Zwelethu Jolobe, PhD
Dr. Zwelethu Jolobe is head of the Department of Political Studies at the University of Cape Town. He teaches International Mediation, Global Governance, Conflict in Africa and International Relations. He has published extensively on South African political issues such as elections, political parties, and the dynamics of political coalitions in South Africa. His recent book, Brokering Power in Intractable Conflicts: International Mediation in the South African Transition (Routledge 2019), examines the role of the Commonwealth and United Nations in assisting the political transition in South Africa.
Courses Taught
Continental Solidarity and the African Union
Recent Publications
Jolobe, Z. (2021). Parliament. In C. Landsberg & S. Graham (Eds.) Government and Politics in South Africa: Sixth Edition. Pretoria: Van Schaik
Jolobe, Z. (2019). International Mediation in the South African Transition: Brokering Power in Intractable Conflicts. Routledge
Jolobe, Z, (2019) Conflict Formations in Sub-Saharan Africa. In P. James (Ed). Oxford Bibliographies in International Relations. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780199743292-0270
Jolobe, Z. (2019). Historical background: The structure of the South African conflict. In International Mediation in the South African Transition (pp. 22-56). Routledge
Jolobe, Z. (2019). Getting to agreement: The United Nations Observer Mission to South Africa. In International Mediation in the South African Transition (pp. 98-135). Routledge
Jolobe, Z. (2019). The Democratic Alliance at a Crossroads: The Quest for Afro-Liberalism. Election 2019: Change and Stability in South Africa’s Democracy, 83-96
Jolobe, Z. (2019). Getting to agreement: The United Nations Observer Mission to South Africa. In International Mediation in the South African Transition (pp. 98-135). Routledge
Jolobe, Z. (2018). The politics of dominance and survival: Coalition politics in South Africa 1994-2018. [Monograph]. In S. Ngubane (Ed.) Complexities of Coalition Politics in Southern Africa. Series No. 1/2018. Durban: ACCORD
Jolobe, Z. (2017). Why postapartheid South Africans rebel: Social protest, public participation and trust in institutions. List of figures and tables v Abbreviations and acronyms x, 228
Jolobe, Z. (2014). Getting to CODESA: an analysis on why multiparty negotiations in South Africa began, 1984-1991. (Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Africa). Retrieved from https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/8797
Research Interests
International mediation
South African politics
Conflict in Africa
Education
- PhD, Political Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- MA, Social Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- BA, Social Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa
