Transcontextual futures : exploring the law as a tool for future making

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dc.contributor.advisorRoux, Andreen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNagtegaal, Jackieen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. University of Stellenbosch Business School.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-19T14:12:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T07:47:08Z
dc.date.available2024-02-19T14:12:21Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T07:47:08Z
dc.date.issued2024-03
dc.descriptionThesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH SUMMARY: This study delves into the complex intersection of futures studies and the realm of law, placing it within the distinct backdrop of South Africa’s sociopolitical challenges. These include persistent issues of inequality, corruption, and eroding trust in institutions, all of which are further amplified by the uncertainty of a changing global landscape. As the gap between South Africa’s democratic aspirations and its present realities widens, this study has explored the potential of the law as a proactive instrument for orchestrating preferred futures. Despite the inherent capacity of the law to influence the future, sculpt social norms, and lay the foundation for ideal states and rights, it is often impeded by various barriers. This study explored these barriers through a transcontextual approach. The transcontextual futures framework was developed to understand complex relational dynamics and intricate webs of interdependence that characterise complex systems, offering a more contextually rich understanding of complex problems, and potential futures. The intricate relationship between the law and future, including their impediments, is explored through this framework. By intertwining the tenets of futures studies with the legal system, this study aimed to generate new insights and pave the way for further research directions. The overarching goal was to understand the complexity of South Africa's legal landscape and the role that the law could play in designing desirable and equitable futures that are resilient and sustainable.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die ingewikkelde kruispad tussen toekomsstudies en die reg, binne die konteks van Suid-Afrika se unieke sosiopolitieke uitdagings. Dit behels kwessies soos ongelykheid, korrupsie, en die afbrokkeling van vertroue in instellings, wat verder gekompliseerd word deur die onvoorspelbaarheid van ‘n veranderende wereldorde. In die lig van die toenemende kloof tussen Suid-Afrika se demokratiese ideale en die hedendaagse werklikhede, verken die studie die potensiaal van die reg as 'n proaktiewe werktuig om positiewe toekomsvisies te ondersoek en te bevorder. Ten spyte van die inherente vermoe van die reg om die toekoms te beinvloed, sosiale norme te vorm, en die grondslag te le vir ideale state en regte, word dit dikwels deur verskeie struikelblokke beperk. Hierdie studie het die struikelblokke deur 'n transkontekstuele benadering ondersoek. Die transkontekstuele toekomsraamwerk is ontwikkel om die komplekse verhoudingsdinamika en ingewikkelde netwerke van interafhanklikheid te verstaan wat kenmerkend is van komplekse stelsels, en bied ’n meer kontekstueele begrip van komplekse probleme en potensiele toekomste. Die ingewikkelde verhouding tussen die reg en die toekoms, insluitend hul struikelblokke, word deur hierdie raamwerk ondersoek. Deur die beginsels van toekomsstudies met die regsstelsel te verweef, het die studie gemik om nuwe insigte te genereer en die pad te baan vir verdere navorsingsrigtings. Die oorheersende doel was om die kompleksiteit van Suid-Afrika se regstelsel te verstaan en die rol wat die reg kan speel in die ontwerp van wenslike en gelyke toekomste wat veerkragtig en volhoubaar is.af_ZA
dc.description.versionDoctorate
dc.format.extentxiv, 258 pages : illustrations, includes annexures
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130168
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectfutures studies, warm data, access to justice, justice experiences, proactive lawen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshSouth Africa -- Social conditions -- 1994-en_ZA
dc.subject.lcshConstitutional law -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshSouth Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-en_ZA
dc.subject.lcshRule of law -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.nameUCTD
dc.titleTranscontextual futures : exploring the law as a tool for future makingen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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