Democracy in the First Decade of the 21st Century
The University of Stellenbosch will be hosting the bi-annual conference of the South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) in Stellenbosch from 1-4 September 2010.
It has been 10 years since the turn of the previous century and at this conference we want to take stock of the well-being of democracy in the 21st century. In this period democracies all over the world have been influenced by neo-liberal economic policy changes and an escalation of the war on terror after the incidents of 9/11 in the United States of America. Some democracies have lost ground, others have consolidated and others have reconfigured into regional supra- national bodies. There has been a clarion call for the 21st century to be 'Africa's century'. Ten years later it is now appropriate to reflect on achievements and failures, as well as on the continent's quest to secure greater political and economic stability and security. In his first major visit to sub-Saharan Africa, while addressing the Ghanaian Parliament, President Barack Obama was quoted as saying that 'The 21st century will be shaped by what happens not just in Rome or Moscow or Washington, but by what happens in Accra, as well.' At the end of the first decade of the 21st century it is therefore timeous to assess which major debates, issues and challenges will dominate the disciplines of Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, Gender Politics and African Politics during the next pivotal decade of the 21st century.
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The University of Stellenbosch will be hosting the bi-annual conference of the South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) in Stellenbosch from 1-4 September 2010.
It has been 10 years since the turn of the previous century and at this conference we want to take stock of the well-being of democracy in the 21st century. In this period democracies all over the world have been influenced by neo-liberal economic policy changes and an escalation of the war on terror after the incidents of 9/11 in the United States of America. Some democracies have lost ground, others have consolidated and others have reconfigured into regional supra- national bodies. There has been a clarion call for the 21st century to be 'Africa's century'. Ten years later it is now appropriate to reflect on achievements and failures, as well as on the continent's quest to secure greater political and economic stability and security. In his first major visit to sub-Saharan Africa, while addressing the Ghanaian Parliament, President Barack Obama was quoted as saying that 'The 21st century will be shaped by what happens not just in Rome or Moscow or Washington, but by what happens in Accra, as well.' At the end of the first decade of the 21st century it is therefore timeous to assess which major debates, issues and challenges will dominate the disciplines of Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, Gender Politics and African Politics during the next pivotal decade of the 21st century.
Find out more by clicking here.
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