Promoting Good Governance in the Contemporary South African Military: Issues, Challenges and Prospects - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3032149827 ISBN 13 : 9783032149824

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2026

Synopsis

The South African military was established after the amalgamation of seven (7) statutory and non-statutory forces as the country transitioned into a post-apartheid democratic dispensation. Given the political tensions that characterized the relations among the erstwhile adversaries, policies were developed almost as if it was an entirely new entity with a view to eradicating race-based policies and introducing new ones that were premised on equality, supremacy of the constitution and civil oversight. As a consequence, all defence-related policies were introduced including the Defence White Paper, Defence Act and the 2015 Defence Review.

This book uses South Africa’s 2015 Defence Review as a point of reference to analyze various aspects of the military’s governance framework. In this regard, chapters focus on crucial elements of governance, while highlighting challenges and proposing potential alternatives.

Since South Africa plays a key role internationally, many countries look to its defense governance approach as a model or guide.

The list of governance issues that are discussed in this book is not exhaustive, but it clearly shows many potential paths to addressing such challenges.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Moses B. Khanyile has worked at strategic levels within both public and private sectors. He has received ministerial appointments to oversee national projects on defence initiatives and also participate boards of state-owned enterprises such as Armscor SOC. He provides teaching and learning services for post-graduate students (masters and doctoral levels) at Stellenbosch University, Da Vinci Business School, and University of South Africa. He is one of the few chartered directors in South Africa, which is the ultimate qualification on corporate governance as accredited by the Institute of Directors of South Africa (IoDSA). Dr Khanyile holds a PhD (International Politics), Master of Business Leadership, Master of Arts (Politics), Bachelor of Laws and Honours Bachelor of Military Science. He has published and presented numerous academic papers on international security, defence industry and defence policy. He is currently serving as the Director: Centre for Military Studies (CEMIS), and Director: Defence Artificial Intelligence Research Unit (DAIRU) at the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University. He is the Editor for the Defence Innovation and Management in Africa journal, and sits in the editorial boards of African Journal for Employee Relations (University of South Africa, South Africa) and Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies (Óbuda University, Hungary).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3032149827
• ISBN 13: 9783032149824
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 318
• Éditeur: Khanyile Moses B.
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