Browsing by Subject "Legitimacy"
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A game theory perspective on environmental assessment: what games are played and what does this tell us about decision making rationality and legitimacy?
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2016)Game theory provides a useful theoretical framework to examine the decision process operating in the context of environmental assessment, and to examine the rationality and legitimacy of decision-making subject to Environmental ... -
Canefe, N. 2022. Critical Perspectives on Crimes against Humanity : The Limits of Universal Jurisdiction in the Global South (University of Wales Press 2020) [Book review]
(PER/PELJ, 2022)In the current anti-accountability sentiment that has plagued most of Africa, triggered by the nasty politics of selectivity that is primarily motivated by considerations of realpolitik or the interests of specific states, ... -
Debunking the Myth of Independence of the NPRC Commissioners in Zimbabwe
(SAGE, 2023)Scholars have long been interested in understanding the functions and efficacy of Truth and ReconciliationCommissions (TRCs) in promoting post-conflict justice and reconciliation, particularly in countries emergingfrom ... -
Die erosie van kiesersvertroue as faktor in die kontemporêre Suid-Afrikaanse demokrasie (1994-2017)
(North-West University (South Africa). Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2019)Internationally, voter trust in political systems is recognized as key to successful democratic governance and the effective co-ordination of collective interaction between government and civil society. For the purpose of ... -
Exploring institutional isomorphism at professional accounting programmes
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The aim, and principal objective, of this study was to explore and document the phenomenon of institutional isomorphism at professional accounting schools at universities in South Africa (hereafter referred to as “accounting ... -
The feasibility of electronic voting technologies in Africa: selected case examples
(AOSIS, 2019)The use of electronic voting technologies (EVTs) presents hurdles to election management bodies (EMBs) and other election stakeholders in Africa. The constitutionality and feasibility of such technologies provoke several ... -
The interface between tradition and modern in postapartheid South Africa: an outline of the Kekana family succession dispute and their encounter with the Platinum Reef Resource mine.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)The terms traditional and modern and the processes thereof are often discussed in isolation; as if they do not intersect. Some scholars have argued that chieftaincy, as a traditional form of governance in South Africa ... -
Investigating the effectiveness of strategic environmental assessment in Thailand
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) was introduced in Thailand in 2005, aiming to direct decision-making at the strategic level (policy, programme, plan) towards sustainable development. Given reforms to the SEA ... -
New “traditional” strategies and land claims in South Africa: a case study in Hammanskraal.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)In post-apartheid South Africa, many hopes were pinned on the process of land-restitution to be a major part of power and wealth redistribution. However, as the land claims process is linked to demonstrable historical ... -
On legitimacy in impact assessment: an epistemologically-based conceptualisation
(Elsevier, 2018)Impact assessment (IA) is carried out as an ex ante process to inform decision-making. It includes requirements for engagement with stakeholders (including the public) regarding actions proposed by a proponent. A key issue ...
