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HSY3701 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026 (Answer Guide) All Topics
621129 – Due 23 March 2026
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2026
Contents
TOPIC 1 ...........................................................................................................................................4
1. INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................4
1.1 Historical Background.........................................................................................................4
1.2 Rationale for the Study........................................................................................................4
1.3 Problematization ..................................................................................................................5
1.4 Research Questions ............................................................................................................5
1.5 Objectives .............................................................................................................................5
1.6 Significance of the Study ....................................................................................................5
2. LITERATURE REVIEW ...............................................................................................................6
2.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................6
2.2 Colonial Legacy and Institutional Weakness ...................................................................6
2.3 Military Interventions ...........................................................................................................6
2.4 Patronage and Personal Rule .............................................................................................6
2.5 Cold War Dynamics .............................................................................................................6
3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ..................................................................................................7
4. METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................7
5. DISCUSSION...............................................................................................................................8
6. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................8
FOOTNOTES ...................................................................................................................................8
BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................................9
TOPIC 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 10
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 10
1.1 Historical Background....................................................................................................... 10
1.2 Rationale for the Study...................................................................................................... 10
1.3 Problematization ................................................................................................................ 11
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1.4 Research Questions .......................................................................................................... 11
1.5 Objectives ........................................................................................................................... 11
1.6 Significance of the Study .................................................................................................. 11
2. LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 12
2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 12
2.2 Coloniality and Structural Legacy ................................................................................... 12
2.3 Socio-Economic Drivers ................................................................................................... 12
2.4 Integrated Explanations .................................................................................................... 12
3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................ 13
4. METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 13
5. DISCUSSION............................................................................................................................. 13
Decolonial Solutions ............................................................................................................ 14
6. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................... 14
FOOTNOTES ................................................................................................................................. 14
BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................... 14
TOPIC 3 ......................................................................................................................................... 16
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 16
1.1 Historical Background....................................................................................................... 16
1.2 Rationale for the Study...................................................................................................... 16
1.3 Problematization ................................................................................................................ 17
1.4 Research Questions .......................................................................................................... 17
1.5 Objectives ........................................................................................................................... 17
1.6 Significance of the Study .................................................................................................. 17
2. LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 18
2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 18
2.2 Pan-African Foundations .................................................................................................. 18
2.3 Successes and Failures of the OAU ................................................................................ 18
2.4 Emergence of the AU ......................................................................................................... 18
3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................ 19
4. METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 19
5. DISCUSSION............................................................................................................................. 19
Decolonial Solutions ............................................................................................................ 19
6. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................... 20
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FOOTNOTES ................................................................................................................................. 20
BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................... 20
HSY3701 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026 (Answer Guide) All Topics
621129 – Due 23 March 2026
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2026
Contents
TOPIC 1 ...........................................................................................................................................4
1. INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................4
1.1 Historical Background.........................................................................................................4
1.2 Rationale for the Study........................................................................................................4
1.3 Problematization ..................................................................................................................5
1.4 Research Questions ............................................................................................................5
1.5 Objectives .............................................................................................................................5
1.6 Significance of the Study ....................................................................................................5
2. LITERATURE REVIEW ...............................................................................................................6
2.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................6
2.2 Colonial Legacy and Institutional Weakness ...................................................................6
2.3 Military Interventions ...........................................................................................................6
2.4 Patronage and Personal Rule .............................................................................................6
2.5 Cold War Dynamics .............................................................................................................6
3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ..................................................................................................7
4. METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................7
5. DISCUSSION...............................................................................................................................8
6. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................8
FOOTNOTES ...................................................................................................................................8
BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................................9
TOPIC 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 10
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 10
1.1 Historical Background....................................................................................................... 10
1.2 Rationale for the Study...................................................................................................... 10
1.3 Problematization ................................................................................................................ 11
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1.4 Research Questions .......................................................................................................... 11
1.5 Objectives ........................................................................................................................... 11
1.6 Significance of the Study .................................................................................................. 11
2. LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 12
2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 12
2.2 Coloniality and Structural Legacy ................................................................................... 12
2.3 Socio-Economic Drivers ................................................................................................... 12
2.4 Integrated Explanations .................................................................................................... 12
3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................ 13
4. METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 13
5. DISCUSSION............................................................................................................................. 13
Decolonial Solutions ............................................................................................................ 14
6. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................... 14
FOOTNOTES ................................................................................................................................. 14
BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................... 14
TOPIC 3 ......................................................................................................................................... 16
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 16
1.1 Historical Background....................................................................................................... 16
1.2 Rationale for the Study...................................................................................................... 16
1.3 Problematization ................................................................................................................ 17
1.4 Research Questions .......................................................................................................... 17
1.5 Objectives ........................................................................................................................... 17
1.6 Significance of the Study .................................................................................................. 17
2. LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 18
2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 18
2.2 Pan-African Foundations .................................................................................................. 18
2.3 Successes and Failures of the OAU ................................................................................ 18
2.4 Emergence of the AU ......................................................................................................... 18
3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................ 19
4. METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 19
5. DISCUSSION............................................................................................................................. 19
Decolonial Solutions ............................................................................................................ 19
6. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................... 20
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FOOTNOTES ................................................................................................................................. 20
BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................... 20
