The South in Action: A Sectional Crusade Against Freight Rate Discrimination. The James Sprunt Studies in History and Political Science.

Purpose: This article explores the possibility of developing a distribution model, similar to the model developed and implemented by the South African pharmaceutical industry, which could be implemented by automotive component manufacturers for supply to independent retailers. Problem Investigated: The South African automotive components distribution chain is extensive with a number of players of varying sizes, from the larger spares distribution groups to a number of independent retailers. Distributing to the smaller independent retailers is costly for the automotive component manufacturers. Methodology: This study is based on a preliminary study of an explorative nature. Interviews were conducted with a senior staff member from a leading automotive component manufacturer in KwaZulu Natal and nine participants at a senior management level at five of their main customers (aftermarket retailers). Findings: The findings from the empirical study suggest that the aftermarket component industry is mature with the role players well established. The distribution chain to the independent retailer is expensive in terms of transaction and distribution costs for the automotive component manufacturer. A proposed centralised distribution model for supply to independent retailers has been developed which should reduce distribution costs for the automotive component manufacturer in terms of (1) the lowest possible freight rate; (2) timely and controlled delivery; and (3) reduced congestion at the customer's receiving dock. Originality: This research is original in that it explores the possibility of implementing a centralised distribution model for independent retailers in the automotive component industry. Furthermore, there is a dearth of published research on the South African automotive component industry particularly addressing distribution issues. Conclusion: The distribution model as suggested is a practical one and should deliver added value to automotive component manufacturers in that it could reduce distribution costs and also may improve customer service.

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The Status of Women in Political Science Departments in the South: Results of the Millennium Survey

Political Science and Politics ◽

10.1017/s1049096501000592 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 34 (02) ◽

pp. 333-338 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Laura van Assendelft ◽

Wendy Gunther-Canada ◽

Julie Dolan

Keyword(s):

Political Science ◽

The South ◽

The Status ◽

Science Departments ◽

Status Of Women

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Bruce Clayton. The Savage Ideal: Intolerance and Intellectual Leadership in the South, 1890–1914. (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, 90th series [1972], number 1.) Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1972. Pp. xii, 231. $10.00

The American Historical Review ◽

10.1086/ahr/79.1.238 ◽

1974 ◽

Keyword(s):

Political Science ◽

The South ◽

University Studies ◽

Johns Hopkins University ◽

Intellectual Leadership

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Celebrity Humanitarianism: Using Tropes of Engagement to Understand North/South Relations

Perspectives on Politics ◽

10.1017/s1537592719002627 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 43-59

Author(s):

Lisa Ann Richey ◽

Dan Brockington

Keyword(s):

Political Science ◽

The South ◽

Academic Interest ◽

Global North

Celebrity humanitarianism has been transformed in its scope, scale, and organization in the last thirty years. Its flourishing has generated considerable academic interest from a wide variety of disciplines that share two characteristics. First, these studies are—unusually—well connected, which means that different disciplines have not tended to develop their own separate literatures, but learn from each other’s approaches. This makes it useful and important to identify ways different disciplinary approaches can complement each other. Second, most of this attention has focused on politics of celebrity humanitarianism in the global North. Yet focusing also on the South and on North/South relations will move the field forward. We argue that celebrity humanitarianism must be interpreted through the broader systems of which it is a part. We offer a heuristic typology of celebrity humanitarianism that continues to bridge between different disciplines and which identifies ways in which political science can complement existing studies. We also use this typology to refocus work on the politics of celebrity humanitarian relations away from merely Northern politics. This approach allows us to identify what sorts of politics and political solutions are being advocated by current forms of celebrity humanitarianism.

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Political Science in a Different Voice: Women Faculty Perspectives on the Status of Women in Political Science Departments in the South

Political Science and Politics ◽

10.1017/s1049096503002269 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 36 (02) ◽

pp. 311-315 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Laura van Assendelft ◽

Wendy Gunther-Canada ◽

Julie Dolan ◽

Barbara Palmer ◽

Michele Swers

Keyword(s):

Political Science ◽

Women Faculty ◽

Faculty Perspectives ◽

The South ◽

The Status ◽

Science Departments ◽

Status Of Women

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