Reform in Defence of Sovereignty

After 1994, South Africa became the sine qua non of an internationalist state, willing to promote cooperation amongst a plurality of actors, believing common interests to be more important than their differences. This raised the hopes of constitutionalists, and those who believed in the expansion of a liberal democratic peace. South Africa has acted out two seemingly contradictory roles: those of a reformer and those of a conserver. By 2007-2008 she had shifted towards the latter, conservative-reformist position. Thus, South Africa's voting record at the General Assembly expressed her overriding concern to regionalise African issues and minimise the US and the West shaping political events. This brought her foreign policy into sharper relief. But while in some sense successful, it came at a price: a controversy about her surrendering her internationalism and principles on human rights for African unity and traditional sovereignty. But it also marked the arrival of South Africa in the world of international Realpolitik

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• Engagement matters

  Henning Melber•South African Journal of…•2014

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• Regional Organizations in China's Security Strategy for Africa

  Open Access•Sara Van Hoeymissen•Journal of Current Chinese Affairs•2011

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• Global health in foreign policy--and foreign policy in health? Evidence from the BRICS

  Open Access•N F Watt, Nicola Watt et al.•Health Policy and Planning•2014

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• South Africa and Sexual Orientation Rights at the United Nations

  Eduard Jordaan•Politikon•2017

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• South Africa’s Reform Diplomacy and the Legitimacy of the UN Security Council

  Charalampos Efstathopoulos•Politikon•2016

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• From International to World Society

  Open Access•Barry Buzan•From International to World…•2004

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• External and domestic sources of foreign policy ambiguity

  Paul-Henri Bischoff, Paul‐henri Bischoff•Politikon•2003

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• A critique of South Africa's role on the UN security council

  Anthoni Van Nieuwkerk•South African Journal of…•2007

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