This thesis examines regional integration in Southern Africa and the evolution
of SADC. Regional developments are evaluated with the yardsticks of
integration theory, against the background of international regionalisation, and
in terms of the region's practical record, its rhetoric and future agenda. The
extent to which economic integration is progressing, is determined, after
which the thesis focuses on political integration within SADC - both de Jure
and de facto. Finally, developments within the region are evaluated in light of
normative prerequisites for increased political integration. The thesis finds
that the integration process in SADC does not fit into traditional integration
theory, and concludes that successful economic integration in the region is not
necessarily a prerequisite to political integration, but would facilitate it. The
research finally concludes that there is evidence of embryonic political
integration within SADC, which will wane or grow depending primarily on
the political will of its constituents / Political Science / M.A. (Politics)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/16097 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Spies, Yolanda Kemp |
| Contributors | Kotzé, Dirk,1961- |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (165 leaves) |
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