Justin Van Der Merwe

Biographic Data

ID4248209
NAMEJustin Van Der Merwe
GIVEN NAMESJustin
FAMILY NAMEVan Der Merwe
SIGNATUREVAN DER MERWE J
AFFILIATIONSStellenbosch University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS15
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX2

  • The One Belt One Road Initiative

    Open AccessJustin Van Der MerweCHAPTERMapping China's 'One Belt One…2019

  • An historical geographical analysis of South Africa's system of accumulation

    Justin Van Der Merwe, Justin D S Van Der MerweARTICLEReview of African Political Economy2015Cited by: 2References: 17

    This paper attempts to reconceptualise from an historical perspective South Africa's regional political economy. Adopting a broadly materialist approach, this paper illustrates how South Africa's relationship with the region can be understood as a system of accumulation based on what may be called a government–business–media (GBM) complex. The analysis follows a critical rewriting of South Africa's regional relations until the attainment of democ…

  • South Africa's Suspended Revolution

    Justin Van Der MerweARTICLEPolitikon2015

  • The 2003 Cricket World Cup and its Implications for Identity Formation and Democracy in Zimbabwe

    Justin Van Der Merwe, Justin D S Van Der Merwe et al.ARTICLECommonwealth and Comparative…2007Cited by: 4References: 7

    Sports mega-events have the potential to provide a focal point for strengthening national unity and reinforcing national identity. They are also said to be able to provide a catalyst for democratisation and an incentive for human rights observance if hosted by authoritarian or democratically weak regimes. However, the outcomes for host nations are not always pre-determinable. An analysis of South Africa and Zimbabwe's co-hosting of the 2003 Crick…

  • Political Analysis of South Africa's Hosting of the Rugby and Cricket World Cups

    Justin Van Der MerweARTICLEPolitikon2007Cited by: 9References: 16

    This paper compares South Africa's hosting of two of the world's largest sporting events to date, the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the 2003 Cricket World Cup by doing a political analysis of these two mega-events and relating that analysis to South Africa's hosting of the 2010 Football World Cup. Although nations habitually put forward the tangible benefits that such events are likely to bring as justification for hosting them, not many analyses have…