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Molapo, R. Vhangani, Thambulo John 2015 2017-08-08T09:51:04Z 2017-08-08T09:51:04Z 2015-05 Vhangani, T.J. 2015. Role of SADC'S peace keeping mission : a case study of South Africa in the Lesotho conflict. . . http://hdl.handle.net/11602/759 http://hdl.handle.net/11602/759 Vhangani TJ. Role of SADC'S peace keeping mission : a case study of South Africa in the Lesotho conflict. []. , 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/759 Vhangani, T. J. (2015). <i>Role of SADC'S peace keeping mission : a case study of South Africa in the Lesotho conflict</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/759 Vhangani, Thambulo John. <i>"Role of SADC'S peace keeping mission : a case study of South Africa in the Lesotho conflict."</i> ., , 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/759 TY - Dissertation AU - Vhangani, Thambulo John AB - See the attached abstract below DA - 2015-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - SADC KW - Peace keeping KW - Conlict KW - International relations LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2015 T1 - Role of SADC'S peace keeping mission : a case study of South Africa in the Lesotho conflict TI - Role of SADC'S peace keeping mission : a case study of South Africa in the Lesotho conflict UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/759 ER - MAIR Department of Development Studies The overall aim of the study is to investigate the role of SADC's peace keeping mission: A case study of South Africa in the Lesotho conflict. The researcher used the Realist paradigm of international relations to refute South Africa's rationalist claim that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) sanctioned the armed intervention, and that it was aimed at promoting democracy and stability. Realists interpret world politics as a struggle for power and survival in the anarchic world. The report therefore seeks to (a) determine the reasons for military intervention and the extent to which it was conducted on humanitarian grounds; (b) investigatethe degree to which the intervention by the South African state was encouraged by national interests; and (c) determine the nature of involvement by the SADC, African Union (AU) and theUnited Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the 1998 intervention, to allow South Africa toattack another state. The study used qualitative techniques for data collection and analysis. Qualitative techniques were mostly used in that they provided the researcher with an understanding to investigate the role of SADC's peace keeping mission: A case study of South Africa in the Lesotho conflict. Both primary and secondary data were used for analysis in the study. Secondary data were obtained from government publications, other publications, and reports. In this context, the researcher argue that South Africa appear to have used the intervention, as a realist foreign policy tool, to pursue its strategic and economic interests, especially without authorization from the UN, the AU and the SADC. 1 online resource (vii, 61 leaves) en PDF University of Venda SADC Peace keeping Conlict International relations UCTD 327.1720968 International relations -- South Africa International relations -- Lesotho Peacekeeping forces United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces -- South Africa United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces -- Lesotho Role of SADC'S peace keeping mission : a case study of South Africa in the Lesotho conflict Dissertation open.access