scholarly journals BOOK REVIEW: Foundations for Local Governance: Decentralization in Comparative Perspective (edited by Fumihaiko Saito)

2009 ◽  
pp. 151-152
Author(s):  
Randal Smith
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Research Findings

This is a rich collection of case studies and will be valuable to anyone seeking a wide range of examples of local governance and decentralisation in developing countries. It covers Indonesia, India (Kerala and Karnataka), Sri Lanka, Uganda, South Africa and Ghana. With the exception of Sri Lanka, all the countries have two chapters devoted to them by different authors, thus providing a broader perspective on both the context of decentralisation and research findings.

scholarly journals Book Review: Michele Schweisfurth, 2013. Learner-Centered Education in International Perspective: Whose pedagogy for whose development? Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York.

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Dai Fengju ◽  
Lin Xiao
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New York ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Systemic Theory ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Local Contexts

This book introduces the definition and provenance of LCE and analyses its application and implementation in global, national and local contexts with Bronfenbrenner’s eco-systemic theory and three narratives: cognition, emancipation and preparation with developing countries: Russia, Gambia, China and South Africa as its research cases. It finds out that inconsistency exists between policy and practice in process of implementation. Then, it comes to ten lessons concluded from the research and resolutions for the problems which exist in those research countries.

scholarly journals South Africa (2009) – Salient Contemporary Features in Facts and Figures

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-21
Author(s):  
Marthinus S. Badenhorst
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Racial Boundaries ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Future

South Africa is a demographically diverse country where many divisions (still) tend to coincide with racial boundaries, beset by a wide range of socio-economic problems typical of developing countries and otherwise stemming from its colonial past and a discriminatory past policy of apartheid. The paper describes the country's salient features in facts and figures in order to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of society in terms of demography, education, employment, public health care, poverty, housing, crime and the economy. The picture presented tends to be on the dark side, but also hopeful for the future thanks to inter alia a strong globalised economy.

Theorizing state stigmatization: a comparative perspective on South Africa and Israel

2021 ◽  
pp. 004711782110289
Author(s):  
Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky ◽  
Amal Jamal
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
International Media ◽  
Transnational Civil Society

This article deals with state stigmas in the international arena, and addresses the question: why do state-stigmas develop and become sustained in some cases, whereas in other cases they wither away? For parsimonious, analytical purposes we view the process of state stigmatisation through two, interrelated stages: the stigma’s development – where transnational civil society activists and the engagement of mainstream international media play an important role; and the stigma’s sustenance where these elements are joined by the target state’s coping strategy. For theoretical consistency, we limit ourselves to exploring states that are (a) involved in conflicts and (b) aspiring to be part of the Western-led ‘club’ of states. Through the analysis of press articles and UN documents relating to two vastly different case studies: South Africa (1985–1994) and Israel (2000–2019), we demonstrate that states in conflictual situations have limited manoeuvring space in dealing with their developing stigmas; and that the choice of tools utilized in the implementation of the same coping strategy can lead to different results.

scholarly journals Telepsychiatry in South Africa – present and future

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinclair Wynchank ◽  
Jill Fortuin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Short Account ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Limited Experience ◽  
Wide Range

The recent progress in telepsychiatry results from advancing technology and videoconferencing as an effective alternative to classic face-to-face psychiatric interaction, in terms of both results and cost-effectiveness. The wide range of applications of telepsychiatry is outlined – in particular, emergency, forensic, prison and adolescent psychiatry. Attitudes of patients and the providers of psychiatric services are discussed, and a short account is given of the place of tele-education in psychiatric teaching. The advantages of telepsychiatry are outlined and its limitations. Lastly, the limited experience and relevance of telepsychiatry in South Africa (and hence for other developing countries) are presented. The conclusion is that telepsychiatry is well established, its successes documented, and that it should be applied in planning future public health services in South Africa.

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