N Sempijja
Biographic Data
| ID | 70441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N Sempijja |
| GIVEN NAMES | N |
| FAMILY NAME | Sempijja |
| SIGNATURE | SEMPIJJA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1386-5666 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Steve Biko’s Black Consciousness and the #FeesMustFall Movement: Explaining its Resurgence in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Although Steve Biko’s Black Consciousness philosophy was originally developed to confront the marginalization of Black people under apartheid, the recent #FeesMustFall movement has given it renewed relevance in post-apartheid South Africa. The article shows that participants experienced inequality in the form of racialized exclusion, psychological and epistemic domination, and mobilized Black Consciousness as an interpretive framework to understa…
Rethinking external intervention in the context of the rise of non-state armed groups as de facto authorities: The case of Mali
Colonial and Post‐Colonial War Legitimization and Peace Process Efficacy: The Cases of Angola and Mozambique
The paradox of war’s legitimacy has long fueled debate over what constitutes a just cause. This article examines the evolving interpretation of just war through the lens of Africa’s 20th‐century decolonization. It examines how struggles for national sovereignty raised questions about the legitimacy of newly formed governments and their ideologies, as well as the efficacy of peace processes facilitated by international bodies amid ongoing interfer…
Resource Dynamics, Secession, and State Fragmentation: The Cases of Congo and South Sudan
Despite the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and its successor, the African Union (AU), upholding the inviolability of colonial borders, South Sudan successfully seceded from Sudan in 2011. In contrast, Katanga's earlier attempt to secede from Congo during the 1960s failed. Both cases highlight the complex relationship between secession attempts, the exploitation of natural resources, and the fragmentation of states. Using archival primary and…
Introduction to the Special ACPR Issue on State Fragility and Fragmentation in Africa
UN Peacekeeping Operations Transition in Sierra Leone and Liberia: Analyzing the Grey Zones of the Peacekeeping-Peacebuilding Nexus
This study falls under the scope of the recent debate around UN peacekeeping transitions and exit strategies and highlights a critical gap in understanding the design and conceptualization of these strategies, especially for the long run as post-conflict societies consolidate peace. Using Liberia and Sierra Leone as case studies, the research aims to remedy the empirical gap and shed light on the complexities of framing UN transitions and exit st…
Countering the Islamic State in the Lake Chad Basin: A case for a security-development-governance nexus
The Islamic State in the West African province (ISWAP) has gained prominence in Lake Chad Basin by filling in the security, service delivery, and governance gaps in Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. This has won the group recruits and support in some communities, entrenching it in the region. Using the security-development-Governance nexus conceptual framework, this mixed methods study explores viable counter-terrorism measures in the Lake Chad Basin…
Protests as a form of electioneering? A comparative study of the 2016 and 2021 local government elections protests in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal
South Africa is gripped by protests which have usually taken the form of service delivery protests that have become more manifest during election periods. However, each election cycle has different types of protests with varying degrees of intensity. Thus, the aim of this paper is to analyse the link between elections and service delivery protests in South Africa with a focus on the 2016 and 2021 local government elections in Gauteng and KwaZulu-…
Examining the effectiveness of the EU security-development strategy in tackling instability in the Sahel: The case for an alternative strategy
The G5 Sahel (Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad) was formed to counter terrorist group insurgencies within its member states. European Union involvement in this effort has revolved around enhancing political dialogue and peacebuilding strategies, but challenges persist, especially the threat of separatist movements combining forces with Islamic terrorist groups. The study explores the effectiveness of EU strategies in combatting inst…
Security-development nexus and the securitization of university spaces in the #FeesMustFall protests in South Africa 2016–2018
The rhetoric espoused by the opponents of the #FeesMustFall protests and universities’ management in South Africa framed the discourse around the need to securitize campuses against the protestors who were a danger to students and the wider university community. The protestors framed their arguments within the security-development context, arguing that without free education they were bound to be excluded from education and later from jobs and a …
Does participation in BRICS foster South-South cooperation? Brazil, South Africa, and the Global South
With four out of the five BRICS members belonging to what has been referred to as the global South, it was believed that this would stimulate south to south cooperation. It was seen as a given. Although birthed in the Cold War by the Non-aligned Movement, South to South cooperation has experienced different dynamics in the post-Cold War era. In the current globalising world, countries face different challenges and define their interests different…
Conduit for Economic Growth and Development? Exploring South Africa and Brazil’s BRICS Membership
For decades, the most used mainstream model for economic growth and development was that used and promoted by the global north. However, this model has not seen the same results in the developing global south as it has in the developed global north. BRICS emerged as an organisation that presented an alternative means to the global north’s approach to economic growth and development. This article examines whether BRICS membership has fostered the …
Human development and security sector reform: The examples of Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Security Sector Reform has become a central element in assisting post-conflict countries on their way out of conflict to lasting peace. Burgeoning literature explores many aspects of this transformation process. A strong emphasis has been placed on questions of program design and local ownership. In addition to these studies we add another dimension: the impact of human development. As Sector security reform is often applied to developing countri…
What peacekeeping leaves behind: Evaluating the effects of multi-dimensional peace operations in Africa
Peacekeeping today has become ever more complex reaching deep into conflict affected societies aiming to facilitate social, economic and political transformative processes in order to establish sustainable peace. However, most quantitative studies evaluate mission effectiveness only in terms of conflict abatement. This leaves a substantial assessment gap. Therefore this study explores the effects of multi-dimensional peacekeeping by using 12 gove…
Does Dependence Lead to Cooperation? The Case of Resource Exchange between the European Union and the United Nations in DR Congo
The involvement of the European Union in DR Congo from 2003–2006 raised the possibility that collaboration between the United Nations and regional organizations was taking a new turn in maintaining international peace and security. From the outset it seemed as if the relationship between the United Nations and the European Union was being enhanced as the two organizations set up a framework of cooperation in the joint declarations of 2003 and 200…
Does participation in BRICS foster South-South cooperation? Brazil, South Africa, and the Global South
With four out of the five BRICS members belonging to what has been referred to as the global South, it was believed that this would stimulate south to south cooperation. It was seen as a given. Although birthed in the Cold War by the Non-aligned Movement, South to South cooperation has experienced different dynamics in the post-Cold War era. In the current globalising world, countries face different challenges and define their interests different…
Colonial and Post‐Colonial War Legitimization and Peace Process Efficacy: The Cases of Angola and Mozambique
The paradox of war’s legitimacy has long fueled debate over what constitutes a just cause. This article examines the evolving interpretation of just war through the lens of Africa’s 20th‐century decolonization. It examines how struggles for national sovereignty raised questions about the legitimacy of newly formed governments and their ideologies, as well as the efficacy of peace processes facilitated by international bodies amid ongoing interfer…
Conduit for Economic Growth and Development? Exploring South Africa and Brazil’s BRICS Membership
For decades, the most used mainstream model for economic growth and development was that used and promoted by the global north. However, this model has not seen the same results in the developing global south as it has in the developed global north. BRICS emerged as an organisation that presented an alternative means to the global north’s approach to economic growth and development. This article examines whether BRICS membership has fostered the …
What peacekeeping leaves behind: Evaluating the effects of multi-dimensional peace operations in Africa
Peacekeeping today has become ever more complex reaching deep into conflict affected societies aiming to facilitate social, economic and political transformative processes in order to establish sustainable peace. However, most quantitative studies evaluate mission effectiveness only in terms of conflict abatement. This leaves a substantial assessment gap. Therefore this study explores the effects of multi-dimensional peacekeeping by using 12 gove…
Does Dependence Lead to Cooperation? The Case of Resource Exchange between the European Union and the United Nations in DR Congo
The involvement of the European Union in DR Congo from 2003–2006 raised the possibility that collaboration between the United Nations and regional organizations was taking a new turn in maintaining international peace and security. From the outset it seemed as if the relationship between the United Nations and the European Union was being enhanced as the two organizations set up a framework of cooperation in the joint declarations of 2003 and 200…
Human development and security sector reform: The examples of Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Security Sector Reform has become a central element in assisting post-conflict countries on their way out of conflict to lasting peace. Burgeoning literature explores many aspects of this transformation process. A strong emphasis has been placed on questions of program design and local ownership. In addition to these studies we add another dimension: the impact of human development. As Sector security reform is often applied to developing countri…
What peacekeeping leaves behind: Evaluating the effects of multi-dimensional peace operations in Africa
Peacekeeping today has become ever more complex reaching deep into conflict affected societies aiming to facilitate social, economic and political transformative processes in order to establish sustainable peace. However, most quantitative studies evaluate mission effectiveness only in terms of conflict abatement. This leaves a substantial assessment gap. Therefore this study explores the effects of multi-dimensional peacekeeping by using 12 gove…
Security-development nexus and the securitization of university spaces in the #FeesMustFall protests in South Africa 2016–2018
The rhetoric espoused by the opponents of the #FeesMustFall protests and universities’ management in South Africa framed the discourse around the need to securitize campuses against the protestors who were a danger to students and the wider university community. The protestors framed their arguments within the security-development context, arguing that without free education they were bound to be excluded from education and later from jobs and a …
Does participation in BRICS foster South-South cooperation? Brazil, South Africa, and the Global South
With four out of the five BRICS members belonging to what has been referred to as the global South, it was believed that this would stimulate south to south cooperation. It was seen as a given. Although birthed in the Cold War by the Non-aligned Movement, South to South cooperation has experienced different dynamics in the post-Cold War era. In the current globalising world, countries face different challenges and define their interests different…
Conduit for Economic Growth and Development? Exploring South Africa and Brazil’s BRICS Membership
For decades, the most used mainstream model for economic growth and development was that used and promoted by the global north. However, this model has not seen the same results in the developing global south as it has in the developed global north. BRICS emerged as an organisation that presented an alternative means to the global north’s approach to economic growth and development. This article examines whether BRICS membership has fostered the …
Protests as a form of electioneering? A comparative study of the 2016 and 2021 local government elections protests in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal
South Africa is gripped by protests which have usually taken the form of service delivery protests that have become more manifest during election periods. However, each election cycle has different types of protests with varying degrees of intensity. Thus, the aim of this paper is to analyse the link between elections and service delivery protests in South Africa with a focus on the 2016 and 2021 local government elections in Gauteng and KwaZulu-…
Examining the effectiveness of the EU security-development strategy in tackling instability in the Sahel: The case for an alternative strategy
The G5 Sahel (Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad) was formed to counter terrorist group insurgencies within its member states. European Union involvement in this effort has revolved around enhancing political dialogue and peacebuilding strategies, but challenges persist, especially the threat of separatist movements combining forces with Islamic terrorist groups. The study explores the effectiveness of EU strategies in combatting inst…
Countering the Islamic State in the Lake Chad Basin: A case for a security-development-governance nexus
The Islamic State in the West African province (ISWAP) has gained prominence in Lake Chad Basin by filling in the security, service delivery, and governance gaps in Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. This has won the group recruits and support in some communities, entrenching it in the region. Using the security-development-Governance nexus conceptual framework, this mixed methods study explores viable counter-terrorism measures in the Lake Chad Basin…
Resource Dynamics, Secession, and State Fragmentation: The Cases of Congo and South Sudan
Despite the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and its successor, the African Union (AU), upholding the inviolability of colonial borders, South Sudan successfully seceded from Sudan in 2011. In contrast, Katanga's earlier attempt to secede from Congo during the 1960s failed. Both cases highlight the complex relationship between secession attempts, the exploitation of natural resources, and the fragmentation of states. Using archival primary and…
Introduction to the Special ACPR Issue on State Fragility and Fragmentation in Africa
UN Peacekeeping Operations Transition in Sierra Leone and Liberia: Analyzing the Grey Zones of the Peacekeeping-Peacebuilding Nexus
This study falls under the scope of the recent debate around UN peacekeeping transitions and exit strategies and highlights a critical gap in understanding the design and conceptualization of these strategies, especially for the long run as post-conflict societies consolidate peace. Using Liberia and Sierra Leone as case studies, the research aims to remedy the empirical gap and shed light on the complexities of framing UN transitions and exit st…
Colonial and Post‐Colonial War Legitimization and Peace Process Efficacy: The Cases of Angola and Mozambique
The paradox of war’s legitimacy has long fueled debate over what constitutes a just cause. This article examines the evolving interpretation of just war through the lens of Africa’s 20th‐century decolonization. It examines how struggles for national sovereignty raised questions about the legitimacy of newly formed governments and their ideologies, as well as the efficacy of peace processes facilitated by international bodies amid ongoing interfer…
Steve Biko’s Black Consciousness and the #FeesMustFall Movement: Explaining its Resurgence in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Although Steve Biko’s Black Consciousness philosophy was originally developed to confront the marginalization of Black people under apartheid, the recent #FeesMustFall movement has given it renewed relevance in post-apartheid South Africa. The article shows that participants experienced inequality in the form of racialized exclusion, psychological and epistemic domination, and mobilized Black Consciousness as an interpretive framework to understa…
Rethinking external intervention in the context of the rise of non-state armed groups as de facto authorities: The case of Mali
Political science (13 works) · Economics (10 works) · Development economics (9 works) · International Development and Aid (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Peacebuilding and International Security (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (5 works) · Political economy (5 works)