Democratic South Africa's Foreign Policy

This book provides readerswith the first comprehensive study of South Africa’s foreign policy conducted ina multilateral setting, by placing on record over 1000 of South Africa’s votesat the United Nations over a 20 year period. The study investigates consistencyin terms of South Africa’s declared foreign policy and its actual votingpractices at the United Nations.

Democratic South Africa’s Foreign Policy: VotingBehaviour in the United Nations offersa compendium of South Africa’s United Nations behaviour during a poignanttransitional period in the country’s recent history. In setting out a frameworkfor analysing the conduct of other countries’ voting behaviour in parallel withthis study, it can be used to advance the field as a useful comparative tool. Thisbook presents the material needed for International Relations scholars andpractitioners in the field to make a reasoned and reflective assessment of thisdimension of South Africa’s foreign policy.