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Doctoral graDuateS 2008Doctoral graDuateS 2008FACULTy: HUmANITIES, DEvELOPmENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCESSURNAmE NAmES QUALIFICATION THESISMngadi Sikhumbuzo RichardDoctor of PhilosophyShongwe Emelda DimakatsoDoctor of PhilosophyJacob Mark ChristopherDoctor of PhilosophyMatolinoBernardDoctor of PhilosophyChili Nsizwazikhona SimonDoctor of PhilosophyAdebayo Pauline WambuiDoctor of PhilosophyNadvi Syeda Lubna BanoDoctor of PhilosophyCourau Rogier PhilippeDoctor of PhilosophyMbano-Moyo Fulata Lusungu Doctor of PhilosophyPaulin-Campbell Annemarie Renee Doctor of PhilosophySpace, body and subjectivity: shifting conceptions of black African masculinity inselected anglophone African cinemaFrom Genocide to Gacaca: Historical and Socio-political dynamics of identities in thelate twentieth century in RwandaMarguerite Poland’s portrayal of the landscape in her fiction as sites for the constructionof identityThe concept of person in African political philosophy: An analytical and evaluative studyA study of the environmental (natural and anthropogenic) impacts on the estuaries ofKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Implications for managementPre-conditions for housing consolidation – towards a suitable package of support forincremental housing in South Africa: A case study of eThekwini MunicipalityPolitical Islam in the 21st centuary: An analysis of the contestation between ‘militant’and ‘progressive’ Islam with particular emphasis on forms of political expression amongtMuslims in post-apartheid South AfricaStates of Nomadism, Conditions of Diaspora: Studies in Writing between South Africaand the United States, 1913-1936A quest for women’s sexual empowerment through education in an HIV and AIDScontext: The case of Kukonzekera Chinkhoswe Chachikhristu (KCC) amongAmang’anja and Ayao Christians of t/a Mwambo in rural Zomba, MalawiThe impact of the imaginal and dialogical (relational) processes in the SpiritualExercises, on image of self and image of God in women making the NineteenthAnnotation RetreatMtose Xoliswa Antoinette Doctor of Philosophy An emerging black identity in contemporary South AfricaMatloa Phuti SolomonDoctor of PhilosophyNdzovuMtapuriThe role of African traditional leadership in modern democracy: service provisioning inrural areas.Hassan Juma Doctor of PhilosophyReligion & Politics: A critical study of the politicisation of Islam in KenyaOliverDoctor of PhilosophyChilimo Wanyenda LeonardDoctor of PhilosophyChristisonCouperRodehnDeveloping a poverty index for African economies using the Consensual Approach: Thecase of Mashonaland West, ZimbabweInformation and communication technologies and sustainable livelihoods: A case ofselected rural areas of TanzaniaGrant Doctor of PhilosophyAfrican Jerusalem: The Vision of Robert GrendonScott EverettCecilia MargaretaOlofsdotterDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy“Bound by Faith”: A biographic and ecclesiastic examination (1898-1967) of Chief AlbertLuthuli’s stance on violence as a strategy to liberate South AfricaLost in Transformation: A critical study of two South African museumsJoubert Carel Willem Thomas Doctor of Philosophy Sensemaking and Decision Making in Moral PerspectiveKoolLeighBuchananSharon Beth Doctor of PhilosophyFreud and the legacy of GreeceValerie Thelma Lessel Doctor of PhilosophyAndries Botha: Creativity in a context of changeNora Doctor of Philosophy A history of the University of Natal Libraries, 1910-2003Ramdhani Narissa Doctor of PhilosophyWebbstock Denyse Jean Doctor of PhilosophyKuhn Rosemary JeanDoctor of PhilosophyDu ToitMarianaDoctor of PhilosophyNo Easy Walk: building Diplomacy in the History of the Relationship between the AfricanNational Congress of South Africa and the United States of America, 1945-1987A conceptual exploration of academic freedom and institutional autonomy in SouthAfrican Higher Education: Postmodernism, globalisation and quality assuranceDesigning and assessing the feasibility of an active learning approach to the teaching oflegal researchThe KwaZulu-Natal School Library Policy and its feasibility for implementation in theProvinceFACULTy: HUmANITIES, DEvELOPmENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCESSURNAmE NAmES QUALIFICATION THESISBrownLyndsayDoctor of PhilosophyShum Matthew Colin NoelDoctor of PhilosophyKodua-Agyekum Collins Doctor of PhilosophyRuggunan Shaun Denvor Doctor of PhilosophyNdlovuNairMusawenkosiWisemanYugambalDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of PhilosophyFrom West Street to Dr Pixley KaSeme Street: How contemporary racialisedsubjectivities are (re)produced in the city of DurbanImprovisations of Empire: Thomas Pringle in Scotland, the Cape Colony and London1780-1834The transfer of technology to the rural poor: The case of Qamata Irrigation Scheme inthe Eastern Cape Province of South AfricaGlobal Transformation of the Contemporary Labour Market for Merchant Navy Seafarers:Case Studies of Filipino, South African and British Seafaring Labour MarketsYoung adults South Africans motivations for watching and their reception of locally-produced television news: an exploratory studyBuilding Partnerships for HIV and AIDS management in a deep rural community inSouth AfricaTshehla Maarman Samuel Doctor of Philosophy Leselinyana la Lesothoand Basotho Biblical appropriation in the 19th CenturySukhraj-Ely Praveena Doctor of PhilosophyLangaHaskinsFrancisPetraSusan LouiseSuzanneDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of PhilosophyCockburn Christopher JohnDoctor of PhilosophyVan Rooyen Heidi Eve Doctor of PhilosophyCaldwellMuriithiInclusive Education Policy and Practice: Investigating the Educational Rights andNeeds of Learners and students with Visual Impairments in South AfricaStrange Worldsin German migration literature, and intercultural learning in the contextof German Studies in South AfricaThe Judgement Of An Ass: Constructions of Female Sexuality in Apuleius’MetamorphosesThe KwaZulu-Natal Provinicial Legislature: Political Elite Formation and Change 1994-2004The Establishment of a Musical Tradition: Meanings, Values and social processes in theSouth African history of Handel’s Messiah.Making practice visible: Analysing the interactional tasks of voluntary counselling andtestingMarc Anthony Doctor of Philosophy Between Empiricism and Intellectualism: Charles Taylor’s Answer to the ‘Media War’Sicily Mbura Doctor of PhilosophyVulnerability and capability in Kenya: Towards an African women’s public theologyKarumbidza John Blessing Doctor of PhilosophyGrzelak Krzysztof StanislawDoctor of PhilosophyKasimbazi Emmanuel B Doctor of PhilosophyA Fragile and Unsustained Miracle: Analysing the development potential of Zimbabwe’sResettlement Schemes, 1980-2000The ‘inclusive pluralism’ of Jacques Dupuis, its contribution to a Christian theology ofreligions, and its relevance to the South African interreligious contextFACULTy: LAwThe principle of equitable utilization and its implications for water resourcesmanagement in the Nile BasinFACULTy: mANAgEmENT STUDIESChetty Soobramoney Doctor of Commerce Social responsibility among small and medium enterprises in KwaZulu-NatalGovender Jayanathan Perumal Doctor of Administration New spaces for participation in South African Local GovernmentSubbanGovenderRuthvenMogesperieDoctor of AdministrationEvaluation of the Long-Term Development Framework(LTDF): A Case study ofeThekwini Municipality’s Intergrated Develpment PlanPathmavathie Doctor of AdministrationAccomplishing total quality management through management effectivenessDeon Andre’Doctor of BusinessAdministrationSmorfitt William RobertDoctor of PhilosophyNyamazanaMakhosanaDoctor of BusinessAdministrationVan Der Merwe Alexander David Doctor of PhilosophyThe relationship between effective management of diversity and employee tolerance ofemployee related differences: A case study of a South African business organisationA critical assessment of the impact of interventions to stimulate the establishment andgrowth rates of SMEs in the formal sector in KwaZulu-Natal 1994-2008A study into factors affecting growth and development of previously disadvantagedcontractorsThe higher education and labour market expectations and experiences of students andgraduates: A case study of DUT, Pietermaritzburg.84 UKZN Research Report // 2008/2009 UKZN Research Report // 2008/2009 85