its …
From the Nuclear Laager to the Non-Proliferation Club: South Africa and the NPT
South Africa is recognised for the termination of its nuclear weapons programme at the end of the 1980s. Despite global diplomatic efforts and sanctions, it took South Africa 21 years to accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). During this period, global opposition to its apartheid policies resulted in embargoes and sanctions, which served as catalysts for the country becoming a recognised nuclear proliferator and s…
Fuel for thought? South Africa's position on the multilateralisation of the nuclear fuel cycle
The proponents of international nuclear fuel banks maintain that these banks will contribute to nuclear non-proliferation, whereas those opposing it maintain that nuclear weapon states support these banks in order to control and multilateralise the nuclear fuel cycle, thus preventing developing states from developing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Global inequalities pertaining to nuclear energy continue to persist despite developing state…
A new state’s debut in regional diplomacy: Namibia and the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc)
The Republic of Namibia has been one of the last states in southern Africa to gain independence. As a newly independent state, Namibia formulated a regional foreign policy-based on historical support and relations. One arena where Namibia made its diplomatic debut was in a multilateral context through its engagement with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its predecessor, the Southern African Development Coordination Conference…
The First Ladies of Southern Africa: Trophies or Trailblazers
No longer simply trophy wives, First Ladies in Southern Africa in particular, are an increasingly influential political force in the inner circle of presidents and politics. Recent examples of the growing political influence of First Ladies of Southern Africa include Graça Machel and Grace Mugabe. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyse the political role, influence and activities of First Ladies in Southern Africa and in particular to…
Tourism and cultural exchanges in the Indian Ocean region
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) report, The impact of culture on tourism, in 2009, has focused global attention on the global attractiveness and competitiveness
Sanctions and summits: Sanctioned African leaders and EU-Africa summits
This contribution concerns itself with two diplomatic instruments, namely summitry, or summit diplomacy, and sanctions or, in EU terminology, ‘restrictive measures’, in the context of EU–Africa relations. Successive EU–Africa summits have been criticised for the attendance of African leaders such as Omar al Bashir (Sudan) and Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe). Despite criticism against the EU for inviting and hosting some of Africa's most notorious (ie co…
From apartheid to Ubuntu: Transition, transaction and transformation in South Africa's post-apartheid foreign ministry
South Africa’s democratic transition had direct bearing on the country’s participation and status in the international arena. The transformation of South Africa’s foreign ministry from the period of apartheid to that of Ubuntu signifies one of the unique cases of institutional adaptability in the wake of regime change. To support this claim, the adaptive strategies of South Africa’s foreign ministry (whether under the moniker of the Department of…
Candidature diplomacy: South Africa and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's candidature to chair the AU Commission, 2011-2012
South Africa’s nomination of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for election as the chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) in 2011 remains controversial. In the absence of scholarship on South Africa’s candidature diplomacy and on the Dlamini-Zuma candidature, the article explains the allure for states of leadership in intergovernmental organisations before outlining the South African rationale for, and campaign for, the Dlamini-Zuma candidature, …
The diplomacy of normalisation: The case of South Africa and Rwanda
South Africa and Rwanda established full diplomatic relations in May 1995, one year after the end of apartheid and the genocide in Rwanda. Initially warm diplomatic ties evolved into concrete, diversified and upgraded diplomatic relations. However, their diplomatic relations subsequently declined significantly due to a series of accusations and counter accusations regarding Rwandan citizens living in South Africa. The two states moved to normalis…
Reappraising the Life and Legacy of Jan C. Smuts
In this book, the authors cover both familiar and unfamiliar themes.
South African Nuclear Necropolitics in Helmut Starcke’s Study for “Vaalputs Madonna”
South African nuclear art: A first reflection
Nuclear art is a developed and recognised artistic practice. The study conceptualises nuclear art and presents a first exploration of South African nuclear art; albeit a small corpus. exists, Drawing from an analytical framework derived from international literature on nuclear art, the study shows that South African nuclear art is not insular. Several themes occur, namely the nuclear bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the link betwee…
South Africa’s diplomatic efforts to secure the release of its citizens kept hostage abroad
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