Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Henning Melber

henning.melber@nai.uu.se

is director emeritus of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation in Uppsala, Sweden, and an extraordinary professor at the University of Pretoria and the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein. He is a member of South West African Organisation (SWAPO), having joined it in 1974.  

All articles of Henning Melber

SADC

Nostalgia and empty promises

Populism is common in Southern Africa, where former liberation movements have become dominant political parties

Two presidents

“Brothers from another mother”

Donald Trump and Jacob Zuma have a lot in common

Comment

The power of liberation movements

The Namibian government has a good international reputation but is not driving forward socio-economic development

Development studies

The middle-class hype

It is doubtful, whether middle classes in developing countries are driving progress

Social protection

The South African social contract

Social protection is enshrined in South Africa's constitution, but poverty pervails nonetheless

Social protection

Rich region, poor people

Many southern African nations experiment with social protection mechanisms, but a lot more needs to be done

Dealing with the past

Colonial shadows

Germany struggles to deal with colonial-past atrocities in Namibia

Rule of law

On the state of the state

States must provide more than favourable environments for markets

Comment

What if and what if not

Syria and the international community's responsibility to protect civilians from harm

Global governance

“To save us from hell”

The lasting lecagy of UN General-Secretary Dag Hammarskjöld 50 years after his death

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.