Research Report

Skool Vir Openbare Bestuur & Beplanning : 2008

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Journal Articles (subsidised)

CLOETE GS, RABIE B. Overview of tertiary public policy training in South Africa. Africanus 2008; 38(2) : 55-76.

CRANE W, SWILLING M. Environment, Sustainable Resource Use and the Cape Town Functional Region – An Overview. Urban Forum 2008; 19(3) : 269-287.

GEBREMEDHIN SH, THERON F. Locating community participation in a water supply project. The Galanefhi Water Project (Eritrea). Anthropology Southern Africa 2007; 30(1&2) : 20-28.

HOYOS A, UYS FM. Theoretical Perspective to Fiscal Decentralisation in Developing Countries. Journal of Public Administration 2008; 43(1) : 26-43.

KETEL BS, VAN DER MOLEN K. Performance Management Systems in Local Government: an overview of best practices. Administratio Publica 2008; 16(1) : 64-83.

MÜLLER JJ. Assessing cooperative environmental governance systems: the cases of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and the Olifants-Doorn Catchment Management Agency. Politeia 2008; 27(1) : 86-104.

RABIE B, UYS FM. Municipal performance legislation. Promoting performance management. Administratio Publica 2008; 16(1) : 84-102.

SCHWELLA E. Administrative reform as adaptive challenge: selected public leadership implications. Politeia 2008; 27(2) : 25-50.

SWILLING M. Tracking South Africa's Elusive Developmental State. Administratio Publica 2008; 16(1) : 1-28.

Journal Articles (NON-subsidised)

GUGUSHE NM, GRUNDY IM, THERON F, CHIRWA PW. Perceptions of forest resource use and management in two village communities in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Southern Forests 2008; 70(3) : 247-254.

SCHWELLA E, KETEL BS. Management capacity-building in the South African Police Service at station level. International Journal of Police Science and Management 2008; 10(2) : 145-164.

Proceedings International

CRANE W, SWILLING M. Towards a Regional Development Strategy for Cape Town Dematerialisation or Decline?. 10th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics, United Nations conference venue, Nairobi, Kenya, - 2008: 0.

DE WIT MP, SWILLING M, MUSANGO J. Natural Resources, the Environment and municipal service provision. Results of a participatory systems dynamic scoping model in Cape Town. Nairobi: 10th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) co-organised with the African Society for EcoEconomics and UNEP, United Nations Conference Facilties, Nairobi, Kenya, - 2008: 0.

SWILLING M, DE WIT MP. Sustainable Resource use and the Challenge of Dematerialization in South Africa: the Case of the City of Cape Town. 14th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India, - 2008: 0.

THOMPSON-SMEDDLE L, SWILLING M. Integrated Analysis Summary of Baseline Result for Cape Town. 14th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, India Habitat Centre, New Deli, India, - 2008: 0.

Books

THERON F. The development change agent – a micro-level approach to development. van Schaik, Cape Town, South Africa 2008:328 pp.

Chapters in Books

CEASAR N, THERON F. Community health – the community health worker as change agent. In The development change agent – a micro-level approach to development, van Schaik, Cape Town, 2008: 147-172.

HAM C, CHIRWA PW, THERON F. The forester as a change agent – from trees between the people to people between the trees. In The development change agent – a micro-level approach to development, van Schaik, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008: 173-201.

KHAN F. Poverty, policy, politics, and power: working notes for the provisional framing of ‘pragmatic pro-poor politics’. In In M.Pressend & M.Ruiters (eds). Dilemmas of Poverty and Development: A proposed policy framework for the Southern African Development Community, Institute for Global Dialogue, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2008: 113-133.

LOTTER HPP, HENLEY M, FAKIR S, RAMOSE M. Ethical considerations in elephant management. In Elephant Management. a Scientific Assessemnt for South Africa. Eds R.J. Scholes & K.G. Mennell, Wits University Press, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2008: 406-445.

SWILLING M, VAN BREDA J, VAN ZYL A. Contextualising social giving: an analysis of state fiscal expenditure and poverty in South Africa, 1994-2004. In Giving & Solidarity: Resource flows form poverty alleviation and development in South Africa, Eds. A. Habib & B. Maharaj, HSRC Press, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008: 281-307.

THERON F, CEASAR N. Participation – a grassroots strategy for development management. In The development change agent – a micro-level approach to development, van Schaik, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008: 100-123.

THERON F, SAUNDERS J. The change agent as an author and researcher – an introduction to professional writing and social research skills. In The development change agent – a micro-level approach to development, van Schaik, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008: 262-289.

THERON F, WETMORE SB. Action research methodology – alternative options for grassroots research and community participation. In The development change agent – a micro-level approach to development, van Schaik, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008: 202-219.

THERON F. Key themes, reflection and action for development change agents – a call for a change agent beneficiary partnership. In The development change agent – a micro-level approach to development, van Schaik, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008: 220-261.

THERON F. The change agent-prject beneficiary parnership in development planning- theoretical perspectives. In The development change agent- a micro-level approuch to development, van Schaik, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008: 41-75.

THERON F. The development change agent – a micro-level approach to development. In The development change agent – a micro-level approach to development, van Schaik, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008: 1-22.

Research Reports

DE WIT MP, MUSANGO J, SWILLING M. Natural resources, poverty, municipal finances and sustainable service provision. Results of a participatory systems dynamics scoping model in Cape Town. 2008: 109 pp.

HENDLER P, SWILLING M. Stellenbosch 2017 Housing Strategy: A Final Proposal to Stellenbosch Municipality. 2008: 57 pp.

Doctoral completed

GOUSSARD-DUTOIT C. Human Resource Development Strategy in the Provincial Government Western Cape. PhD, 2008. 226 pp. Promotor: Schwella E.

YACHKASCHI S. Towards the Development of an Appropriate Organisational Development Approach for Optimising the Capacity Building of Community-Based Organisations (CBO’s): A Case Study of 3 CBO’s in the Western Cape. PhD, 2008. 0 pp. Promotor: Swilling M.

Masters completed

BEYERS C. Exploring a Sustainability Imagination A Perspective on the Integrating and Visioning Role of Stories and Symbolism in Sustainability through an Alternative Education Case Study. MPhil, 2008. 120 pp. Studieleier: Annecke E.

FOKANE ME. An assessment of Rosendal-Mautse participation in the IDP process of Dihlabeng Municipality. MPA, 2008. 64 pp. Studieleier: Theron F.

FRANCIS V. Social responsibility and the modern South African church: a case study of churches in the Durban north community. MPhil, 2008. 95 pp. Studieleier: Nadar S. Medestudieleier: Swilling M.

GAFFOOR S. Assessing rediness for the implimentation of knowledge managment in local government: The case of Stellenbosch Municipality. MComm, 2008. 102 pp. Studieleier: Cloete GS.

HANISE B. Listening to the stories of women in the South African rural water services sector to undertand how their tranditional roles intersect with government gender mainstreaming initiatives. MPhil, 2008. 116 pp. Studieleier: Moosa S. Medestudieleier: Swilling M.

HERERO JJ. Towards sustainable ecological sanitation: Oshiwana Penduka Informal Settlement. MPhil, 2008. 93 pp. Studieleier: Theron F.

HOWES GE. The assistance of an induction process in creating the desired organisational culture: The case of the SIU. MPA, 2008. 68 pp. Studieleier: Ketel BS.

ISAACS RC. A Descriptive Analysis of the Perception and Attitude of Staff on Employment Equity in the City of Cape Town Health Directorate. MPA, 2008. 198 pp. Studieleier: Ketel BS.

ISMAY CR. The Institutionalisation of Supply Chain Management. MPA, 2008. 99 pp. Studieleier: Burger APJ.

ITODO AO. An assessment of the effect of participation on sustainable development in a rural electrification project: a case study of the Ipari-Efugo project. MPA, 2008. 102 pp. Studieleier: Theron F.

KRUGER W. Towards an appropriate frameworkd for South African rural renewable energy provision. MPhil, 2008. 177 pp. Studieleier: Brent A. Medestudieleier: Fakir S.

KWANGWANE TT. Assessment of different approaches to public service provision by the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. MPA, 2008. 182 pp. Studieleier: Theron F.

MADHANPALL A. An evaluation of a public - private partnership as an alternative service delivery mechanism to enable the effective Redistribution of land in KwaZulu-Natal: The case of Inkezo Land Company. MPA, 2008. 142 pp. Studieleier: Müller JJ.

MNCULWANE VV. An assessment of the implimentation of the Service Delivry Improvement Policy in the Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism in KZN. MPA, 2008. 112 pp. Studieleier: Schwella E.

NXUMALO EL. Comparative Assessment of the Implications of the CHE and the SETA Accreditation Systems for NQF Level 5 Learning Programmes. MPA, 2008. 106 pp. Studieleier: Cloete GS.

OLIVER PA. An Analysis of the Staff Performance Management System at the Gene Louw Traffic College. MPA, 2008. 114 pp. Studieleier: Rabie B.

PLAATJIES IH. Conceptualising resistance to service cut-offs and household evictions: The Mandela park anti eviction campaign (MPAEC). MPA, 2008. 103 pp. Studieleier: Cloete GS.

RIVETT-CARNAC K. Local economic development, industrial policy and sustainability in South Africa: a critical reflection on 3 new policy frameworks. MPhil, 2008. 134 pp. Studieleier: Swilling M.

ROSMARIN T. Community-driven Educational and Training Model for Sustainable Community Development Resulting in Socio-Economic Upliftment in the Western Soutpansberg. MPhil, 2008. 82 pp. Studieleier: Swilling M.

SCHARNICK C. A sustainable governance model for city and metropolitan policing. MPA, 2008. 123 pp. Studieleier: Cloete GS.

SONDLANE JS. Assessing the contribution made by Community Health Workers in the HIV/Aids Programme in the Bushbuckridge Municipality - Mpumalanga. MPA, 2008. 85 pp. Studieleier: Müller JJ.

STEMELE BM. Assessing Good Governance in Procurement at the Lejweleputswa District Municipality. MPA, 2008. 108 pp. Studieleier: Burger APJ.

WRIGHT Y. A case study of the proposal developed by a local community to build a cultural centre in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. MPhil, 2008. 129 pp. Studieleier: Annecke E.

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