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Mbeki and After
Reflections on the Legacy of Thabo Mbeki
AvPeter Vale,Chris Oxtobym. fl.
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
410 kr
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For nearly ten years – indeed more if we include his period of influence under Mandela’s presidency – Thabo Mbeki bestrode South Africa’s political stage. Despite attempts by some in the new ANC leadership to airbrush out his role, there can be little doubt that Mbeki was a seminal figure in South Africa’s new democracy, one who left a huge mark in many fields, perhaps most controversially in state and party management, economic policy, public health intervention, foreign affairs and race relations. If we wish to understand the character and fate of post-1994 South Africa, we must therefore ask: What kind of political system, economy and society has the former President bequeathed to the government of Jacob Zuma and to the citizens of South Africa generally? This question is addressed head-on here by a diverse range of analysts, commentators and participants in the political process. Amongst the specific questions they seek to answer: What is Mbeki’s legacy for patterns of inclusion and exclusion based on race, class and gender? How, if at all, did his presidency reshape relations within the state, between the state and the ruling party and between the state and society? How did he reposition South Africa on the continent and in the world? This book will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand the current political landscape in South Africa, and Mbeki’s role in shaping it.
National Security Surveillance in Southern Africa
An Anti-Capitalist Perspective
AvJane Duncan
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
429 kr
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In spite of Edward Snowden’s disclosures about government abuses of dragnet communication surveillance, the surveillance industry continues to expand around the world. Many people have become resigned to a world where they cannot have a reasonable expectation of privacy. In this open access book, the author looks at what can be done to rein in these powers and restructure how they are used beyond the limited and often ineffective reforms that have been attempted. Using southern Africa as a backdrop, and its liberation history, Jane Duncan examines what an anti-capitalist perspective on intelligence and security powers could look like. Are the police and intelligence agencies even needed, and if so, what should they do and why? What lessons can be learnt from how security was organised during the struggles for liberation in the region? Southern Africa is seeing thousands of people in the region taking to the streets in protests. In response, governments are scrambling to acquire surveillance technologies to monitor these new protest movements. Southern Africa faces no major terrorism threats at the moment, which should make it easier to develop clearer anti-surveillance campaigns than in Europe or the US. Yet, because of tactical and strategic ambivalence about security powers, movements often engage in limited calls for intelligence and policing reforms, and fail to provide an alternative vision for policing and intelligence. Surveillance and Intelligence in Southern Africa examines what that vision could look like.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
National Security Surveillance in Southern Africa
An Anti-Capitalist Perspective
AvJane Duncan
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
1 342 kr
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In spite of Edward Snowden’s disclosures about government abuses of dragnet communication surveillance, the surveillance industry continues to expand around the world. Many people have become resigned to a world where they cannot have a reasonable expectation of privacy. In this open access book, the author looks at what can be done to rein in these powers and restructure how they are used beyond the limited and often ineffective reforms that have been attempted. Using southern Africa as a backdrop, and its liberation history, Jane Duncan examines what an anti-capitalist perspective on intelligence and security powers could look like. Are the police and intelligence agencies even needed, and if so, what should they do and why? What lessons can be learnt from how security was organised during the struggles for liberation in the region? Southern Africa is seeing thousands of people in the region taking to the streets in protests. In response, governments are scrambling to acquire surveillance technologies to monitor these new protest movements. Southern Africa faces no major terrorism threats at the moment, which should make it easier to develop clearer anti-surveillance campaigns than in Europe or the US. Yet, because of tactical and strategic ambivalence about security powers, movements often engage in limited calls for intelligence and policing reforms, and fail to provide an alternative vision for policing and intelligence. Surveillance and Intelligence in Southern Africa examines what that vision could look like.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
Retropioneers: Architecture Redefined
AvJane Duncan
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2019
367 kr
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What does the future of the construction industry look like? This book brings together opinion pieces by all RIBA Ambassadors and other leading construction voices, setting the scene for how our industry will look in the future and the role that architects could, and perhaps should, play in this new world.
Retropioneers: Architecture Redefined
AvJane Duncan
E-bok
Engelska, 2019
367 kr
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What does the future of the construction industry look like? This book brings together opinion pieces by all RIBA Ambassadors and other leading construction voices, setting the scene for how our industry will look in the future and the role that architects could, and perhaps should, play in this new world.
Paleo: Dieta Paleo para la Pérdida Rápida de Peso
AvJane Duncan
E-bok
Spanska, 2018
36 kr
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Dieta Paleo para la Pérdida Rápida de Peso: Un método práctico para un estilo de vida saludable basado en alimentos integrales ¿Por qué elegir la dieta Paleo? ¡Es muy sencillo! La dieta Paleo es una de las dietas más saludables que existen. ¡Esta gran dieta es la única que te ayuda a aumentar tu nivel de energía, tu fuerza, tu salud en general, y que te ayuda a bajar de peso al mismo tiempo! Esta dieta tiene muchos efectos positivos, y ¡verdaderamente puede cambiar tu vida para bien!¿Qué puede ser mejor que comer alimentos deliciosos y saludables, sin afectar tu bolsillo? La respuesta es simple – La dieta Paleo. Con el recetario, conocerás los secretos para preparar comidas económicas con carnes magras, pescado, fruta gresca, bocadillos, y verduras a la parrilla.La dieta Paleo no solo te ayuda a bajar de peso, también te ayuda a ser la mejor versión de ti mismo. Te ayuda a reducir el nivel de azúcar en la sangre, bajar la presión, y bajar el nivel de colesterol. Te dará una mejor claridad mental, e impulsará tu nivel de energía ¡al cielo! Con este libro aprenderás:•Capítulo 1 – Introducción a la Dieta Paleo•Capítulo 2 - ¿Qué es el Enfoque Paleo?•Capítulo 3 - ¿Cuáles son las Ventajas de la Dieta Paleo?•Capítulo 4 - ¿Cómo Cambia tu Cuerpo con la Dieta Paleo?•Capítulo 5 – Alimentos que se Incluyen y los que se Evitan•Capítulo 6 - RecetasEspero que al leer este libro, hayas aprendido cómo aprovechar al máximo la dieta Paleo. También espero que disfrutes todas las recetas deliciosas y saludables que he incluido para que puedas iniciar tu camino. Al iniciar esta dieta, te estás decidiendo as convertirte en la mejor versión de ti mismo.¡Ya no esperes más! ¡Adquiere tu libro ya!
Dieta Paleo: Perdere peso rapidamente con la dieta Paleo: un approccio al cibo bio e a uno stile di vita sano
AvJane Duncan
E-bok
Italienska, 2018
37 kr
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Perché scegliere la dieta Paleo? La risposta è molto semplice: si tratta di una delle diete più salutari in assoluto. È un piano alimentare capace di aumentare i vostri livelli energetici, accrescere la vostra forza e migliorare la vostra salute...il tutto aiutandovi a perdere peso! Con i suoi innumerevoli benefici potrà cambiarvi la vita per sempre.Cosa aspettate?
Paléo: Paléo régime pour perdre le surpoids vite
AvJane Duncan
E-bok
Franska, 2018
36 kr
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Pourquoi devriez-vous opter pour un régime Paléo? Eh bien, c''est vraiment simple! Le régime Paléo est l''un des régimes les plus sains jamais. Ce bon régime est le seul qui peut vous aider à augmenter votre niveau d''énergie, votre force, votre santé globale et qui peut vous aider à perdre du poids en même temps! Ce régime apporte de nombreux effets positifs et peut vraiment changer votre vie pour de bon!Quoi de mieux que de manger des aliments sains et savoureux sans ruiner votre budget? La réponse est simple - Le régime Paléo. Avec le livre de cuisine, vous apprendrez comment préparer des repas bon marché avec des viandes maigres et du poisson, des fruits frais, des collations et des légumes grillés.Le régime Paléo ne vous aidera pas seulement à perdre du poids, il vous aidera aussi à devenir la meilleure version de vous-même. Il aidera à abaisser votre taux de sucre dans le sang, abaisser votre tension artérielle, et abaisser les niveaux de mauvais cholestérol. Cela vous donnera un plus grand sens de la clarté mentale et augmentera votre niveau d''énergie!
Dieta Páleo para perda de peso rápida
AvJane Duncan
E-bok
Portugisiska, 2018
36 kr
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Por que você deve optar por uma dieta Paleo? Bem, é muito simples! A dieta Paleo é uma das dietas mais saudáveis que já existiram. Esta ótima dieta é a única que pode ajudá-lo a aumentar seus níveis de energia, sua força, sua saúde geral e que pode ajudá-lo a perder peso ao mesmo tempo! Esta dieta traz muitos efeitos positivos e pode realmente mudar sua vida para melhor!O que poderia ser melhor do que comer alimentos saudáveis e saborosos e não estourar o seu orçamento? A resposta é simples - A dieta Paleo. Com o livro de receitas, você obtém os segredos de como preparar refeições baratas com carnes magras e peixes, frutas frescas, petiscos e vegetais grelhados.A dieta Paleo não só ajudará a perder peso, mas também ajudará você a se tornar a melhor versão de si mesmo. Ajudará a reduzir o açúcar no sangue, diminuir a pressão arterial e diminuir os níveis de colesterol ruim. Vai lhe dar uma maior sensação de clareza mental e elevar seus níveis de energia para o céu!Graças a este livro, você vai aprender:•Capítulo 1 – Introdução à dieta Paleo•Capítulo 2 – Como é a abordagem Paleo?•Capítulo 3 – Quais são as vantagens da dieta Paleo?•Capítulo 4 – O que muda no seu corpo com a dieta Paleo?•Capítulo 5 – Comidas a evitar e a incluir•Capítulo 6 – ReceitasDepois de terminar este livro, espero que você tenha aprendido a aproveitar ao máximo a dieta Paleo. Também espero que você aproveite todas as receitas saudáveis e deliciosas que forneci para ajudar você a começar sua nova jornada. Ao começar com essa dieta, você está se comprometendo a se tornar a melhor versão de si mesmo.Não espere nem mais um minuto! Adquira sua cópia agora!
Stopping the Spies
Constructing and Resisting the Surveillance State in South Africa
AvJane Duncan
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
379 kr
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Is South Africa on its way to becoming a surveillance state, and will it need a whistleblower?In 2013, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden leaked secret documents revealing that state agencies like the NSA had spied on the communications of millions of innocent citizens. International outrage resulted, but the Snowden documents revealed only the tip of the surveillance iceberg. Apart from insisting on their rights to tap into communications, more and more states are placing citizens under surveillance, tracking their movements and transactions with public and private institutions. The state is becoming like a one-way mirror, where it can see more of what its citizens do and say, while citizens see less and less of what the state does, owing to high levels of secrecy around surveillance.In this book, Jane Duncan assesses the relevance of Snowden's revelations for South Africa. In doing so she questions the extent to which South Africa is becoming a surveillance society governed by a surveillance state. Duncan challenges members of civil society to be concerned about and to act on the ever-expanding surveillance capacities of the South African state. Is surveillance used for the democratic purpose of making people safer, or is it being used for the repressive purpose of social control, especially of those considered to be politically threatening to ruling interests? She explores the forms of collective action needed to ensure that unaccountable surveillance does not take place and examines what does and does not work when it comes to developing organised responses.
Stopping the Spies
Constructing and resisting the surveillance state in South Africa
AvJane Duncan
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2018
389 kr
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In 2013, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden leaked secret documents revealing that state agencies like the NSA had spied on the communications of millions of innocent citizens. International outrage resulted, but the Snowden documents revealed only the tip of the surveillance iceberg. Apart from insisting on their rights to tap into communications, more and more states are placing citizens under surveillance, tracking their movements and transactions with public and private institutions. The state is becoming like a one-way mirror where it can see more of what its citizens do and say, while citizens see less and less of what the state does, owing to high levels of secrecy around surveillance. Jane Duncan assesses the relevance of Snowden’s revelations for South Africa. In doing so she questions the extent to which South Africa is becoming a surveillance society governed by a surveillance state. Is surveillance used for the democratic purpose of making people safer, or is it being used for the repressive purpose of social control, especially of those considered to be politically threatening to ruling interests? What kind of collective is needed to ensure that unaccountable surveillance does not take place? What works and what does not work as organised responses? These questions and more are examined in this penetrating analysis of South African and global democracy. Stopping the Spies is aimed at South African citizens, academics as well for general readers who care about our democracy and the direction it is taking.
Stopping the Spies
Constructing and resisting the surveillance state in South Africa
AvJane Duncan
E-bok
Engelska, 2018
389 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
In 2013, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden leaked secret documents revealing that state agencies like the NSA had spied on the communications of millions of innocent citizens. International outrage resulted, but the Snowden documents revealed only the tip of the surveillance iceberg. Apart from insisting on their rights to tap into communications, more and more states are placing citizens under surveillance, tracking their movements and transactions with public and private institutions. The state is becoming like a one-way mirror where it can see more of what its citizens do and say, while citizens see less and less of what the state does, owing to high levels of secrecy around surveillance. Jane Duncan assesses the relevance of Snowden’s revelations for South Africa. In doing so she questions the extent to which South Africa is becoming a surveillance society governed by a surveillance state. Is surveillance used for the democratic purpose of making people safer, or is it being used for the repressive purpose of social control, especially of those considered to be politically threatening to ruling interests? What kind of collective is needed to ensure that unaccountable surveillance does not take place? What works and what does not work as organised responses? These questions and more are examined in this penetrating analysis of South African and global democracy. Stopping the Spies is aimed at South African citizens, academics as well for general readers who care about our democracy and the direction it is taking.
Del 6 - Democratic Marxisms
Destroying Democracy
Neoliberal Capitalism and the Rise of Authoritarian Politics
AvJane Duncan,Linda Gordonm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
386 kr
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A history of the erosion of democracy across the globeDemocracy is being destroyed. This is a crisis that expresses itself in the rising authoritarianism visible in divisive and exclusionary politics, populist political parties and movements, increased distrust in fact-based information and news, and the withering accountability of state institutions. Over the last four decades, democracy has radically shifted to a market democracy in which all aspects of human, non-human and planetary life are commodified, with corporations becoming more powerful than states and their citizens. This is how neoliberal capitalism functions at a systemic level and if left unchecked, is the greatest threat to democracy and a sustainable planet.Volume six of the Democratic Marxism series focuses on how decades of neoliberal capitalism have eroded the global democratic project and how, in the process, authoritarian politics are gaining ground. Scholars and activists from the political left focus on four country cases – India, Brazil, South Africa and the United States of America – in which the COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled and highlighted the pre-existing crisis. They interrogate issues of politics, ecology, state security, media, access to information and political parties, and affirm the need to reclaim and re-build an expansive and inclusive democracy.Destroying Democracy is an invaluable resource for the general public, activists, scholars and students who are interested in understanding the threats to democracy and the rising tide of authoritarianism in the global south and the global north.
Destroying Democracy
Neoliberal Capitalism and the Rise of Authoritarian Politics
AvJane Duncan,Linda Gordonm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
1 351 kr
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A history of the erosion of democracy across the globeDemocracy is being destroyed. This is a crisis that expresses itself in the rising authoritarianism visible in divisive and exclusionary politics, populist political parties and movements, increased distrust in fact-based information and news, and the withering accountability of state institutions. Over the last four decades, democracy has radically shifted to a market democracy in which all aspects of human, non-human and planetary life are commodified, with corporations becoming more powerful than states and their citizens. This is how neoliberal capitalism functions at a systemic level and if left unchecked, is the greatest threat to democracy and a sustainable planet.Volume six of the Democratic Marxism series focuses on how decades of neoliberal capitalism have eroded the global democratic project and how, in the process, authoritarian politics are gaining ground. Scholars and activists from the political left focus on four country cases – India, Brazil, South Africa and the United States of America – in which the COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled and highlighted the pre-existing crisis. They interrogate issues of politics, ecology, state security, media, access to information and political parties, and affirm the need to reclaim and re-build an expansive and inclusive democracy.Destroying Democracy is an invaluable resource for the general public, activists, scholars and students who are interested in understanding the threats to democracy and the rising tide of authoritarianism in the global south and the global north.
Destroying Democracy
Neoliberal capitalism and the rise of authoritarian politics
AvIngar Solty,Alfredo Saad-Filhom. fl.
E-bok
Engelska, 2021
385 kr
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Democracy is being destroyed. This is a crisis that expresses itself in the rising authoritarianism visible in divisive and exclusionary politics, populist political parties and movements, increased distrust in fact-based information and news, and the withering accountability of state institutions. Over the last four decades, democracy has radically shifted to a market democracy in which all aspects of human, non-human and planetary life are commodified, with corporations becoming more powerful than states and their citizens. This is how neoliberal capitalism functions at a systemic level and if left unchecked, is the greatest threat to democracy and a sustainable planet. Volume six of the Democratic Marxism series focuses on how decades of neoliberal capitalism have eroded the global democratic project and how, in the process, authoritarian politics are gaining ground. Scholars and activists from the political left focus on four country cases – India, Brazil, South Africa and the United States of America – in which the COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled and highlighted the pre-existing crisis. They interrogate issues of politics, ecology, state security, media, access to information and political parties, and affirm the need to reclaim and re-build an expansive and inclusive democracy. Destroying Democracy is an invaluable resource for the general public, activists, scholars and students who are interested in understanding the threats to democracy and the rising tide of authoritarianism in the global south and the global north.
Digital Capitalism and its Limits
Technotopia, power and risk
AvEdward Webster,Vincent Siwawam. fl.
E-bok
Engelska, 2025
326 kr
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has been described as the next big leap in digital capitalism. Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, 3D printing and robotisation, we are led to believe, will bring more progress, growth and development while also helping us to resolve the deep and multiple crises the world is in. Billions are being invested in these technologies, accompanied by sharp geopolitical rivalries to secure an edge in the control over them. Volume 8 in the Democratic Marxism series invites readers to think more deeply and critically about digital capitalism and its limits. While most governments in the world, including South Africa, have accepted a techno-nationalist narrative and have deliberated on the risks for the planet and humanity, the volume interrogates the effects and consequences of advances in artificial intelligence and heightened technological innovation and industrialisation on employment, democracy and the climate. Viewing the grand social engineering of 4IR through a Marxist lens, the volume contributors engage critically with the class project of digital monopoly capitalism and its powerful totalitarian tendencies. They question the dangerous technotopian imaginary shaping this digital techno-shift, the implications of algorithmic data extractivism, the securitisation of already weak market democracies, the social consequences of digital learning, lack of regulation, and the power dynamics in the labour process. Anchored in techno-realism, the interdisciplinary perspective captured in this volume puts forward alternatives for democratisation and a just transition to protect human and non-human life.
Retropioneers: Architecture Redefined
AvJane Duncan
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
319 kr
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What does the future of the construction industry look like? This book brings together opinion pieces by all RIBA Ambassadors and other leading construction voices, setting the scene for how our industry will look in the future and the role that architects could, and perhaps should, play in this new world.
New South African Review 2
New paths, old compromises?
AvMichelle Williams,Edward Websterm. fl.
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2011
561 kr
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In this second volume of the New South African Review, the New Growth Path adopted by the South African government in 2010 provides the basis for a dialogue about whether ‘decent work’ is the best solution to South Africa’s problems of low economic growth and high unemployment. There are investigations into rising inequality against the backdrop of the failings of Black Economic Empowerment; ‘greening the economy’, with emphasis on biofuels; the crisis of acid mine drainage on the Witwatersrand; possibilities for participatory forms of government; civil society activism; transformation of the print media and the SABC; the crisis in child care in public hospitals; the relationship between the police and a township community; the problems related to the absence of legislation to govern the powers of traditional authorities over land allocation; and assessments of the state of opposition political parties and the ANC Alliance. Asking whether the New Growth Plan reflects a set of new policies or an attempt to re-dress old (com)promises in new clothes, this volume brings together different voices in debate about possibilities for alternatives to neo-liberal and capitalist development in South Africa.
Mbeki and After
Reflections on the Legacy of Thabo Mbeki
AvPeter Vale,Chris Oxtobym. fl.
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2010
401 kr
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For nearly ten years – indeed more if we include his period of influence under Mandela’s presidency – Thabo Mbeki bestrode South Africa’s political stage. Despite attempts by some in the new ANC leadership to airbrush out his role, there can be little doubt that Mbeki was a seminal figure in South Africa’s new democracy, one who left a huge mark in many fields, perhaps most controversially in state and party management, economic policy, public health intervention, foreign affairs and race relations. If we wish to understand the character and fate of post-1994 South Africa, we must therefore ask: What kind of political system, economy and society has the former President bequeathed to the government of Jacob Zuma and to the citizens of South Africa generally? This question is addressed head-on here by a diverse range of analysts, commentators and participants in the political process. Amongst the specific questions they seek to answer: What is Mbeki’s legacy for patterns of inclusion and exclusion based on race, class and gender? How, if at all, did his presidency reshape relations within the state, between the state and the ruling party and between the state and society? How did he reposition South Africa on the continent and in the world? This book will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand the current political landscape in South Africa, and Mbeki’s role in shaping it.
New South African Review 2
New paths, old compromises?
AvMichelle Williams,Edward Websterm. fl.
E-bok
Engelska, 2011
555 kr
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In this second volume of the New South African Review, the New Growth Path adopted by the South African government in 2010 provides the basis for a dialogue about whether ‘decent work’ is the best solution to South Africa’s problems of low economic growth and high unemployment. There are investigations into rising inequality against the backdrop of the failings of Black Economic Empowerment; ‘greening the economy’, with emphasis on biofuels; the crisis of acid mine drainage on the Witwatersrand; possibilities for participatory forms of government; civil society activism; transformation of the print media and the SABC; the crisis in child care in public hospitals; the relationship between the police and a township community; the problems related to the absence of legislation to govern the powers of traditional authorities over land allocation; and assessments of the state of opposition political parties and the ANC Alliance. Asking whether the New Growth Plan reflects a set of new policies or an attempt to re-dress old (com)promises in new clothes, this volume brings together different voices in debate about possibilities for alternatives to neo-liberal and capitalist development in South Africa.
Democratising spy watching
Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa
AvJane Duncan,Allen Munoriyarwam. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
363 kr
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Democratising spy watching
Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa
AvJane Duncan,Allen Munoriyarwam. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
583 kr
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Paleo Diet For Rapid Weight Loss: Practical Approach To Health And a Whole Foods Lifestyle Using Budget-Friendly Recipes To Lose Weight
AvJane Duncan
Häftad, Engelska
167 kr
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Nyhet
Rogue Spying
South Africa's Crisis of Accountability in the State Intelligence Sector
AvJane Duncan
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
418 kr
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In South Africa's democracy, the civilian intelligence agency's power has been weaponized to spy on political rivals, the media and civil society, while oversight institutions largely falter. As inquiries into Jacob Zuma's presidency opened doors for intelligence reform, Cyril Ramaphosa's administration has, at important moments, offered superficial fixes, entrenching state control.
Nyhet
Rogue Spying
South Africa's Crisis of Accountability in the State Intelligence Sector
AvJane Duncan
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
2 167 kr
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In South Africa's democracy, the civilian intelligence agency's power has been weaponized to spy on political rivals, the media and civil society, while oversight institutions largely falter. As inquiries into Jacob Zuma's presidency opened doors for intelligence reform, Cyril Ramaphosa's administration has, at important moments, offered superficial fixes, entrenching state control.
Nyhet
Rogue Spying
South Africa's crisis of accountability in the state intelligence sector
AvJane Duncan
E-bok
Engelska, 2026
299 kr
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In South Africa's democracy, the civilian intelligence agency's power has been weaponised to spy on political rivals, the media and civil society, while oversight institutions largely falter. As inquiries into Jacob Zuma's presidency opened doors for intelligence reform, Cyril Ramaphosa's administration has, at important moments, offered superficial fixes, entrenching state control. Rogue Spying exposes this betrayal of public trust, tracing its roots to historical conflicts and international drivers. With authoritarian nationalism on the rise globally, powerful nations fuel a lawless surveillance race, threatening democratic freedoms worldwide - South Africa included. Drawing on exclusive interviews, declassified documents, and the author's intrepid activism, this account reveals how whistleblowers, journalists and legal counsel have fought for accountability through mass mobilisation, investigative journalism and strategic litigation. Rogue Spying is a clarion call. It provides valuable insights and explores strategies to promote transparency and control over intelligence, ensuring it serves public interest, not state power.
rise of the securocrats
AvJane Duncan
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
198 kr
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The South African government stands accused of having fallen under the sway of the securocrats. Who are they? Securocrats are officials located in the security establishment—the police, intelligence services, or the military—that have the power to influence government policy in their favor. The ANC has become dominated increasingly by the securocrats who have politicized the state, including the security services, to the advantage of Zuma and those around him. The Rise of the Securocrats illustrates how when securocrats dominate government decision-making, the democratic life of a country can be threatened. Annexing the power to subvert democratic processes to entrench their own power or the power of their favored leaders, they also use the armed might of the state to suppress their political opponents. Duncan argues for the importance of keeping the security cluster under democratic, civilian control, and broadly accountable to the society they claim to serve.