The power of hegemonic theory in Southern Africa: why Lesotho cannot develop an independent foreign policy

Title: The power of hegemonic theory in Southern Africa: why Lesotho cannot develop an independent foreign policy
Creator: Mahao, Lehloenya
ThesisAdvisor: Vale, P
Subject: Hegemony -- South Africa
Subject: Lesotho -- Politics and government
Subject: Lesotho -- Foreign relations -- South Africa
Subject: South Africa -- Foreign relations -- Lesotho
Date: 2006
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MA
Identifier: vital:2799
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003009
Identifier: Hegemony -- South Africa
Identifier: Lesotho -- Politics and government
Identifier: Lesotho -- Foreign relations -- South Africa
Identifier: South Africa -- Foreign relations -- Lesotho
Description: This thesis critiques hegemonic theory – especially the impact of a hegemonic state on the ability of small states to develop an independent foreign policy. The research uses Lesotho as a case study of a subordinate state in relation to the Republic of South Africa (RSA) as a hegemonic state. It draws on the history of Lesotho’s quest for sovereignty and argues that this sovereignty is constantly eroded to the advantage of its hegemonic neighbour. This constrains Lesotho’s ability to develop an independent foreign policy.
Format: iii, 132 leaves, pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University, Faculty of Humanities, Political and International Studies
Language: English
Rights: Mahao, Lehloenya

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