Brian T Mokopakgosi
Biographic Data
| ID | 985559 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian T Mokopakgosi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian T |
| FAMILY NAME | Mokopakgosi |
| SIGNATURE | MOKOPAKGOSI B T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Botswana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland Failed: Lessons from the Brief History of a Regional University in Southern Africa
This article traces the establishment and development of the tripartite University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (UBLS), attempting to explain why it failed and the timing of that failure. I argue that the root causes lay in the nature of the Royal Charter that established it, its evolving governance system and disagreements about its direction of development. Issues such as racial conflict and the renewal of the vice chancellor's contract, …
The 1965 Self-Government Elections and the Transfer of Power in the Bechuanaland Protectorate
Research on the political history of modern Botswana has generally created the impression of a peaceful transfer of power in which the departing colonial power played only a facilitating role by developing an environment where the popular political party received power legitimately. It has presented the role of the colonial power as limited to providing a policy and administrative framework for political parties to compete for power. This researc…
Self-reliance and the History of Higher Education: The Botswana University Campus Appeal (Buca)
Self-reliance features prominently in the development strategies of many post-independence African governments. This article explores the role of rhetorics of self-reliance in the founding of a national university in Botswana, following the unceremonious break-up of a three nations' University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland in 1975 (UBLS). It tells the story of the Botswana University Campus Appeal, which was launched to solicit donations fro…
The University in Botswana and the liberation struggle in southern Africa (1973-1980)
This article documents key aspects of the role played by University students in Botswana in the liberation struggle, from the early years of the University in the mid‐1960s to the year of Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980. Three demonstrations by University students are analysed, and the article concludes that, contrary to the received literature, the University contributed to the liberation struggle in a meaningful way. Although students at the Un…
The Question of Namibia
Namibia's Liberation Struggle: The Two-Edged Sword
It took twenty-three years of armed struggle before Namibia could gain its independence from South Africa in March 1990. Swapo s victory was remarkable in the face of an overwhelmingly superior enemy. How this came about, and at what cost, is the subject of this outstanding study that is based on unpublished documents and extensive interviews with a large range of the key activists in the struggle. The story that emerges is one of endurance and h…
Botswana's Search for Autonomy in Southern Africa
Maps Chronology Preface Introduction Issues in High Politics Territorial Integrity and Identity The Burdens and Management of Political Refugees Responding to Cross-Border Violence Issues in Low Politics Developing an Educational and Scientific Infrastructure Developing an Administrative Structure Transportation, Tourism, and Communications Trade, Currency, Investment, and Aid Migrant Labor Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography Ind…
The Encyclopedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, Volume III: South Africa-Botswana-Lesotho-Swaziland
Who's Who in South African Politics
Administering Education in Namibia: The Colonial Period to the Present
From Police Network to Station of the Nation: A Political History of Broadcasting in Botswana, 1927--1991
Democracy in Botswana: The Proceedings of a Symposium Held in Gaborone, 1-5 August 1988
The Namibian Herero: A History of Their Psychological Disintegration and Survival
Journal Article The Namibian Herero: a history of their psychological disintegration and survival Get access The Namibian Herero: a history of their psychological disintegration and survival, by Karla Poewe. Edwin Mellen, Lewiston and Queenston, 1985. 364 pp. $59.95. ISBN 0 88946 176 7 BRIAN MOKOPAKGOSI BRIAN MOKOPAKGOSI School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google S…
The Impact of the Second World War: The Case of Kweneng in the then Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1939–1950
The impact of the Second World War on African communities has remained a neglected theme in the colonial history of the continent. In studies published in recent years a good deal of attention has tended to focus on the political, social and economic impact of the war on the continent as a whole,1 on particular regions2 or individual colonies.3 Where in-depth studies have been made, they have focused on such themes as the impact of the war on ret…
Botswana's Search for Autonomy in Southern Africa
Maps Chronology Preface Introduction Issues in High Politics Territorial Integrity and Identity The Burdens and Management of Political Refugees Responding to Cross-Border Violence Issues in Low Politics Developing an Educational and Scientific Infrastructure Developing an Administrative Structure Transportation, Tourism, and Communications Trade, Currency, Investment, and Aid Migrant Labor Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography Ind…
The 1965 Self-Government Elections and the Transfer of Power in the Bechuanaland Protectorate
Research on the political history of modern Botswana has generally created the impression of a peaceful transfer of power in which the departing colonial power played only a facilitating role by developing an environment where the popular political party received power legitimately. It has presented the role of the colonial power as limited to providing a policy and administrative framework for political parties to compete for power. This researc…
Namibia's Liberation Struggle: The Two-Edged Sword
It took twenty-three years of armed struggle before Namibia could gain its independence from South Africa in March 1990. Swapo s victory was remarkable in the face of an overwhelmingly superior enemy. How this came about, and at what cost, is the subject of this outstanding study that is based on unpublished documents and extensive interviews with a large range of the key activists in the struggle. The story that emerges is one of endurance and h…
From Police Network to Station of the Nation: A Political History of Broadcasting in Botswana, 1927--1991
Self-reliance and the History of Higher Education: The Botswana University Campus Appeal (Buca)
Self-reliance features prominently in the development strategies of many post-independence African governments. This article explores the role of rhetorics of self-reliance in the founding of a national university in Botswana, following the unceremonious break-up of a three nations' University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland in 1975 (UBLS). It tells the story of the Botswana University Campus Appeal, which was launched to solicit donations fro…
The Impact of the Second World War: The Case of Kweneng in the then Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1939–1950
The impact of the Second World War on African communities has remained a neglected theme in the colonial history of the continent. In studies published in recent years a good deal of attention has tended to focus on the political, social and economic impact of the war on the continent as a whole,1 on particular regions2 or individual colonies.3 Where in-depth studies have been made, they have focused on such themes as the impact of the war on ret…
The Namibian Herero: A History of Their Psychological Disintegration and Survival
Journal Article The Namibian Herero: a history of their psychological disintegration and survival Get access The Namibian Herero: a history of their psychological disintegration and survival, by Karla Poewe. Edwin Mellen, Lewiston and Queenston, 1985. 364 pp. $59.95. ISBN 0 88946 176 7 BRIAN MOKOPAKGOSI BRIAN MOKOPAKGOSI School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google S…
Democracy in Botswana: The Proceedings of a Symposium Held in Gaborone, 1-5 August 1988
From Police Network to Station of the Nation: A Political History of Broadcasting in Botswana, 1927--1991
Administering Education in Namibia: The Colonial Period to the Present
Namibia's Liberation Struggle: The Two-Edged Sword
It took twenty-three years of armed struggle before Namibia could gain its independence from South Africa in March 1990. Swapo s victory was remarkable in the face of an overwhelmingly superior enemy. How this came about, and at what cost, is the subject of this outstanding study that is based on unpublished documents and extensive interviews with a large range of the key activists in the struggle. The story that emerges is one of endurance and h…
Botswana's Search for Autonomy in Southern Africa
Maps Chronology Preface Introduction Issues in High Politics Territorial Integrity and Identity The Burdens and Management of Political Refugees Responding to Cross-Border Violence Issues in Low Politics Developing an Educational and Scientific Infrastructure Developing an Administrative Structure Transportation, Tourism, and Communications Trade, Currency, Investment, and Aid Migrant Labor Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography Ind…
The Encyclopedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, Volume III: South Africa-Botswana-Lesotho-Swaziland
Who's Who in South African Politics
The Question of Namibia
The 1965 Self-Government Elections and the Transfer of Power in the Bechuanaland Protectorate
Research on the political history of modern Botswana has generally created the impression of a peaceful transfer of power in which the departing colonial power played only a facilitating role by developing an environment where the popular political party received power legitimately. It has presented the role of the colonial power as limited to providing a policy and administrative framework for political parties to compete for power. This researc…
Self-reliance and the History of Higher Education: The Botswana University Campus Appeal (Buca)
Self-reliance features prominently in the development strategies of many post-independence African governments. This article explores the role of rhetorics of self-reliance in the founding of a national university in Botswana, following the unceremonious break-up of a three nations' University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland in 1975 (UBLS). It tells the story of the Botswana University Campus Appeal, which was launched to solicit donations fro…
The University in Botswana and the liberation struggle in southern Africa (1973-1980)
This article documents key aspects of the role played by University students in Botswana in the liberation struggle, from the early years of the University in the mid‐1960s to the year of Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980. Three demonstrations by University students are analysed, and the article concludes that, contrary to the received literature, the University contributed to the liberation struggle in a meaningful way. Although students at the Un…
Why the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland Failed: Lessons from the Brief History of a Regional University in Southern Africa
This article traces the establishment and development of the tripartite University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (UBLS), attempting to explain why it failed and the timing of that failure. I argue that the root causes lay in the nature of the Royal Charter that established it, its evolving governance system and disagreements about its direction of development. Issues such as racial conflict and the renewal of the vice chancellor's contract, …
Political science (13 works) · Law (10 works) · African history and culture studies (9 works) · History (9 works) · Politics (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Democracy (4 works)