Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank the Robert Bosch Stiftung for its generous backing of the research that underpins this project. Special thanks go to members of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, particularly Elizabeth Donnelly and Bob Dewar, whose suggestions, feedback and physical presence during research interviews were much appreciated.
I would also like to acknowledge the wonderful support of Elizabeth Sidiropolous, Rosemary Vingerling, Yarik Turianskyi, Steven Gruzd, Neuma Grobbelaar and others in the governance and economics department of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). It was a pleasure being hosted by SAIIA in both Johannesburg and Cape Town and taking part in the team meetings.
Many thanks as well to the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs at Chatham House. Special thanks to Alis Martin, the cornerstone of the institute in many respects, as well as to my peers in the Academy for the many wonderful Wednesday sessions. Thanks are also due to Vera Chapman Browne for her meticulous editing of the draft paper.
I would also like to thank every single participant in the roundtable discussions organized as part of this research, and all interlocutors during the research stage.
Finally, I wish to thank my parents for their emotional support and encouragement during the research. In loving memory of my father.