Graduate Research
Current Research
Degrees by Thesis only
Doctoral degree in Political Studies (PolSt) or Public Administration (PubAd)
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Name |
Title |
Supervisor/s |
| Andrews, Donna (PolSt) | Capitalism and nature in South Africa after Apartheid: the political structure of ecological discourse. | Andrew Nash |
| Dibling, Sebastien (PubAd) | Unpacking the nature of public sector management reforms in aid-dependent countries: a comparative analysis of tax reforms in Burundi, Malawi and Rwanda. | Robert Cameron |
| Edden, Ashleigh (PubAd) | The State of South African Local Government: A Critical Analysis of Clientelism. | Robert Cameron |
| Freeman, Laura (PolSt) | Minority group aggression and the ethnic security dilemma: an examination of the Banyamulenge in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. | Annette Seegers |
| Hamilton, Leigh (PolSt) | A Rarely Spoken Truth: United Nations Peacekeeping and Civilian Self-Protection during Armed Conflicts in Africa. | Annette Seegers |
| Heim, Kristen (POLST) | SADC Legislatures and the Budget Process: Emerging Trends in Ex Ante Budgetary Engagement. | Robert Mattes / Anthony Butler |
| Kilicoglu, Chantal (PubAd) | An Historical Institutional Analysis of the Public Service Commission in South Africa: negotiating the line between Politics and Administration. | Vinothan Naidoo |
| Kroenke, Matthias (POLST) | Does democracy make a difference? Investigating the link between democratic accountability, state capacity and basic service provision for the poor in Africa. | Robert Mattes / Vinothan Naidoo |
| Macedo, Fernando (PolSt) | The maintenance of autocracy in Angola: understanding regime transition in Lusophone Africa. | Robert Mattes / John Akokpari |
| Marata, Keneilwe (POLST) | Legislative institutionalisation and performance of budget oversight in the parliament of Botswana. | Robert Mattes / Anthony Butler |
| Mukorombindo, Yeukai (PubAd) | Reforming citizen engagement in budget and policy planning: case studies of citizen participation in devolved Kenya. | Vinothan Naidoo |
| Sachikonye, Tawanda (PolSt) | Diplomacy and development: South Africa’s foreign policy and the domestic developmental agenda. | Karen Smith |
| Sayed, Rami (POLST) | Political Violence, Political Fear and Mass Electoral Behaviour: The Case of Mozambique. | Robert Mattes |
| Zitha, Xolani (POLST) | Parliamentary Representation in the Seventh Parliament of Zimbabwe 2008-2013: Analysis of Public Perceptions of MP Roles and Responsibilities. | Robert Mattes / Anthony Butler |
Research Master's in Political Studies
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Name |
Title |
Supervisor |
| Godinho, Catrina (POLST) | Bringing up 'Born-Frees': School experience and attitude to democracy and citizenship in post-Apartheid South Africa. | Robert Mattes |
Master's Degrees by Coursework and Thesis
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Name |
Title |
Supervisor |
| Bentzen, Joachim (POL) | The middle Kingdom in Africa: a quantitative study of support for the China model. | Robert Mattes |
| Bernhardt, Shannon (POL) | Does involvement in extracurricular activities at the University of Cape Town result in the promotion of democratic values and the propensity to participate in politics among students? | Robert Mattes |
| Felton, Jamy (POL) | What Shapes Public Evaluation of Presidents in South Africa? | Robert Mattes |
| Kim, Soh Hyeon (POL) | Can foreign donors build social capital? Civil society assistance and civic participationin sub-Saharan Africa. | Robert Mattes |
| Menon, Sunita (POL) | The creation of a national identity: Construction and representations with a case study on Mobutu’s Zaire. | Zwelethu Jolobe |
| Motala, Nargis (POL) | Can Identity politics explain the intractability of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict? | Guy Lamb |
| Nontshokweni, Sihle (POL) | A quantitative analysis of the extent to which South African citizens consider transformation policies specifically AA (Affirmative Action) and BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) to rate government performance. | Robert Mattes |
| October, Alicestine (POL) | Behind the Question. A comparative analysis on the use of parliamentary questions in 2007 and 2012 in the South African parliament. | Robert Mattes |
| Rust, Jennifer (POL) | What are the key challenges to effective groundwater user participation? A comparative analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of participation in Hermanus and Mahikeng. | Anthony Butler |
| Suarez, Ivan (POL) | The middle class… the cure for HIV in South Africa. HIV and social capital. | Robert Mattes |
| Wilmot, Savannah (POL) | Exploration of the use of International Norms in addressing Violence against Women in post-apartheid South Africa. | Helen Scanlon |
| Woodcock, Alan (POL) | Modelling voter turnout in South Africa. | Robert Mattes |
Master's in International Relations
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Name |
Title |
Supervisor |
| Binley, Jennifer (IR) | How did Western Aid exacerbate conflict during the Nigerian Biafran Civil War? | Annette Seegers |
| Bosse, Nina (IR) | Why is the bottom billion stuck? A focus on the Resource-Curse and its affect on inequality. | John Akokpari |
| Drake, Erin (IR) | Post-Revolution Factors Shaping US-Iran Nuclear Relations. | Annette Seegers |
| Edyegu, Christopher (IR) | An Examination of Uganda’s Involvement in the Great Lakes Region with Focus on South Sudan. | John Akokpari |
| Feldman, Daniel (IR) | What is the role of private security companies (PSCs) in UN peace missions in Africa? A critical analysis. | Annette Seegers |
| Frost, Robin (IR) | Comparing the re-emergence of aggressive and expansionist Russian foreign policy in the last few years with Soviet aggression in the 60s and 70s. Including a study of Russian domestic politics and the use of proxy wars. | Annette Seegers |
| Gough, Rebecca (IR) | CITES and The Illegal Trade in Rhino Horn in South Africa. | Annette Seegers |
| Grimwood, Zahira (IR) | A State Within a State: An analysis of Lesotho’s dependence on South Africa. | John Akokpari |
| Haddon, Justin (IR) | The role of youth populations during post-conflict reconstruction programmes: Examining the case of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the Niger Delta. | John Akokpari |
| Henigson, Harley (IR) | Successes and Failures of Disarmament, Demobilization, & Reintegration (DDR), and Security Sector Reform (SSR) in Post-Conflict African States. | Guy Lamb / Annette Seegers |
| Islam, Saif (IR) | South Africa’s Response to Gross Violations of Human Rights in Libya, Sudan and Zimbabwe: A Critical Analysis. | Annette Seegers |
| Kristensen, Klausstig (IR) | Boko Haram: An Analysis of an African Insurgency. | Annette Seegers |
| Maroleng, Chris (IR) | The oversight of domestic intelligence in Constitutional Democracies: The case of South Africa. | Annette Seegers |
| Matlhaga, Tshimologo (IR) | The Role of International Organisations in the Post World War II Global Development Discourse. | Karen Smith |
| Mokose, Manapo (IR) | The New BRICS Development Bank in the New World Order: Reflections on Africa and China. | Karen Smith |
| Parker, Thomas (IR) | Rethinking the Trade and Culture Debate from the Perspective of the South African Film Industry. | Karen Smith |
| Powell, Emma (IR) | Understanding the extent to which the values gap between subjective belief and constitutionally protected Human Rights reduces with exposure to Higher Education. | Robert Mattes |
| Rasconi, Davide (IR) | Brazil’s development assistance in Africa: characteristics and challenges. | Karen Smith |
| Reid, Gabrielle (IR) | Al-Shabaab as a regional actor: A critical theoretical analysis. | Annette Seegers |
| Searle, Ashleigh (IR) | Refugee Militarisation: The Case of Refugees from Rwanda | Annette Seegers |
| Sonn, Chad (IR) | Pax Praetoriana: Is South Africa a benevolent or selfish hegemon? OR South Africa at the WTO: Africa’s saviour or G20 stooge? | Karen Smith |
| Thomas, Marie Kristie Tania (IR) | (Feb 2017 poss) A study of the economic and social impacts of the set-up of the British Indian Ocean Territory on the Chagossians. |
Annette Seegers |
| Wood, Molly (IR) | What are the implications of the diplomatic thaw, first with Iran and now with Cuba, to the global economy? Will these re-emerging economies inform Western or Eastern notions of globalization? | Karen Smith |
Master's in Justice and Transformation
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Name |
Title |
Supervisor |
| De Freitas, Ruth (JT) | How does the management of UN peacekeeping activities allow non-military and military peacekeepers to exploit civilians, escape prosecution, and jeopardise peacekeeping operations? | Guy Lamb |
| Desbrisay, Claire (JT) | Understanding conflict resolution in the context of xenophobia: A case study of informal traders in Site C Khayelitsha. | Nyamnjoh, Francis (SAN) |
| Fawzy, Mary (JT) | A ‘born-free’ generation? The inter-generational transmittance of trauma in Post-Apartheid South Africa. | Helen Scanlon |
| Hazell, Kyla (JT) | What does the Rhodes Must Fall movement reveal about the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on South Africa's 'Born Free' generation? | Helen Scanlon |
| Henderson-Howat, Fenella (JT) | To what extent are Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) victims of injustice in post-referendum South Sudan? | Helen Scanlon |
| Hill, Matthew (JT) | Does the indivisibility principle of human rights undermine transitional justice? | Helen Scanlon |
| Lawrence, Bianca (JT) | Why should women’s experiences of domestic violence be included in Transitional Justice Studies? | Lauren Paremoer |
| Lester, Claire-Anne (JT) | A Commission by Any Other Name: A Critical Analysis of the underlying issues that distinguish Truth Commissions from Commissions of Inquiry. | Andre du Toit |
| Loken, Nora Bye (JT) | Social Transformation in Transitional Justice. | Helen Scanlon |
| Marais, Charlotte (JT) | Sexuality, Justice and the Law : The Symbolic and Political Effects and Implications of Anti-homosexuality Legislation in Uganda. | Lauren Paremoer |
| Metcalfe, Jody (JT) | Do dominant narratives of whiteness influence mixed race youth's identity in post-Apartheid South Africa? | Helen Scanlon |
| Mogstad, Heidi (JT) | Rethinking reconciliation from the perspective of the margin: A feminist critique of, and challenge to ‘radical reconciliation’ in post-TRC South Africa. | Helen Scanlon |
| Mosiana, Mamello (JT) | Rainbow nation/ Ubuntu narratives in the construction of the South African miracle. | Helen Scanlon |
| Nyamnjoh, Anye-Nkwenti (JT) | International Organizations and Peacebuilding: A critical analysis of local ownership in UN peace operations. | Guy Lamb (SaVI) |
| Osborne, Carilee (JT) | Speaking for the poor and oppressed: The truth-telling role of intellectuals in post-apartheid social movements. | Andre Du Toit |
| Pennington, Alexander (JT) | (Feb 2017 poss) How does political expression become a pattern? | Thiven Reddy |
| Rajuili, Karabo (JT) | Sowing the seeds of injustice? A critical study of the peacemaking process in Mozambique. | Annette Seegers |
| Sensabaugh, Kathleen (JT) | From Implementation to Impact: Exploring the Theories of Change Civil Society Organisations Use to Pursue Community Reconciliation. | Hugo van der Merwe (CSVR) |
| Shepherd, Penelope (JT) | The Impact of Drug Legalization on Organized Crime. | Mark Shaw / Guy Lamb |
| Smith, Rebecca (JT) | Acknowledging Women’s ‘Untold Sufferings:’ An Analysis of the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission’s Reparations Framework. | Helen Scanlon |
| Stainer, Theodore (JT) | Is injustice is a driver of violent extremism? A case study of Al Shabaab. | Guy Lamb |
| Stonehouse, Alexandra (JT) | Transitional justice (or lack there of) in Namibia / Memory and the new National Museum in Windhoek. | Helen Scanlon |
| Ta, Thanh (Mary) (JT) | The polarization of narratives of the 1994 genocide: A re-examination of Rwanda 20 years on. | Zwelethu Jolobe |
| Verwoerd, Wian (JT) | The role of sport in peace/nation building. | Annette Seegers |
| Zonneveld, Rolien (JT) | What are the issues that have been overlooked by both the international community and the Rwandan government with regards to addressing the children born of rape as a result of the Rwandan genocide? | Helen Scanlon |
Master's in Public Policy and Administration
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Name |
Title |
Supervisor |
| Doyle, Monique (PPA) | The South African Parliamentary Committee System and Institutional Capacity. | Vinothan Naidoo |
| Dumezweni, Nomawethu (PPA) | (Feb 2017 poss) What can the Black Industrialist Programme (BIP) tell us about Policy Learning in the light of Policy Change? | Anthony Butler |
| Dyosi, Fiona (PPA) | Local Economic Development in South Africa: A critical analysis of Local Economic Development in Stutterheim. | Vinothan Naidoo |
| Joseph, Tatum (PPA) | Public sector recruitment in South African public schools. | Robert Cameron |
| Mafwenko, Mazuba (PPA) | The Implications of Aid Dependence on Public Sector Governance Reform: Is the 2005 Paris Agenda the Answer? | Robert Cameron |
| Mare, Annelie (PPA) | An assessment of policy coordination in the implementation of the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme. | Vinothan Naidoo |
| Ryan, Erica (PPA) | Sexual violence in post conflict scenarios: Comparing sexual violence during the ANC armed struggle and sexual violence during the democratic era. | Robert Cameron |
| Siyobi, Busisipho (PPA) | A Case Study of Anglo American Platinum’s Corporate Social Investment programmes in the North West and Limpopo Department of Education: What are the key impediments to effective alignment of the corporate social investment programmes with the objectives and aims of the provincial education departments? | Anthony Butler |
| Van Der Rheede, Lauren (PPA) | The Effect of the Teacher Rationalization and Redeployment Policy on the Coloured Teaching Profession in the Western Cape. | Robert Cameron |
Master's in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE)
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Name |
Title |
Supervisor |
| Brown, Lisa (PPE) | The nature of India’s economic diplomacy in Sub-Saharan Africa: The cases of Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. | Karen Smith |
| Smith, Michael (PPE) | Marxism and consciousness in South Africa: 1960 - 1994. | Nash |
| Teichmann, Christina (PPE) | Development Cooperation between Traditional and Emerging Donors: Challenges, Chances and Future Prospects. The Case of Germany and South Africa. | Mattes |
PolSt - Political Studies (Research degrees)
PubAd - Public Administration (Research degrees)
IR - International Relations
JT - Justice and Transformation
POL - Politics
PPA - Public Policy and Administration
PPE - Politics, Philosophy, Economics