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.