Department of Political Sciences

Dr A Jazbhay

College of Human Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Department: Political Sciences
Senior Lecturer
Tel: 012 429 6533
Fax: 012 429 4444
E-mail: jazbhah@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • BA Political Science and Journalism and Media Studies (Rhodes University, 2006)
  • BA Honours Political Science (UKZN, 2007)
  • MA Political Science (UKZN, 2009)
  • PhD Political Studies (UJ, 2016)

Currently teaching

  • APC 3703: Politics of West and North Africa
  • IPC 3701: International Political Theory

Fields of academic interests

  • Decoloniality
  • African Politics
  • Political Theory

Field of Specialisation

  • African Political Thought
  • International Political Theory
  • International Political Thought

Books

  • Jazbhay, A.H. 2019. African Powerhouses: A Decolonial Critique of Nigeria and South Africa’s Perceived Economic and Political Strengths in the Modern World-System, In Tella, O. (ed). Nigeria-South Africa Relations and Regional Hegemonic Competence. Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development. Springer: Cham, pp. 25-42.
  • Jazbhay, A.H., 2020. When Mandela Meets Rousseau: An Exploration of South Africa’s Civil Religion. In, Reimagining Justice, Human Rights and Leadership in Africa (pp. 159-177). Springer, Cham.
  • Benyera, E., Francis, R. and Jazbhay, A.H., 2020. Challenging Discourse and Searching for Alternative Paths: Justice, Human Rights and Leadership in Africa. In, Reimagining Justice, Human Rights and Leadership in Africa (pp. 3-20). Springer, Cham.

Journal articles

  • Francis, R, Jazbhay A.H, Molete, NT and Motlhoki, S. 2013. A Hegemonic Approach to Functional Developmentalism in Deepening Regional Cooperation and Integration in Africa, in Journal for Contemporary History, 38 (2), pp. 179-201.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

Chair: Topic Proposal Committee