As the conference covers both strategic theory and a focus on Africa, experts in both domains are invited as guest speakers. The theme of the conference is On Strategy: Military Culture and African Armed Forces. The selected conference papers shall expose delegates to both a theoretical backdrop on matters of military culture, as well as insights to relevant African matters.  As such, the conference introduces the important fields of social and strategic theory with a focus upon military culture that form an important locus of international academic attention, but one not well developed in Africa.

Photos from the conference available.


Conference information 

Second South African Conference on Strategic Theory
Theme - On Strategy: Military culture and African armed forces

Date: 22 - 23 September 2011

Venue: Wallenberg Conference Centre , Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS)
Stellenbosch
South Africa.

Price for conference including dinner 22. September: ZAR 1700.00

Registration: Please use the form below.


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Directions to Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS)

Programme

Map of Stellenbosch


Note for speakers
Speakers who wish to enquire about their arrangements are welcome to contact the following organizers:

• Flight arrangements for speakers: Ms Erna Potgieter  wct@mweb.co.za
• Speakers programme: Dr Abel Esterhuyse abel@ma2.sun.ac.za
• Accommodation for speakers: Dr Ian Liebenberg  jcrl@ma2.sun.ac.za
• Transport to & from Stellenbosch for speakers: Lt Evert Kleynhans a_kley@ma2.sun.ac.za

Presentations from the conference

• INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE: THE SA MILITARY AND ITS SEARCH FOR ORGANISATIONAL STABILITY
  Abel Esterhuyse, PhD
• THE UNFOLDING LANDSCAPE OF SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY CULTURE
  Prof Lindy Heinecken
• Aligning Societal and Military Culture
  Dr Alan Okros
• Botswana military culture
  Major General  (rtd) Pius Mokgware
• MILITARY CULTURE IN THE WAFFEN-SS
  Prof. Niels Bo Poulsen
• Military culture and operational effectiveness
  Joseph Soeters

• Snap-shot, Synapses and silences: Thoughts on South African Military Culture
  Prof P. Val

• Military Culture and the South African armed forces
  Ian van der Waag

• On Strategic Culture: Some Perspectives on Theory and Practice
  Francois Vreÿ

• ABSTRACT
  Dr Michael McKinley