Southern African Perspectives for Inclusive Welfare

SECTION 1: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS, DECOLONISATION, AND THE POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE 1.Beyond Residualism: Reimagining Social Policy for Inclusive Welfare in Southern Africa 2.An African Social Policy Paradigm: Context and Transformation in a Changing World 3.Challenging External Pressures: Donor Influences on National Ownership in Social Policy Design in Southern Africa SECTION 2: SOCIAL PROTECTION, BASIC INCOME, AND THE SOLIDARITY ECONOMY 4.Asserting African Agency in Social Policy Financing: A Critical Examination of Global Financial Systems and Innovative Financing Mechanisms 5.Social Protection and Welfare in Post-Pandemic South Africa: Basic Income Support and Policy Learning for Sustainable Development 6.Relational Welfare and Indigenous Governance: Southern African Pathways to Inclusive and Sustainable Social Protection 7.Artificial Intelligence and Social Policy in Southern Africa: Navigating Digital Transformation for Inclusive Development 8.Afrocentric Contributions to South Africa's Social and Solidarity Economy Policy Design SECTION 3: DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONS, YOUTH, AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS 9.Demographic Dividend or Disaster? Unleashing Potential through Youth-Centric Social Policies in the Context of Migration, Cultural Heritage, and Globalisation 10.Ageing and Social Policy: Guaranteeing Old Age Socioeconomic Wellbeing in South Africa and Zimbabwe 11.Bridging the Divide: Disability Inclusion in Rural Zimbabwe and South Africa SECTION 4: GENDER, VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION 12.A Post-COVID Perspective on Reducing Gender-Based Violence in South Africa and Zimbabwe through Transformative Social Policies 13.Intergenerational Land Inheritance Conundrums and the Re-assertion of Patriarchy in Smallholder Tobacco Farms: A Gendered Social Policy Perspective SECTION 5: HEALTH SYSTEMS, EDUCATION, AND DIGITAL GOVERNANCE 14.Healthcare Interventions to COVID-19 in Zimbabwe: Critical Reflections on Imperatives for a Transformative Social Contract Agenda in a Post-Pandemic Context 15.Primary Healthcare as Foundation for Capability Development and Social Cohesion 16.Ubuntu and Geographical Narcissism in Rural Zimbabwean Healthcare Policymaking 17.The COVID-19 Pandemic and the School Leaders' Experiences in Independent Schools in Gauteng, South Africa 18.Analysis of African Social Policy Responses to the Growing Challenge of School Bullying Interventions SECTION 6: CLIMATE JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE, AND GOVERNANCE INNOVATIONS 19.Enhancing Climate Change Resilience through Social Protection in Southern Africa: A Scoping Review 20.Gender-Transformative Climate Adaptation and Social Policy Integration in Southern Africa: Structural Pathways to Resilience 21.Climate Finance as a Vehicle for Social Policy and Resilience-Building in Southern Africa's Vulnerable Communities: Lessons from Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique 22.Integrating Smallholder-Farming and Artisanal-Mining for Child-Protection: Climate Adaptation Perspectives from Southern Africa 23.Empowering Africa through Civil Society: The Transformative Impact of Civil Society Organisations on African Social Policies and Governance CONCLUSION 24.Conclusion: Social Policy Futures in Southern Africa: Toward an Inclusive and Sovereign Welfare Architecture