The Southern African Development Community Treaty-Nexus: National Constitutions, Citizens' Sovereignty, Communication, and Awareness - Hardcover

by Korwa Gombe Adar (Contribution by), Nelson Domingos António (Contribution by), Luca Bussotti (Contribution by)

Since its establishment in 1980 the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has largely been a state driven organization, with the people of Southern Africa, though enshrined in the treaty, remaining observers in the SADC democratization and integration agenda. The Southern African Development Community Treaty-Nexus: National Constitutions, Citizen's Sovereignty, Communication, and Awareness, edited by Korwa Gombe Adar, Dorothy Mpabanga, Kebapetse Lotshwao, Thekiso Molokwane, and Norbert Musekiwa, brings in the people of Southern Africa, the key beneficiaries of the integration agenda, in the SADC democratization and integration epistemology. Using the new concepts of sadcness and sadcnization, this book operationalizes from legal, communication, and awareness perspectives, the nexus of the people of Southern Africa, democratization, and integration in the SADC region. From legal and communications lenses, the contributors argue that democratization and integration are about people (citizens), the sovereigns, and not merely the abstract actors called nation states. Using the case studies of Angola, Botswana, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, the contributors engage in this epistemology and assess, among other things, the peoples' of Southern Africa--the Southern Africa Development Community integration nexus.

Author Biography

Korwa Gombe Adar is professor of international studies at the University of Botswana.
Dorothy Mpabanga is associate professor of political and administrative studies at the University of Botswana.
Kebapetse Lotshwao is senior lecturer in Politics at the University of Botswana.
Thekiso Molokwane is senior lecturer of public administration at the University of Botswana.
Norbert Musekiwa is senior lecturer of public administration at the University of Botswana.