فلسفه اوبونتو و کرامت‌ انسانی مبنای استراتژی کلان آفریقای‌ جنوبی

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 استادیار، گروه مطالعات سیاسی، مرکز مطالعات آفریقا، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس، تهران، ایران.

2 استادیار، روابط بین‌الملل، دانشکده حقوق و علوم سیاسی، دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی، تهران، ایران.

چکیده

ارزیابی بنیان‌های ایده‌محور استراتژی کلان کشورها، از کلیدی‌ترین متغیرهای فهم جهت‌گیری‌های کلان آنها در مناسبات بین‌المللی است. بر این اساس ارزیابی بنیان ایده‌محور استراتژی کلان آفریقای جنوبی به‌عنوان یکی از بازیگران نوظهور و اثرگذار جهانی مسئله پژوهش حاضر است. شناخت و تبیین این ایده و یافتن مصادیقی از اثرگذاری آن بر کنش استراتژیک  آفریقای جنوبی در سه حوزه فرهنگی، اقتصادی و سیاسی (حکمرانی جهانی) در عرصه بین‌المللی، محور پرسش اساسی پژوهش است. اینکه بنیان ایده‌محور استراتژی کلان آفریقای جنوبی چیست و چگونه بر کنش استراتژیک این کشور در مناسبات بین‌المللی اثرگذار است. در پاسخ نگارندگان استدلال می‌کنند که ایده مرکزی استراتژی کلان آفریقای جنوبی، ارزش مترقی «حفظ کرامت انسانی» است که از فلسفه اوبونتو استخراج شده و در استراتژی‌ها، سیاست‌ها و کنش‌های سه‌گانه فرهنگی، اقتصادی و سیاسی (حکمرانی جهانی) آفریقای جنوبی، در عرصه بین‌الملل نمود عملی یافته است. یافته‌­ها نشان می‌دهد که آفریقای جنوبی کرامت انسانی را ایده اساسی کنش استراتژیک خود در چهار سطح ملی، منطقه‌ای، قاره‌ای و بین‌المللی بازنمایی کرده و از این مسیر هم منافع ملی خود را پیگیری کرده و هم خود را نماینده آفریقا و جنوب جهانی به تصویر کشیده است. وجهه و تصویری که یک زمینه احترام و اعتبار این کشور در سطح جهانی را موجب شده است و می‌تواند درس‌آموزه‌ای مهم برای سایر کشورهای مدعی رسالت فراملی باشد. این پژوهش در دسته پژوهش‌های کیفی با روشی توصیفی- تبیینی است که با بهره‌گیری از منابع اینترنتی و کتابخانه‌ای به نگارش در آمده است.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

The Ubuntu Philosophy and Human Dignity as the Basis of South Africa's Grand strategy

نویسندگان [English]

  • Najmiyeh Pour Esmaeili 1
  • Ali Esmaeili Ardakani 2
1 Asistant Professor, African Studies Center, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Asistant Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
چکیده [English]

The evaluation of the idea-oriented foundations of countries' grand strategy represents a crucial variable for the comprehension of their grand orientations in international relations. In light of the aforementioned considerations, this article aims to assess the core idea of South Africa's grand strategy as one of the emerging and influential global players. The primary objective of this research is to identify and elucidate the aforementioned idea, as well as to illustrate its influence on South Africa's strategic actions within the three domains of culture, economy, and politics (global governance) in the international arena. This article seeks to examine the idea-oriented foundation of South Africa's grand strategy and its impact on the country's strategic actions in international relations. The authors posit that the central idea of South Africa's grand strategy is the progressive value of "preserving human dignity," which is derived from the philosophy of Ubuntu and has been operationalized in the strategies, policies, and triple actions of South Africa's culture, economy, and politics (global governance). The research findings showed that South Africa has advanced the concept of human dignity as the fundamental tenet underpinning its strategic actions at the national, regional, continental, and international levels. This approach has enabled the country to advance its national interests and portray itself as a representative of Africa and the Global South. This article is a qualitative research employing a descriptive-explanatory method. It draws on internet and library resources.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • South Africa
  • Grand Strategy
  • human dignity
  • Ubuntu philosophy
  • global governance

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