Political Science

Because Politics permeates many endeavours, this track will entertain papers anchored in matters political from cross-cutting disciplines and sub-disciplines. In the main, however, papers argued from political perspectives will be considered which provide: Critical, up-to-date, comparative analysis of competing value systems that impede or enhance sustainable development in many regions of the globe; Empirical essays of undiluted originality that enhance our understanding of and proffer solutions to impediments to sustainable development; Enhancement of our understanding of the regional, state and global decision-making that impact sustainable development; Challenge to preconceived and biased assumptions about Third World development; Arousal of curiosity and fostering of critical thinking on solutions to development problems; Discussions on power, its use and abuse that impede transfer of appropriate technology, thus impeding development; Discussion on roles of state and international actors that impact sustainable development; Step-by-step methodology on technology transfer vis-à-vis technology dumping; Case studies and models of sustainable development; and Above all, discussions and solutions that are neither speculative nor academic but practical and actual; simple and non-esoteric.