Staff Profiles: Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences

staff profiles: FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Dr. Lesley Blaauw
Department: Political and Administrative Studies

1. Name: (Title , First, Last Names)	Dr. Lesley Blaauw
2. Tertiary Qualifications (High to Low) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	PhD (International Studies), Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 2007. M.A. (International Studies), Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 1997. BA. Honours (International Studies), Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 1996. BA (Political Science, Sociology and Psychology), University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 1994.
3. Current Position	Lecturer
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek Block X, Room X252
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	+264 61 206 3339 +264 61 206 3914
6. Email Address	lblaauw@unam.na
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	(…is a Namibian who has been lecturing for eight years. Prior to joining the University, Dr. Blaauw has worked for the Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit, has been a contract researcher with the Labour Resource and Research Institute and has also taught Africa’s International Relations at Rhodes University, South Africa. He was involved in numerous commissioned research projects for, amongst others, the Economic Commission for Africa and the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa. Dr. Blaauw was selected as one of four Africans to attend the University of California, San Diego, as a National Security Fellow (2008).
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	Local Governance Namibian Politics African Political Philosophy Contemporary African Politics International Relations Political Economy of Southern Africa
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Democratic Developments in Namibia Foreign Policies of Southern States International Relations Political Economy of Southern Africa Contemporary African Issues
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Articles: Blaauw, L and Ngeleza, T. 1999. “The Economy: From RDP to GEAR, In Search of a Policy” Africa World Review (Millennium edition). Blaauw, L. and Bischoff, P. 2001. “Directing our Future? Regionalism, Developmental Regionalism and SADC in Southern Africa” Africa Insight . vol. 30, no. 3/4: 51-57. Blaauw, L. 2007. “Measuring the support for Democracy in Namibia: Intrinsic or Instrumental?.” Journal of African Elections. Vol. 6, no. 1:189-202. Blaauw, L. 2008. “Beyond the Geometry of State-Sovereignty: Regionalism and Non-State Actors in SADC” Journal of African Policy Studies. Vol. 14, No. 1 Books: Lindeke, B., Kaapama, P, and Blaauw, L. 2007. “Namibia” in Cawthra, G. du Pisani, A and Omari, A. (eds.). Security and Democracy in Southern Africa: Namibia.Johannesburg: Wits University Press. Research Reports Blaauw, L. 2008. “Literature Review” in Kaapama, P and Blaauw, L. (eds.). Consolidating Democratic Governance in Namibia. Johannesburg: Electoral Institute of Southern Africa. Research Paper no. 48. Blaauw, L. 2008. “Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability” in G. Van Rooy (et al.). African Governance Report, Country Report, Namibia. Multidisciplinary Research and Consultancy Centre, University of Namibia. Blaauw, L. 2008. “Political Governance” in G. Van Rooy (et al.). African Governance Report, Country Report, Namibia. Multidisciplinary Research and Consultancy Centre, University of Namibia. Blaauw, L. 2008. “Institutional Checks and Balances” in G. Van Rooy (et al.). African Governance Report, Country Report, Namibia. Multidisciplinary Research and Consultancy Centre, University of Namibia. Briefing/Working and Opinion Papers Working Paper. Blaauw, L. 2006. “Transcending State-Centrism: Regionalism from ‘below’ in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)”. Institute for Public Policy Research. Briefing Paper, no 38. Blaauw, L. 2007. “Intrinsic or Instrumental: How should we Measure the Support for Democracy in Namibia?” Institute for Public Policy Research. Opinion Paper, no 22.
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Consultancy Projects: Managing Migration in Africa: The experience of Namibia, Ministry of Safety and Security, February, 2009. Promoting the effectiveness of democracy protection institutions in Southern Africa: The Role of the Ombudsman in Namibia, April- August 2009, Electoral Institute of Southern Africa. Co-edit Reports on Good Governance in Namibia for both the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa and the Economic Commission for Africa, (2007-2008). Community Outreach Has been selected as one of two Namibians to attend a ‘Regional Consultative Workshop on Possible Themes for the 2010 Human Development Report’ by the United National Development Programme, 30 April 2009. 2007- Participated in an expert panel discussion on Black Economic Empowerment hosted by the Economic Student Society of Namibia. 2008- Panellist- Digital Video Conference on U.S. Foreign Policy and Africa with Dr, Max Hilaire (Harvard University, U.S.A); June 25, 2008. Identified and asked to be a joint supervisor of Fulbright Scholar (Amadeus Kaelber); I played an instrumental role in refining the research proposal of Mr. Kaelber. The focus of his study would be on “The Internal Dynamics of SWAPO during the 1970s and 1980s”. Assisted a PhD candidate, Ms. Sabine Hoehn of the Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh with her work on civil society in SADC, which formed the core of my PhD thesis and which also formed the topic of a paper published by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR). Similarly, assisted Adda Angula, a Namibian student doing an LLM at the University of Pretoria, on the role of civil society in the formulation of socio-economic law and policy.