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Pan-Africanism in the 21st Century
Delegates put forward the notion that Africa has an opportunity to set its course, engage a creative multi-nodal multilateralism and resist being pulled into the spheres of interest of any global powers. Discussions covered the question of what...
The MISTRA Coalitions Barometer provides insights into unfolding dynamics and emerging cultures of coalition politics and governance in metropolitan and local councils across South Africa.
The book posits that structural transformation towards a developmental, resilient, and inclusive economy requires a review of macroeconomic and micro-economic policy and calls for re-industrialisation processes that reduce human vulnerability and ecological degradation.
Contributors to the volume examine protests in relation to, among other factors, provision of infrastructure and services, contestations around socio-economic development, issues of citizenship, and demands for inclusive democratic governance. Chapters also examine the role of women in...
This 2022 Macro-Social Report (MSR) aims to update and build on the MSR published by the Presidency of South Africa in 2006. That document discussed major macro-social trends in the country, with a specific focus on core nation-building pillars such as social identity, social cohesion and socio-economic transformation.
Reflections on Africa’s Place in the World brings together a collection of essays on international relations and Africa that have been published by the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) during its first decade.
When Wedding Bells Ring: Coalitions With(out) Concord
MISTRA’s report on the local government elections of 2021 goes beyond the historic event of 1 November 2021, and explores the conversion of the electoral mandates into local government. It comes at a time of political turmoil, when party dominance is fading.