Abel Esterhuyse
Biographic Data
| ID | 6421380 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abel Esterhuyse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abel |
| FAMILY NAME | Esterhuyse |
| SIGNATURE | ESTERHUYSE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8391-3707 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The domestic deployment of the military in a democratic South Africa
The paper aims at providing a brief analysis on key realities underpinning the debate on the domestic deployment of the South African armed forces. The theoretical analysis highlights the divergent reality of shrinking budgets and capabilities, and a growing operational schedule confronting militaries in the contemporary era. This is exacerbated by a threat agenda that necessitates armed forces to downscale and police forces to upscale in order t…
The Leadership Factor in South African Military Culture
South Africa has embraced the notion of a democracy in the early 1990s. Accepting democracy as a form of government also implied the embracement of military professionalism and international accept
Strategy in the Contemporary World
this work covers a wide range of topics within the field of strategic studies. As the editors explain, their purpose is "to identify, update, and apply traditional concepts of strategy to an emerging security environment characterized by globalization, the information revolution, the new threats posed by international terrorism, the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and a host of ethnic and regional conflict." Although the focus is on the em…
Distance education and e-learning
Keywords: militarySANDFeducatione-learningethos
Professional Military Education and Training
Since 1994, the South African military had to cope with a new strategic environment and a changed political setting. Collaborative security demarcated the Southern African strategic environment whi
South African Defence Since 1994
Extracted from text ... Introduction In the early 1990s, with the Cold War at an end, South African society moved into a period of political transition, accompanied by developments towards a multiparty democracy and changes in security perceptions.1 South Africa's security and defence policy subsequently underwent deep and fundamental changes.2 The 1994 elections and the constitutional reform that took place immediately thereafter effected securi…
The domestic deployment of the military in a democratic South Africa
The paper aims at providing a brief analysis on key realities underpinning the debate on the domestic deployment of the South African armed forces. The theoretical analysis highlights the divergent reality of shrinking budgets and capabilities, and a growing operational schedule confronting militaries in the contemporary era. This is exacerbated by a threat agenda that necessitates armed forces to downscale and police forces to upscale in order t…
South African Defence Since 1994
Extracted from text ... Introduction In the early 1990s, with the Cold War at an end, South African society moved into a period of political transition, accompanied by developments towards a multiparty democracy and changes in security perceptions.1 South Africa's security and defence policy subsequently underwent deep and fundamental changes.2 The 1994 elections and the constitutional reform that took place immediately thereafter effected securi…
South African Defence Since 1994
Extracted from text ... Introduction In the early 1990s, with the Cold War at an end, South African society moved into a period of political transition, accompanied by developments towards a multiparty democracy and changes in security perceptions.1 South Africa's security and defence policy subsequently underwent deep and fundamental changes.2 The 1994 elections and the constitutional reform that took place immediately thereafter effected securi…
Professional Military Education and Training
Since 1994, the South African military had to cope with a new strategic environment and a changed political setting. Collaborative security demarcated the Southern African strategic environment whi
Distance education and e-learning
Keywords: militarySANDFeducatione-learningethos
Strategy in the Contemporary World
this work covers a wide range of topics within the field of strategic studies. As the editors explain, their purpose is "to identify, update, and apply traditional concepts of strategy to an emerging security environment characterized by globalization, the information revolution, the new threats posed by international terrorism, the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and a host of ethnic and regional conflict." Although the focus is on the em…
The Leadership Factor in South African Military Culture
South Africa has embraced the notion of a democracy in the early 1990s. Accepting democracy as a form of government also implied the embracement of military professionalism and international accept
The domestic deployment of the military in a democratic South Africa
The paper aims at providing a brief analysis on key realities underpinning the debate on the domestic deployment of the South African armed forces. The theoretical analysis highlights the divergent reality of shrinking budgets and capabilities, and a growing operational schedule confronting militaries in the contemporary era. This is exacerbated by a threat agenda that necessitates armed forces to downscale and police forces to upscale in order t…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Military, Security, and Education Studies (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Education and Military Integration (2 works) · Military personnel (2 works)