Post-apartheid South Africa:

‘human security’ and defence policy

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Keywords:

South Africa, Defence policy, Armed Forces in Transition, Defence cooperation

Abstract

The article analyzes the role of the concept of  human security in the renewal of South Africa’s  Defence Policy in the post-apartheid era. With an  emphasis on the bureaucratic- institutional  transition of the armed forces and their  employment in UN and African Union  peacekeeping missions, the research shows that,  albeit adopting a human security framework,  there is a mismatch between the scale of engagement in peace missions and South African  material capabilities.

Author Biography

Murilo Gomes da Costa, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (IESP-UERJ)

Pesquisador Associado do Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Políticos da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (IESP-UERJ)

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2023-12-09

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GOMES DA COSTA, M. Post-apartheid South Africa:: ‘human security’ and defence policy. Tensões Mundiais, [S. l.], v. 19, n. 41, p. 43–74, 2023. Disponível em: https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/tensoesmundiais/article/view/9110. Acesso em: 13 may. 2024.

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Vol. 19 No. 41 (2023): Tensões Mundiais - Edição Temática: África Austral

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