A study of South Africa's National Party perceptions of United States foreign policy in the 1980's with particular reference to sanctions

This dissertation seeks to represent, as clearly as it is possible, South Africa's National Party perceptions on United States foreign policy in the 1980s. The primary area of focus is the policy switch from constructive engagement to punitive sanctions in the mid-1980s and the circumstances to which they have given rise. The following is a brief summary and the contents of the dissertation. The dissertation will give a complete and formal statement in chapter two on U.S. foreign policy toward South Africa since approximately World War Two. The dissertation will provide a clear definition and understanding of economic sanctions in chapter three and touch on the current on-going sanctions debate in South Africa. The core of the dissertation is displayed in chapter four which is a presentation the of field data collected from personal interviews with a third of the National Party caucus. This displays the National Party's perceptions on U.S. foreign policy. Following, chapter five presents alternative views to those held by the NP on the same issues discussed in chapter four. The final chapter makes an attempt at some conclusions based on the data presented in the dissertation. This study is important because it maintains that the data and questions presented in this dissertation offer interview material that has been little studied in the past, thus the findings have the virtue of freshness and uniqueness.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Political Studies

Year dc:date.issued

1992

Author dc:creator

• Hunsaker, Christine

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Welsh, David

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17312

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17312