The Impact of SADC on Swaziland''s Electoral Politics

• Main Authors: Dumezweni Themba, Dumezweni Themba Dlamini
• Other Authors: Dr. Emily W. Chow
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03906502162700293981

碩士 === 銘傳大學 === 國際事務研究所碩士班 === 99 === Countries within regions in every continent around the world have been working towards discovering ways to integrate and enhance relations with one another for the sole purpose of having a common future in the areas of political values, economic and social development, regional security and defense, peace, stability and more. Regional organization opens doors for member states to adopt and adhere to rules or principles which will lead them in the same direction together. It is always the hope that once member states have collectively embarked towards the same goal, a successful regional community will emerge. In other parts of the world, such as the European Union, regional governance has progressed tremendously whilst in some this trend is still on the rise. The objective of this research is to evaluate if regional governance in the Southern African Development Community is being effective in Swaziland in terms of elections based on the SADC principles and guidelines governing democratic elections. Based on the qualitative in-depth interviews with research candidates and supporting data, the results of this thesis research indicate that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been an impact on Swaziland’s elections for the reason that the country has applied nineteen (19) out of the twenty (20) SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections. In addition, SADC’s regional governance power has performed an influential role in the Southern African region. This research does not assert that the findings are irrefutable but the hope is that it will open more doors for further research on this topic.