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1 Lesley Blaauw Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Namibia; lectures in International Relations, Political Economy and African Politics; Dr Blaauw is the recipient of the 2011 meritorious award for the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Namibia Academic qualifications: Undergraduate studies, University of Namibia; postgraduate degrees in International Studies, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa Last/recent publications: Blaauw, L Accountability and democracy. In Sims, B & M Koep (Eds). Unfinished business: Democracy in Namibia. Pretoria: Institute for Democracy in Africa; Blaauw, L The political economy of Angola: The state, civil society and democratization process in the post-war period. Gaborone: The Southern Africa Development Community Council of Non-Governmental Organizations. lblaauw@unam.com Anton Bösl Former Resident Representative for Namibia and Angola, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Windhoek ( ) Academic qualifications: PhD in Philosophy, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany; PhD in Theology, Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany Latest publications: Bösl, A Africa in transition: A plea for a new direction in Germany s Africa policy. Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Bösl, Anton, Nico Horn & André du Pisani (Eds) Constitutional democracy in Namibia. A critical analysis after two decades. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia; Co-editor of the 2006 to 2010 issues of the Monitoring regional integration in southern Africa Yearbook. Stellenbosch: Trade law Centre for Southern Africa. anton_boesl@hotmail.com Joseph Brian Diescho Chief Executive Officer, Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management Academic qualifications: BA (Law), BA (Hons), MA, DLit et Phil (all Fort Hare University, South Africa); MA, MPhil, PhD (all Columbia University, USA) Last/latest publication: Diescho, JB The paradigm of an independent judiciary: Its history, implications and limitations in Africa. In Horn, N & A Bösl (Eds). The independence of the judiciary in Namibia. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia; Diescho, JB The concepts of rights and constitutionalism in Africa. In Bösl, Anton, Nico Horn & André du Pisani (Eds). Constitutional democracy in Namibia: A critical analysis after two decades. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia. joseph.diescho@opm.gov.na vii

2 André du Pisani Professor of Politics, University of Namibia; Director in Namibia of the Southern African Defence and Security Management Network (SADSEM) since 1990; author, editor, or co-editor of several books and numerous articles on Namibian politics and security issues in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Academic qualifications: BA, BA Hons and MA, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; PhD, University of Cape Town, South Africa Last/latest publication: Du Pisani, André, Reinhard Koessler & William A Lindeke (Eds) The long aftermath of war Reconciliation and transition in Namibia. Freiburg: Arnold Bergstraesser Institut; Du Pisani, André & William A Lindeke Political party life in Namibia: Dominant party with consolidating democracy. In Lawson, Kay, Luc Sindjoun & Marian Simms (Eds). Political parties and democracy: Vol. IV, Africa and Oceania. Santa Barbara: Praeger; Du Pisani, A The politics and resource endowment of party dominance in Namibia: The past as the present and the future?. In De Jager, Nicola & Peirre du Toit (Eds). Friend or foe? Dominant party systems in southern Africa: Insights from the developing world. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press; Du Pisani, A Crafting policy for the Namibian security system. In Van Niekerk, Anthoni & Katharina Hoffman (Eds). Broadening security in southern Africa: Challenges and opportunities. Johannesburg: Centre for Defence and Security Management, University of the Witwatersrand/Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Mozambique Office. adupisani@unam.na Kari Egge Retired senior-level international development professional (Norwegian); formerly United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative in Namibia, and United Nations Resident Coordinator for Namibia ( ); Senior Advisor at the United Nations Children s Fund, New York Gerhard Erasmus Emeritus Professor (Law Faculty), University of Stellenbosch, and a founder and associate of the Trade Law Centre (tralac) in South Africa Academic qualifications: BIuris and LLB, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; Master s Degree, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford/Somerville, USA; LLD, Leiden University, The Netherlands Prof. Erasmus has consulted for governments, the private sector and regional organisations in southern Africa. He was also involved in the drafting of the South African and Namibian Constitutions. He grew up in Namibia. Last/latest publication: Erasmus, G Tripartite FTA: Requirements for effective dispute resolution. In Trade law Centre for Southern Africa (Eds). Cape to Cairo Making the tripartite Free Trade Area work. Stellenbosch: Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa; Erasmus, Gerhard The domestic status of international agreements: Has the South African Constitutional Court chartered a new approach and could regional integration benefit?. In Du Pisani, André, Trudi Hartzenberg & Gerhard Erasmus (Eds). viii

3 Monitoring regional integration in southern Africa Yearbook, Stellenbosch: Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa. Raúl Fuentes Milani Born in 1964 in Salamanca (Spain); joined the Spanish diplomatic service in 1991; served in Angola, Colombia and Israel, and at the Spanish Permanent Representation to the European Union (EU). He held the positions of Deputy Director General for Central and Southern Europe, and Deputy Director General for General Affairs of the EU in the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. When the European External Action Service was established, he was recruited as a temporary agent. Since January 2011, he has being serving as the Head of the European Union Delegation to Namibia. raul.fuentes-milani@eeas.europa.eu Bience Gawanas Special Advisor on Social Issues to the Minister of Health and Social Services of Namibia; previously Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union, Addis Ababa, ; Advocate; former Ombudsperson for Namibia Academic qualifications: LLB (Hons), University of Warwick, United Kingdom; Utter Barrister Degree, Inns of Court School of Law; called to the English and Irish Bar as a Barrister, and as an Advocate to the Namibian High Court; Executive MBA, University of Cape Town, South Africa Last/latest publication: Gawanas, B African Union and healthcare challenges in Africa: Strategies and initiatives on healthcare delivery. In Akukwe, Chinua (Ed.). Healthcare services in Africa: Overcoming challenges and improving outcomes. London: Adonis & Abbey Publishers; Gawanas, B The African Union: Concepts and implementation mechanisms relating to human rights. In Bösl, Anton & Joseph Diescho (Eds). Human rights in Africa: Legal perspectives on their protection and promotion. Windhoek: Macmillan Education. bgawanas@mhss.gov.na Hans-Dietrich Genscher Born 21 March 1927 in Reideburg/Saalkreis, Germany. Called up by the army in 1945, Genscher was first in American and then in British captivity. He did his A-levels in and studied law in Halle and Leipzig from 1946 to In 1952 he left the German Democratic Republic and moved to Bremen. In 1954 he passed the second state exam in law in Hamburg. He worked as a lawyer assessor and attorney in Bremen before becoming an active member of the Free Democratic Party parliamentary group. In 1962 he became the Federal General Manager of the FDP. He was a continuous member of the German Bundestag from 1965 to 1998, and Federal Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet of the social-liberal coalition under Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt. From 1974 to 1992, Genscher was the Federal Foreign Minister, initially under Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, and later under Helmut Kohl. From 1974 to 1985 he served as Federal ix

4 Chairperson of the FDP and Honorary Chairperson following his voluntary resignation from government in Since then he has, amongst other activities, served as an Honorary Professor at the Free University of Berlin, and become an active lawyer again. He has received countless international awards, amongst them Honorary Doctorates of the Universities of Stettin and Leipzig. Hidipo Hamutenya President, Rally for Democracy and Progress; former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Namibia, and Member of the Namibian Cabinet, Academic qualifications: BA (Political Science), Lincoln University, USA; MA, McGill University, Quebec, Canada Tjiurimo Alfredo Hengari Senior Research Fellow, South African Foreign Policy and African Drivers Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA); former Guest Lecturer, Geopolitics (Europe in the World), Rouen Business School Rouen, France Academic qualifications: BA (Political Science and Sociology), University of Namibia; MA (International Studies), University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; M Phil (Political Science International Relations), Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France; PhD (Political Science International Relations) (Doctorate under review), Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France Last/latest publications: Mr Hengari has published widely on various issues in and around southern Africa. His latest publication is Hengari, AT The European Union and emerging powers in Africa: Implications for policy-making in Africa. South African Journal of International Affairs, April. alfredo.hengari@wits.ac.za Peter H Katjavivi Governing Party s Chief Whip, National Assembly; previously Director-General of the National Planning Commission, Government of the Republic of Namibia; former Ambassador to the European Union and to Germany; founding Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia Academic qualifications: MA (Political Sociology), University of Warwick, United Kingdom (UK); Doctorate in Philosophy, St Anthony s College, University of Oxford, UK Eminent publication: Katjavivi, P A history of resistance in Namibia. Paris/ London: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation/James Currey. William A Lindeke Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Public Policy Research, Namibia; Professor (retired), University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA; former Professor of Political Studies, University of Namibia; Co-National Investigator, 4th and 5th Rounds of the Afrobarometer Survey, Namibia, 2008/9 and 2012/13 x

5 Academic qualifications: BA and MA, San Diego State University, USA; PhD, Claremont Graduate School, California, USA Prof. Lindeke has published widely on Namibian and southern African politics, among other issues. Kaire Mbuende Retired diplomat; formerly Namibia s Ambassador to the United Nations ( ), Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia ( ), and SADC Secretary General ( ) Academic qualifications: BA (Hons) (Economic History and Sociology); PhD (Economic Sociology), University of Lund, Sweden Henning Melber Senior Advisor/Director Emeritus, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, Uppsala, Sweden, which Dr Melber headed from 2006 to 2012; Director, Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU), Windhoek, ; Research Director of the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden, ; Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria, and Centre for Africa Studies, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, both South Africa. Dr Melber joined the South West Africa People s Organisation (SWAPO) in Last/latest publication: Melber, H The impact of the Constitution on state- and nation-building. In Bösl, Anton, Nico Horn & André du Pisani (Eds). Constitutional democracy in Namibia: A critical analysis after two decades. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia; Melber, H Liberation movements in power: The case of SWAPO Party of Namibia. Basler Afrika Bibliographien Occasional Paper, Basel: BAB. henning.melber@dhf.uu.se Peya Mushelenga Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Namibia Academic qualifications: BA (History and Political Studies) and BJuris, University of Namibia; Hons (International Politics) and MA (International Politics), University of South Africa, Pretoria Last/latest publication: Mushelenga, P Nando na li toke [an anthology of poetry in Oshindonga]. Windhoek: Gamsberg Macmillan. pmushelenga@mfa.gov.na Chris Saunders Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town, where he taught for many years in the Department of Historical Studies. He has long been interested in Namibian history and has published widely on many aspects of the history and historiography of South Africa. chris.saunders@uct.ac.za xi

6 Nora Schimming-Chase Semi-retired; former Member of Parliament, Republic of Namibia, and former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Namibia to the Federal Republic of Germany Academic qualifications: Diploma in Education, University of Cape Town, South Africa; MA (Political Science, English Linguistics and African Literature), Free University of Berlin, Germany Last/latest publication: Various publications on education, the role of women in Namibia s liberation struggle, the role of the churches in the struggle, and various aspects of politics in the struggle Sacky Shanghala Chairman, Law Reform and Development Commission, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Namibia Academic qualifications: LLB, University of Namibia Last/latest publication: Shanghala, S Amendments to the Namibian Constitution: Objectives, motivations and implications. In Bösl, Anton, Nico Horn & André du Pisani (Eds). Constitutional democracy in Namibia: A critical analysis after two decades. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia. Dennis U Zaire Programme Manager, Konrad Adenauer Foundation Namibia and Angola Office, Windhoek Academic qualifications: LLB (Hons) and LLM (International Business Law), University of Hull, United Kingdom; LLM (International Trade Law), University of Nottingham Trent, UK Last/latest publications: Haibach, H & D Zaire The Midgard Process. Namibia Law Journal, 4(1), January; Zaire, D & Kathrin Schneider The SADC Tribunal: Exclusive excess?. Namibia Law Journal, 5(1), August; Zaire, D The SADC Parliamentary Forum transformation into a Regional Parliament: Too big too soon?, SADC Law Journal, 3(1); Zaire, D. [Forthcoming]. Lack of accountability in the Namibian public sector. Namibia Law Journal, 5(2). dennis.zaire@kas.de xii