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Curriculum vitae -- Nicolaas Lourens Combrink

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Department of Political Science

University of the Free State 2008

CURRICULUM VITAE -- NICOLAAS LOURENS COMBRINK

1. BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

Surname: Combrink

First names: Nicolaas Lourens

Date of birth: 19th June 1948

Present posit ion: Senior Lecturer in Polit ical Science

Work address: Department Polit ical Science

Flippie Groenewoud Building 130

University of the Free State

Telephone number (work): (051) 401-3262

E-mail number (work): [email protected]

2. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2.1 Qualifications

School level: Indwe High School, Eastern Cape

Afrikaans, English, History, Physical Science and

Chemistry, Mathematics, Bookkeeping.

Academic: B.A. (UOFS) 1969, w ith History and English as

major subjects

B.A. Honours in History (cum laude) (UOFS) 1972

M.A. (cum laude) UOFS 1982

Professional: University Educational Diploma (UED) (UOFS)

1970

2.2. Professional career

Secondary education: Secondary Assistant at the Louis Botha Technical

High School, Bloemfontein, 1971 - 1974; Lecturer

(part-t ime) at the Free State Technical College in

English (Higher Grade), Senior Cert if icate, 1972 -

1974.

Tert iary education: Seconded to the University for one year by the

Department of Education in 1975. Appointed as

lecturer to substitute for Prof. M.C.E. van Schoor,

who was on sabbatical leave. Conducted a

number of undergraduate classes at f irst year level

in South African History at the Bloemfontein

Teachers College and at the Free State campus,

as well as the Honours class in the Theory and

Methodology of History.

Immediately after the termination of this

substitut ion period at the UFS, I was appointed at

the Rand Afrikaans University (University of

Johannesburg) as a temporary fullt ime lecturer

(1976 - 1977) w ith teaching instruct ion in

Western history undergraduate and subject theory

and method at honours level. The post was

abolished in 1977 after the termination of a ten

year founding endowment granted to the

inst itut ion, followed by a subsequent

retrenchment of personnel.

Lecturer at the University van South Africa (1978

- 1979). Mainly in aspects of Western history and

aspects of Historical Philosophy and Western

Historiography).

From 1980 - 1987 Lecturer, and since 1988,

Senior Lecturer, at the University of the Free State

(from 1988 – 2001 at the department of History;

since 2002 permanently employed in die

Department Polit ical Science).

Act ing chairperson of the Department of Polit ical

Science from Sept 13 2006 - Nov 30, 2006 in the

absence of Prof. Heidi Hudson who is on leave

w ith a scholarship in Sweden for the

corresponding period.

3 AREAS OF ASSIGNED TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1 Undergraduate: Undergraduate courses have been presented on

South African history (earliest t imes to 1994) and

general (respectively World History) from the

classical period to the present. Lecturing was,

however, predominantly on modern world history

issues. Full supplementary course materials —

transparencies, photo-slides, course guides and

course manuals have been developed and

translated for the parallel-running Afrikaans

courses in each instance to enhance a cogent and

imaginative presentat ion of the course content.

Undergraduate courses during the last three years

at the Department of History: GES 132 (The

globalisat ion of culture and international issues),

GES 161 (South Africa in a global historical

perspective); GES 215 (The world of Western

dominance: Europe in the nineteenth century);

GES 315 (New 20 th century polit ical trends and

the shif t ing balance of polit ical power after World

War II);

3.2 Honours: Post-graduate research experience at the Honours

level has focused more and more on the

theoretical aspects of history — theory, method

and historiography — which in the long run

became a specif ic f ield of specialisat ion in which I

believe, I lectured w ith confidence and authority.

Theoretical foundations of History, UOFS. (1975,

1980 - 1983, 1986)

Philosophy and historiography of History, RAU

(1977)

Aspects of the method and methodology paper,

UNISA. (1979)

Modern Western and South African historio-

graphy, UOFS (1984 - 1985)

Historical subject theory and methodology, UOFS.

(1987 - 1996)

Historical subject theory, methodology and

historiography (1997 - 2001)

I was also responsible for a second Honours paper

on the Cold War, the nuclear arms race and the

international power constellat ions of post World

War II that ran concurrently w ith the Theory paper

for a period of three years (1984 -- 1986).

3.3 Magister Masters: Paper GES 707 in the lectured MA: The

collapse of the East-European power constellat ion

and the restructuring of international polit ics in the

post-Cold War era).

I was responsible for the course design and

presentat ion of a section of MGT 705

(Comparative analyses of transformation contexts)

in the Master' s Programme in Governance and

Polit ical Transformation (2000 – 2001).

3.4 Present lecturing charge: NAG 312 Research methodology of Tourism

(2002 -2006) in the Programme for Sport and

Leisure Studies (2002 -2006)

Undergraduate: Since 2002 associated to the department of

Polit ical Science

Besides PTW 315, Polit ical philosophy, that was

phased out in 2003, I present(ed) the follow ing

courses:

PTW132 The political environment: an institutional Approach (The course was presented on a substitute basis together with Prof. Bauer for the Career Preparation Programme in 2007) PTW232 Global Governance (2008 - )

PTW 242 Governance and polit ical transformation

in Africa (2002 -);

PTW 262 Governance and polit ical transformation

in South Africa (2002 -);

PTW 362 International Polit ical Economy (2003 -

);

PLS604 Comparative Polit ical Change at Vista

(2007).

Honours: PTW 601 Research poposal and research

methodology (Paper shared w ith Ms Angelique

Harsant, 2006-7).

PTW 614/608 Global polit ical economy (2004- )

Magister: MGT 751 (Social research methodology)

for the Master‘s programme in Governance and

Polit ical Transformation, (2001 - ).

PTW 701 (Research methods) for the Master‘s

programme in Security Studies, (2008 - ).

PTW 708 (The Polit ical Economy of War) for the

Master‘s programme in Security Studies, (2008 -

).

4. RESEARCH SUPERVISION OF DISSERTATIONS AND MINOR

DISSERTATIONS

41 dissertat ions and minor dissertat ions have been

completed under my supervision:

19 Honours dissertat ions, 7 Masters dissertat ions,

8 minor Master dissertat ions, 7 minor Master

dissertat ions of which I was co-supervisor.

Dissertat ions currently being researched under my

supervision are 1 Honours, and 1 Master‘s

dissertat ions.

4.1 Honours mini-dissertations: JJPW Meyer, Die verskille in siening tussen mnr.

PW Botha en dr. AP Treurnicht, met betrekking tot

die akkommodasie van die Kleurlinge as

aanleidende oorsaak tot die 1982-skeuring in die

Nasionale Party [The dif ferent perspectives of Mr

PW Botha and Dr. AP Treurnicht regarding the

accommodation of the Coloureds as a primary

cause for the 1982 schism in the National Party]

(1983).

J Cachopa, A history of St Andrews School,

Bloemfontein, 1963 – 1988 (1989).

ACM Coetzer, The Geskiedenis van die Nasionale

Museum, 1877 - 1911 [The history of the

National Museum, 1877 - 1911.] (1989.

DM Roodt, ‘n Gevallestudie van die ontvolking van

Edenburg teen die agtergrond van die ontvolking

van die Suid-Afrikaanse platteland [A case study

of the depopulat ion of Edenburg against the

background of the depopulat ion of the South

African rural community] (1989).

AM van A de Jager, ‘n Waardebepaling van

Dagboeke as historiese bronne met verwysing na

die beleg van Kimberley vanaf 14 Oktober 1899 -

15 Februarie 1900. [An assessment of the value

of diaries as historical sources w ith reference to

the siege of Kimberley from 14 October 1899 - 15

February 1900] (1991).

DA Viljoen, Die verdeling en die hereniging van

Duitsland, 1945 – 1990 [The part it ion and

reunif icat ion of Germany, 1945 – 1990 ] (1991).

JMM Minnie, Die ontw ikkeling van die Swart

Teologie van Bevryding in Suid-Afrika gedurende

die tagtiger- en negentigerjare [The development

of black liberat ion theology in South Africa during

the nineteen-eighties and nineties] (1992).

C F Fortune, St. Albans, an early history, 1871 -

1918. (1993)

J P Theart, ‗n Ontleding van PW Botha se

hervormingsinisiat iewe. [An analysis of PW

Botha‘s reform init iat ives] (1993)

E M Lefuo, The origin and development of

Botshabelo (1994)

CJ Kruizinga, Die aanloop tot, st igt ing en

volkstaatsideaal of the Afrikaner-vryheidst igt ing

[The background to, founding and ideals of the

Afrikaner Freedom Foundation for the

establishment of an Afrikaner state] (1994).

BM Tsotsetsi, An historical analysis of the

qualit ies of statesmanship portrayed by Mr.

Nelson R Mandela since his release from prison

until his inauguration as State President, 1990 -

1994 (1995).

CM Twala, Identifying and recording three of the

important heritage sites pertaining to the history

of Black People in the Free State (1998).

NJ du Toit , Die bydrae van Colin Eglin tot die

ontw ikkeling van die progressiewe denkrigt ing in

die sewentigerjare [Colin Eglin‘s contribut ion to

the development of the progressive school of

thought in the 1970s] (1998).

JA Stemmet, Die invloed van die moderne massa-

media op geselekteerde gebeure en f igure van die

tw int igste eeu [The inf luence of the modern mass

media on selected events and personalit ies of the

twentieth century] (2000).

DA Kganare, The role of the Southern African

Development Community (SADC) in advancing the

NEPAD object ives (September 2004).

T Molao, The role of the World Trade Organisation

(WTO) in developing countries. A crit ical analysis.

(April 2005).

KM Lekena, The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Developing Countries. Lesotho 2001 – 2006: a case study (April 2008).

M Gumede, The World Trade Organization in the

world economic system: a strenghtening or a

lessening of structural inequalit ies of the global

polit ical economy? (September 2008).

Current LEL Tsoai, Gender and food security; The role of

women in agriculture in Africa.

4.2 MA dissertations (7) JJPW Meyer, Die strydpunte rondom die Kleurling

as ' n oorsaak vir die skeuring van die Nasionale

Party, 1977 - 1982 [The issues of contention

relat ing to the Coloureds as a cause for the split in

the National Party] (Degree conferred, 1988).

JP du Plessis, Die ontw ikkelingsgeskiedenis van

die Oranje-Vrystaat tydens die Administrateurskap

van JJCW (Sand) du Plessis [The developmental

history of the Orange Free state during the

administrat ion of JJCW (Sand) du Plessis] (Degree

conferred 1989).

V le R Allen, The cultural and social life of the

white community of Kimberley, 1888 - 1889

(Degree conferred 1991).

IM Botes, Die oorgang van koloniale na provinsiale

bestuur in die Oranje-Vrystaat: die rol van dr. AEW

Ramsbottom, 1907 – 1915 [The transit ion from

colonial to provincial administrat ion in the Orange

Free State. The role of Dr AEW Ramsbottom,

1907 – 1915] (Degree conferred, 1993).

MA Matli, Native policy management and their

impact on tribal society; the Witzieshoek Native

Reserve, 1907 - 1951. (Degree conferred 1999).

A Hokwana, Facing up to reality? NEPAD and the challenge of globalisation (Degree conferred 2005)

S Mtombeni, The role of multinational corporations in South Africa: A political-economic perspective (Degree conferred 2006).

Current JM Lenka, The current trends in the foreign policy

choices of Lesotho: a political-economic perspective.

4.3 MA mini-dissertations (13) CF Fortune, (mini-dissertat ion) The social effects

of the discovery of diamonds on black workers in

Kimberley, 1871 - 1899. (Degree conferred

1995).

BM Tsotetsi ((mini-dissertat ion), The relat ionship

between FW de Klerk and NR Mandela and their

conflict and co-operation in the remaking of South

Africa, 1990-1994 (Degree conferred, 2000)

MP Mokone ((mini-dissertat ion), The role of the

churches in the struggle of the ANC, 1976 –

1987, (Degree conferred March 2001).

W Groenewald (mini-dissertat ion), Plaasaanvalle in

Suid-Afrika, 1990 – 2000: ‘n Verkennende

perspektief [Farm attacks in South Africa. An

exploratory perspective] (co-supervisor) (Degree

conferred March 2002).

V Khetha (mini-dissertat ion), Dedemocratisat ion in

Zimbabwe,1980 – 2001: A case study (co-

supervisor) Degree conferred March 2002).

LE Majoro (mini-dissertat ion), The interrelat ionship

between globalizat ion and sovereignty: a crit ical

analysis (co-supervisor) (Degree conferred March

2002).

HL Matobako (mini-dissertation), Apartheid to

Democracy – 1990 – 2000: The inst itut ionalisat ion

of democratic values. (Degree conferred March

2002)

AM Mosala (mini-dissertat ion), The impact of

globalisat ion on security. An exploratory analysis

(co-supervisor) (Degree conferred March. 2002).

G van der Merwe (mini-dissertat ion), Domination and

subordination; An analysis of the power structures of

the global economy with specific reference to South

Africa (co-supervisor) (Degree conferred March

2002).

NT Molete (mini-dissertat ion), The relat ionship

between foreign trade policy and economic

diplomacy in an era of globalizat ion. A South

African case study (co-supervisor) (Degree

conferred September 2002).

MP Maputle (mini-dissertat ion), The Liberal-

Democratic features of South Africa's newly designed constitutional dispensation (co-supervisor)

(Degree conferred March 2003).

L Kakudi ((mini-dissertat ion), The African Century:

understanding the African renaissance in the context of globalisation. (Degree conferred September

2004).

GM Olifant (mini-dissertation), Organised crime as a political management problem. (Degree conferred

April 2006).

ET Montso (mini-dissertat ion), The political

economy of transformation in South Africa. (Degree

conferred September 2006).

JD Thibedi (mini-dissertat ion), The implementation

of black economic empowermentin the North West Province Department of Roads and Public Works: A case study (Degree to be conferred April 2008)

5 TEACHING EXPERIENCE I have 37 years of teaching experience, of which

4 years were as a teacher at the Louis Botha

Technical High School and 33 years as lecturer at

educational inst itut ions, notably the University of

the Free State, Rand Afrikaans University and the

University of South Africa.

From my very f irst year as university lecturer I

was involved w ith undergraduate and honours

students and a good twenty years also w ith

Master‘s students in some or other capacity.

Since I began my university career, I have focused

on advanced training of students. Girding my

teaching philosophy is the desire to develop the

ability of students to think crit ically and

autonomously. One of the most successful

methods of promoting crit ical and independent

thinking is to teach students key thinking skills

from the context and domain of their discipline of

study.

6 OTHER FORMS OF WORK AND ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT

6.1 Examination: external Undergraduate: Papers for World History, 1st to

4 th year students, Durban Teachers‘ Training

College, (1981 -- 1994)

Honours: Paper for Historical Method, RAU (1994

-1995); Papers in Theory, Method, and Historio-

graphy, World History and the History of Africa,

as well as the minor research projects/mini-

dissertat ions (roughly 45 honours mini-

dissertat ions) for both the QwaQwa (1988 -

1998), and the Sovenga campuses (1988 - 2002)

of the University of the North.

Paper on Polit ical Change for the Welkom campus

of the Central University of Technology (2004 - )

Masters: I was examiner/assessor for three

Masters dissertat ions and three minor Masters‘

dissertat ions.

Full Masters Dissertations:

JH Theron, Die groot mieliestryd. Die breuk in die

mieleiebedryf in Suid-Afrika, 1966-1980 (The

great Maize struggle: The rif t in in the maize

industry in South Africa, 1966-1980) (1986).

PJ Smit: Die ontw ikkeling van die Suid-Afrikaanse

sportbeleid en sy polit ieke implikasies, 1948-

1979. (The development of the South African

Sports policy and its polit ical implicat ions, 1948-

1979). (1987).

AT Komongwe, Transvaal and the Brit ish

Involvement in the conflict among chiefs of the

Rolong, 1852 -1885. (1988).

6.2 Refereeing of articles & Refereed several art icles for publicat ion in the

academic manuscripts South African Biographical Dict ionary (inter alia,

Hendrik de Graaff; AB Robberts; ES Hanger; T

Gabriël; A Barlow ; FP Lautrè.)

A manuscript entit led, The Ideas of 1789 and the

Divine Ordinances of the World, by H van Dyke,

from the Inst itute of Christ ian Studies, Toronto,

who presented the manuscript as a doctoral thesis

for the conferment of the D. Lit t . Degree in

History from the Free State University (1986).

DA van der Bank, Sosiale geskiedenis [Social

history], Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum/

Researches of the National Museum,

Bloemfontein, 4:9 (1983).

CS Heymans, manuscript on polit ical and

ideological trends in the Afrikaanse Studentebond

[Afrikaans Students‘ League], 1948 - 1980 for

Joernaal vir Eietydse Geskiedenis/Journal for

Contemporary History. [Was never published].

Two manuscripts presented for prepublished

review ing, viz. G Verhoef (Manuscript on Neo-

Marxist historiography); P Kapp (dealing w ith the

f irst period of the Cold War, ca. 1945 - 1963).

‗Refleksies oor Marxist iese tendense vir die Suid-

Afrikaanse Swart versetbewegings' [Reflect ions

on Marxist tendencies in South Africa‘s black

resistance movements], for publicat ion in Tydskrif

vir Geesteswetenskappe [Journal for the

Humanit ies], December 1988.

Art icle by DE Burchell on Prof. Kerr as rector of

Fort Hare, for Acta Academica, 1991.

‗Revisit ing assessment practices in historical

studies w ith reference to the South African

Qualif ications Authority (SAQA) Act‘ , for Historia

1999. (Rejected).

‗Game protect ion in the Orange Free State, 1848 -

1910‘ , for Historia. 2000.

‗The decree that changed the history of the world

and its effects on the black act ivists of the

Communist Party in South Africa,' for Acta

Academica, March 2001.

‗Historiograf ie en Stilist iek‘ [Historiography and

Style], for Joernaal vir Eietydse Geskiedenis

/Journal for Contemporary History, 2003.

‗Certain Destiny: The Eschatology of ‗Apartheid‘ in

South African History‘, for Historia, 2004.

‗Bismarck, Hit ler en Kohl en die polit iek van die

moontlike‘ [Bismarck, Hit ler and Kohl and the

polit ics of the achievable], for publicat ion in

Joernaal vir Eietydse Geskiedenis/Journal for

Contemporary History, January 2003.

‗The Impact of Cultural Diversity on World

Polit ics‘ , for publicat ion in Joernaal vir Eietydse

Geskiedenis/Journal for Contemporary History,

January 2003.

‗Demokrasie of demodinamiek, of die Internet en

demokrasie‘ [Democracy or demo-dynamics or the Internet and democracy] for publication in Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe, December 2004.

‗Leadership diversity and its impact on the PAC during the exile period (1962 – 1990)‘ for publication in Joernaal vir Eietydse Geskiedenis/Journal for

Contemporary History, March 2005.

Politieke transformasie as ‘n ideologiese denkraamwerk: ‘n analities-rekonstruktiewe perspektief [Political transformation as an ideological frame of reference — an analytical reconstructive perspective] for publication in KOERS, North West University,2008.

6.3 Departmental Organised the MT Steyn Commemoration

Simposium on 24 October 1997 to assess MT

Steyn‘s leadership and relevance for today. Edited

the booklet/brochure w ith symposium papers,

entit led MT Steyn: Leierskap en visie onder die

soeklig [MT Steyn: Leadership and vision under

scrut iny], UFS, Bloemfontein, 1999.

An inquiry into and report on students‘ evaluation

of the teaching of history at the university in view

of the dw indling student numbers of history

students during the 1980s. Writ ten in co-

operation w ith Prof. SL Barnard.

Developed and administered the tutorial teaching

programme and supervised the tutors, 1990 -

1996.

‘A guide for tutorial skills‘ , 1990 (revised in 1996)

was developed for tutors in the Department. In

1998, a new tutorial guide (Communication in

context), was developed in co-operation w ith a

colleague, Phia Steyn, to acquaint students w ith

generic study and thinking skills in the discipline.

Composit ion, layout and translat ion of several

departmental information guides/brochures, among

others,

Departmental information pamphlets to students;

Publicity material for student newspaper and self -

running PowerPoint presentat ions for prospective

students in the Programme fo Culture Studies

during student recruitment sessions and

roadshows, Advert isements, posters and course

brochures for Polit ical Science.

Draft ing and w rit ing up the qualif icat ions for the

Honours, Master‘s and Doctoral courses in History

according to the South African Quality Assurance

(SAQA) direct ives (2001).

Responsible for the assemblage and maintenance

of the webpage of the Department of Polit ical

Science, 2002 -

7. MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANISATIONS (PROFESSIONAL & SUBJECT RELATED)

Member of the South African Associat ion for

Polit ical Studies

Member of the Historical Associat ion of South

Africa

Member of the South African Historical Society

Member of the Friends of the War Museum of the

Anglo-Boer War

Editorial Secretary of the South African Historical

Journal, 1974 - 1976.

8. CONFERENCES ATTENDED

I have attended several subject conferences of the Historical Association of South Africa and the South

African Historical Society over many years, which

include conferences at the University of the Free State, Potchefstroom, Pretoria, Natal (Durban), Stellenbosch and the University of the Western Cape (Bellville).

With the exception of the January 1992 Congress of the South African Historical Association in Bloemfontein (which I helped organise as a member of the Department of History) I did not keep track of conferences attended when I did not read a paper.

9. PAPERS READ AT CONFERENCES, CONGRESSES AND SIMPOSIUMS

9.1 National The concept of God in historical explanation,

respondent to Dr CML Villa-Vicencio,

Interdisciplinary congress on Divinity in history,

UNISA, 28 - 30 March 1979.

Die nuwe grondwetlike bedeling -- ' n Sosiologiese

perspektief [The new polit ical dispensation — a

sociological perspective]. Member of a discussion

panel together w ith Prof. Jan Lotz and Dr. Nic

Rhoode, Congress of the South African

Sociological Society, UFS, January 1984.

History in the year 2000: truth and the question of

collect ive guilt , Biennial Congress of the South

African Historical Associat ion, Pietersburg

(Polikwane), July 1998.

Die plek van vakteoret iese begronding in ‘n

mult idissiplinêre programgerigte benadering tot die

geskiedenis [The place of subject theoretical

fundamentals in a mult idisciplinary programme-

driven approach to history], Sixth Historical

Conference of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie van

Wetenskap en Kuns [South African Academy of

Science and Arts] University of Pretoria, 28

January 1999

The legal aspects of Curriculum 2005 and the

future of history as a school subject, Paper

delivered at a History Workshop for School

Teachers, A liberat ion of Memories? The future of

history as a school subject, Vaaldriehoek Campus,

University of Potchefstroom, 5 August 1999.

Topicality or bust: history in an outcomes-driven

historical environment, Biennial Congress of the

South African Historical Associat ion, Richardsbay,

August 2000.

Land reform in South Africa: Heeding the lessons of Africa. Biennial Congress of the Historical Society of South Africa, Bloemfontein, July 2003.

Assessing the resilience of a new polit ical culture

of constitut ionalism in South Africa. Annual

Congress of the South African Sociological

Associat ion: Ten years into Democracy;

challenges facing South Africa. Bloemfontein,

June 2004.

Land reform in South Africa: Have the major

stakeholders f inally succeeded in gett ing their act

together? Congress of Anthropology South Africa,

Bloemfontein, November 2004

Hunger and food security in the Southern African

Development Community — a polit ical-economic

analysis. Biennial conference of the South African

Associat ion of Polit ical Studies (SAAPS).

University of the Western Cape, September 2006.

The horns of the land redistribution dilemma: transformation objectives vs economic realities. Biennial colloquium of the South African

Associat ion of Polit ical Studies (SAAPS).

University of the Free State, September 2007.

9.2 Local Die konstruering van vraelyste met verwysing na

historiese navorsing in eietydse temas [The

construct ion of questionnaires w ith reference to

historical research of contemporary topics].

Lecture series: Research methodology in the

Humanit ies, UFS, 27 April - 7 May 1981.

Die alternatiewe vir ' n toekomstige grondwetlike

bedeling van Suid-Afrika [Alternatives in

contemplat ing a new constitut ional dispensation

for South Africa]. Paper delivered to the

constitut ional seminar group of the UFS, April

1982. A summary of the paper is also included in

the f irst issue of INTERIM, an occasional

publicat ion of the Interdisciplinary Research Unit

for Philosophical Studies that was entirely

dedicated to the issue of constitut ional just ice and

constitut ional reform.

Trends in the South African historiography , and

The signif icance of the Yalta and Potsdam

conferences of 1945 on the origin of the Cold

War. Two lectures designed for curriculum

deepening and material enrichment for teachers

during the Subject Conference for History of the

Department of Education of the Free State, UFS,

27 - 28 January 1988.

The nature of the political culture and political socialisation in South Africa. Seminar of the Programme in Culture Studies, Bloemfontein, June

2002.

The socio-polit ical environment in South Africa —

a diagnosis and a prognosis. Workshop w ith the

Mellon Foundation postgraduate students, 25

November 2005.

9.3 Other papers Verandering: die sinkern of the historiese modliteit?

and lectures [Change: the signif icant core of the historical

modality?]. Maiden lecture at the Unisa

Department of History, May 1978.

Modernisering: Kan Suid-Afrika van Rooi Sjina

leer? [Modernisation: Can South Africa learn from

the Peoples‘ Republic of China?]. A lecture

delivered at the last meeting of the Lecturers‘

Associat ion on the development problem in

countries w ith both a First and Third World

component, UFS, May 1986.

Historisme en relat ivisme -- die vloek van

verandering. [Historicism and Relat ivism — the

bane of change] Lecture delivered to an

interdisciplinary academic discussion group

established by Professors. WJ Richards and CJ

Nel that did foundational ref lect ion on intellectual

trends manifest ing themselves w ithin South

African society, May 1986.

Die ` Wall Street Crash' en die opkoms van

Nasionaal-sosialisme in Duitsland — polit iek-

ekonomiese determinante. [The Wall Street Crash

and the rise of national-socialism in Germany —

polit ical-economic determinants].

Interdepartmental seminar between the

departments of History and Polit ical Science,

September 1986.

Mite en waarheid in die Afrikaner se geskied-

skryw ing. [Myth and truth in the Afrikaners‘

historical w rit ing] President Staatmakers, UFS-

Voortrekkerkommando, April 1992.

History 2005: the road ahead. Reach-out

workshop w ith senior secondary History teachers

in the Free State, 19 July 1997.

What does outcomes based education entail in

curriculum 2005, Reach-out workshop w ith senior

secondary History teachers in the Free State, 4

October 1997

The importance of the Defiance Campaign, the

Freedom Charter and the Treason Trial in the

radicalisat ion of ANC action and the hardening of

public opinion against the policy of apartheid

Reach-out workshop w ith senior secondary

History teachers in the Free State, 25 April 1998 .

Grondhervorming, die strategiese

landbousektorplan en swart ekonomiese

bemagtiging. (Land reform, the strategic sector plan

for agriculture and black economic empowerment). Lecture to organised agriculture and farmer

groups, Bloemfontein, March 2004; May

Verkeerdevlei, May 2004

Land reform in South Africa. Departmental lecture

before Botswana students. Oct 2004

Will the real Mr. Mbeki Please stand up?

Paradoxes in the polit ical make-up of a president.

Departmental lecture, August 2005

Guest lectures Which skills can we acquire by studying history?

Guest lecture to staff and students of the

University of the North, Qwaqwa campus, 23

October 1993.

10. PUBLICATIONS

10.1 Accredited articles: N L Combrink, ― Leopold von Ranke (1795 - 1886)

— ' n herwaardering van sy betekenis en bydrae

tot die moderne Westerse historiograf ie" , [Leopold

von Ranke (1795 - 1886) — a reassessment of his

signif icance and contribut ion to modern Western

historiography] Acta Academica, series B, No. 15,

1982.

N L Combrink, " Geskiedenis en die Sosiale Weten-

skappe" [History and the Social Sciences], in S L

Barnard, Fokus op die Geskiedenis [Focus on

History], Acta Academica, new series B, No. 7.

1988, pp. 1 - 42.

N L Combrink, " Die NSDAP se stembusvertonings:

die invloed van eksterne ekonomiese faktore op

interne polit ieke omstandighede" [The elect ion

achievements of the NSDWP, 1928 - 1933: the

inf luence of external economic factors on internal

polit ical circumstances] Joernaal vir Eietydse

Geskiedenis/Journal for Contemporary History ,

Vol.. 15, No. 2, Oct. 1990.

NL Combrink and MS Steyn.― Oor geskiedenis en

die Internet: Digitale lugknikke in die kuberruimte.

[On History and the Internet: Digital air pockets in

cyberspace], Suid-Afrikaanse Histories Joernaal /

South African Historical Journal, Vol. 23, No. 2,

1998, pp: 101 - 119.

Combrink, N.L. ― History and the Commission on

Truth and Reconciliat ion: the problem of collect ive

guilt‖ Joernaal vir Eietydse Geskiedenis/ Journal

for Contemporary History 1998, Vol.23, No. 2,

1998, pp. 32 -52.

― Assessing the resilience of an emergent polit ical

culture of constitut ionalism in South Africa‖ .

Joernaal vir Eietydse Geskiedenis/ Journal for

Contemporary History 2005, Vol.29, No. 3, pp. 42

-68.

10.2 Non-accredited " Die alternatiewe vir ' n toekomstige grondwetlike

publications bedeling van Suid-Afrika." Interim, Mondstuk van

die Interdissiplinêre Navorsingseenheid vir

Vakfilosofiese Studies [The alternatives in the

future constitut ional dispensation for South Africa,

Interim, Mouthpiece of the Interdisciplinary

Research Unit for Philosophical Studies] No.1,

May 1982.

" Was die Dias en Hugenote-feeste histories

verantwoord?" [Were the Dias and Huguenot

fest ivit ies historically just if iable?] Roeping en

Riglyne, Kwartaalblad of the Vereniging van

Christelike Hoër Onderwys [Quarterly Journal of

the Society for Christ ian Higher Education], Vol.

36, No. 3, 1988.

Art icles for the South African Biographical

Dict ionary, Vol. V en VI, HJ Hofstede, historian of

the Orange Free State; J Molape Basuto-chieftain,

and son of Mosjesj; HS Taylor. Doctor of Basuto,

Boer en Brit during the republican era; CP van Zyl,

Bloemfontein publisher, director of AVBOB (HSRC,

1988 -1989).

NL Combrink & A Wessels, ― Waarom

Geesteswetenskappe op skool ‘n sentrale posisie

moet beklee.‖ [Why should the Humanit ies at

school have a central place in the curriculum?],

Handhaaf, off icial journal of the FAK, Vol. 30, No.

3, April, May 1991. This was w rit ten in response

to a report of the Committee on Career Education

that appeared in October 1990. The same

shortened version also appeared in two separate

numbers of Die Volksblad, in October 1990.

" Afrikastate het ‘n gulde geleentheid verspeel.

Rassismekonferensie: Wou nie solidariteit met

Arabiese blok verbreek" [African states have

missed a golden opportunity. Conference on

Racism: Did not w ish to sever t ies w ith the Arabic

bloc], Die Volksblad 18 September 2001.

―An assessment of the relationship between the ANC in exile in exile and the USSR government, 1960 – 1991‖ in Honour and Duty, Russia‘s special relationship with South Africa. Bloemfontein: Motheo, 2004.

10.3 Chapters in " The concept of God in historical explanation

books according to the theology of Wolfgang

Pannenberg." Contribut ion together w ith Drs. C

M L Villa-Vicencio en J Moulder on the above

topic in A König en H Keane, The Meaning of

History, chapter 7, Pretoria: UNISA, 1980, pp.

190 - 222.

Contributor of six chapters for the history

textbook, History in Action, for standard 8, Juta,

1986. (Chapters 1-6: The causes of the French

Revolut ion; The course of the French Revolut ion;

Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821; The period of

reaction and the 1830 and 1848 revolts;

Industrializat ion and urbanisation in Britain and

Europe; The grow th of socialist thought in

Europe.)

Contributor of two sections (4 chapters) for the

history textbook, History in Action, for standard

10, Juta, 1987. (Section 1: The world in the 20 th

century — the rise of the superpowers (pp. 1- 38);

Section 3: International relat ions and events, 1945

1970: United Nations and the Cold War in

Europe (pp. 77- 114).

Both works underwent several reprints up to the

mid-1990s.

10.4 Reviews " Intellectual slovenliness or academic

indif ference" , review art icle in KLEIO, Vol. 11, No.

1 en II, 1979. (a crit ical analysis of W H Walsh‘s

Introduction to the Philosophy of History)

FA van Jaarsveld, " Westerse Historiograf ie en

Geskiedenisf ilosofie,‖ Historia, Vol. 26, No. 1,

1981.

11. OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Part icipated in the draw ing up and w rit ing of the

HSRC Historical Working Commit tee‘s report

under the chairmanship of JC Moll:

Tussengroepverhoudinge soos weerspieël in die

Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedskryw ing, 1985 - 1986.

[Intergroup relat ions as ref lected in the South

African historiography,1985 - 1986]. My

contribut ion consisted of the follow ing:

Characterist ics of the colonial and Brit ish

imperialist historiography;

Afrikaner historiography: the pre-scientif ic

phase; as well as the provision of

bibliographic references for the whole theme

of Afrikaner historiography;

The edit ing and rewrit ing of Dr. S. Bhana‘s

section on Indian historiography;

A number of aspects concerning the f indings

and recommendations of the report;

Extensive motivat ion why Dr. G. Verhoef‘s

section on new -Marxist historiography should

not be replaced by an alternative submission

as was requested by a part icular committee

member.

Contributor to the research on Die stand van

f ilosofie en metodologie in die

geskiedeniswetenskap in Suid-Afrika] Projek 1:

― Die domein van die geskiedenis‖ [The standing of

historical philosophy and methodology in South

Africa. Project 1: The domain of history] under the

chairmanship of Prof. BJ Liebenberg and under the

auspices of the South African Historical Society in

collaboration w ith the HSRC. The f inal report was

not tabled.

A set of alternative instruct ions to w riters at the

request of the editor of Acta Academica on using

the Chicago referencing technique.

NL Combrink and JC Moll, Challenges facing

history in the new millennium, Posit ion paper for

the Centre for Science Development, Human

Sciences Research Council, April 1999.

12. CONSULTATION

Advisor for the Free State Department of

Education, w ith regard to the formulat ion,

definit ion and exposit ion of possible topics for the

matriculat ion assignment in General History (1986

- 1990).

Part isie of pluralisme? ' n Historiese analise van

die polit ieke grondinset van apartheid [Part it ion or

pluralism? A historical analysis of the polit ical

foundations of apartheid]. Historically crit ical and

unattached commentary on the part it ion segment

of society in the Afrikaners‘ history, undertaken

on request of the Conservative Party as part of a

w ider study about the feasibility of the policy of

part it ion.

13 PROFESSIONAL GROWTH ACTIVITIES

Attended training seminars in tert iary instruct ion

for new ly appointed lecturers at the Rand

Afrikaans University, the University of South

Africa and the University of the Free State in

1976, 1978 and 1980, respectively. These

courses inter alia, dealt w ith tersiary instruct ion

skills, the compilat ion of tuit ion course material

and course manuals for students, the presentat ion

of tutorial classes, and assessment.

Since then, several refresher courses have been

attended on tert iary instruct ion skills,

postgraduate research guidance, the compilat ion

of instruct ional course material, the presentat ion

of tutorial classes, the implementation of source-

based instruct ional methods etc.

Prominent in this respect are the Faculty symposia

on Research methodology in the Humanit ies, June

1989, presented by Dr. Johann Mouton,

previously Head of the Centre for Researchs

methodology of the HSRC;

The supervision of research students, September

1989, organised by the Department of History; in

a symposium about the role of the Humanit ies in a

changed society.

More recent training sessions include:

A workshop on Source–based learning, Bloemfontein, (April 1997); a refresher seminar on assessment principles and

methods (October 2003);

How to write an article for a refereed journal, by Prof. Keith Morrison Inter-University Institute of Macau, April 2003, Faculty symposium on the Promotion and

management of Research, under the guidance of

Dr Zenda Ofir, November 2003;

A series of seminars for mentors under the Mellon

Foundation programme dealing w ith a variety of

aspects of research supervision to mentees, 2003

– 2004.

Workshop on Supervision and mentoring for

supervisors and research students in the

Mellon/Atlantic Programme, 7-8 October 2004

under Jeanette Groenewald, Manager of the Post -

graduate Research Programme (Law), University of

Stellenbosch.

Courses that are more recent include the

follow ing:

An orientat ion course in Academic Performance

Management , 15 March 2006.

A course in Postgraduate Supervision presented to staff members of the Department of Political Science by Hannemarie Bezuidenhout during a departmental strategic planning meeting on 27 June 2006 An Introductory course to eLearning with reference to the blended model, learning management systems and instructional design, 7 June 2006. An introductory course on Level descriptors especially for postgraduate study, 16 August 2006. A Workshop on publication, Writing for Publication, 14 November 2006 under Prof. Jonathan Jansen, Dean of the School for Education, University of Pretoria.

A training session on Academic Performance

Managementl: The crit ical importance of the work

environment , presented to the department by Prof

Huysamen, 7 May 2007

The know ledge and insights obtained by research

and training seminars of key transferable skills are

integrated into my presentat ion of course units,

course manuals, course guides and supervision to

advanced postgraduate students.

This has also been communicated and shared w ith

students by means of skills related information,

e.g.

1. Booklet on postgraduate study in history:

Guidelines for the w riters of mini-dissertat ions,

dissertat ions and theses, (30 pp.), in co-operation

w ith Prof. SL Barnard. (1988, revised 1992,

translated 1995) .

2. Guidelines to students on the writing of research

proposals for title registration of theses and dissertations; 3. Guide for referencing, footnote annotat ions and

compiling of bibliographies;

14 INSTITUTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

14.1 Faculty related Member of the Fixed Committee for Tit le

Registrat ion (1988 - 1992; 1999 - 2002); Member

of the Fixed Committee for Tit le Registrat ion

(Culture and Philosophical Studies, 2002 - )

Executive member of the Interdisciplinary

Research Unit for Philosophical Studies that

focused on research into the integrat ion of

know ledge, 1986 - 1989) (Chairperson: DFM

Strauss)

Member of a special working committee of the

Academic Planning Committee of the previous

Faculty of Arts for the planning of instruct ion.

Charge: to research whether the BA course should

be extended to four years (Chairperson: Prof AH

Marais, 1993).

Representat ive for the Department of History on

the programme development committee for the

Programme in Culture Studies (1999 - 2001).

Representat ive for the Department of History and

the Programme in Culture Studies on the

Programme Committee for the Programme in

Governance and Polit ical Transformation (1999 -

2001). I presently serve on the Directorate of the

Programme for Governance and Polit ical

Transformation, 2002 -

Co-author and compiler of the qualif icat ions for

the Programme in Culture Studies (South African

Qualif icat ions Authority), 2000.

Member of the Library Committee for the Faculty

of Humanit ies, 2003 –

Member of the editorial board of Acta Academica,

2005 -

14.2 University related: Executive member of the Lecturing Committee of

the Lecturers‘ Society, 1985 - 1986.

Executive member of the Staff Associat ion w ith

the portfolio ― Academic Discussions‖ (1990

- 1992).

Vice-chairperson of the Staff Associat ion of the

and responsible for condit ions of service of staff

members. (1993)

Chairperson of the ad hoc committee of the Staff

Associat ion responsible for creating a deliberat ion

and negotiat ing structure between the Council of

the University and the Staff Associat ion (1993).

Member of the Rector‘s Committee for

Mult iculturality, 1994 -1995.

Faculty representat ive on the Computer

Laboratory Committee and for the establishing of

computer facilit ies for students on campus. (1997

- 1999)

Faculty representat ive on the Information

Technology Committee of the UFS (2001 - 2004)

15 COMMUNITY SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS IN A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY

A series of four reach-out workshops w ith senior

History teachers in the Free State was held on 19

July 1997; 4 October 1997; 25 April 1998; and

21 August 1999

I also ran a History workshop for senior History

teachers in Pietersburg (Polekwane) Northern

Province, under the aegis of the Department of

Education, Arts, Culture, and Sport, while

attending the Congress of the South African

Historical Associat ion. Venue: Capricorn

Secondary School Pietersburg, Northern Province,

30 June 1998.

Dealt w ith two subjects: The importance of

history as a school subject, and The role of history

in Curriculum 2005.

Adjudicator for the annual Expo Project

Competit ion for Young Scientists in the Humanities

section (1992 - )

I have also on several occasions served as

adjudicator for the regional oratory competit ion of

the Junior Rapportryers [Afrikaans cultural

organisation] as well as adjudicator for the matric

projects for learners at the former Education

Centre for Enrichment Education, Bloemfontein.

Guest speaker at schools on fest ivity days of the

old dispensation such as Republic Day (31 May),

Heroes (Kruger) Day (10 October), etc. (Venues

include: Technical High School, Sentraal Primary,

JBM Hertzog (now Bloemfontein) High,

Fichardtpark High, Oranje Girls School and Sand

du Plessis High School.

Guest speaker at several Day of the Covenant

fest ivals (Douglas, 1981; Redddersburg, 1982;

Rouxville, 1985; Lindley, 1989; Hertzogville,

1992; Havenga, Day of the Covenant fest ival,

Vanderkloofdam, 1993; Josephinasdal,

Verkeerdevlei/Excelsior 1996, Christ iana 1998;

Middelpoort Dewetsdorp, 2005).

Inaugural lecture during the Great Trek

Commemoration Festival at Bulhoek, farm of birth

of Paul Kruger, 5 November 1988).

Part icipation in the radio programme (Perspektief)

dealing w ith the att itudes and salient

characterist ics of the pioneers of the Orange Free

State , May 1986;

" Suid-Afrika en die see" , in the Stem van die See

[South Africa and the sea, in The voice of the

Sea], 10 October 1986

The reasons why Bulgaria re-elected the

Communist Party back into off ice in the June

elect ions of 1990, Monitor, June 1990;

Interview on Radio Oranje, dealing w ith the UN‘s

International Conference on Racism, 6 September

2001.

Representat ive of the Mountain Club of South

Africa (Free State Section) on the Planning

Committee for Extramural Education and

Adventure Training, Department of National

Education (Directorate Sport Development), 1985

- 1986.

Member of the Bloemfontein Relat ions Committee

for the enhancement of more favourable att itudes

among the dif ferent populat ion groups towards

one another, 1985 - 1987

‗n Kultuur-historiese ontleding of the Hugenote-

erfenis' .[A cultural historical analysis of the

Huguenot legacy] A Lecture to Dames Kenkrag,

19 March 1988; and again to the Rapportryers,

Bloemfontein Corps, 12 April 1988.

Lecture on perestroika and glasnost [Economic

restructuring and transparency under Michael

Gorbachev] Kovsiekoukus, Philip Saunders Resort,

April 1989.

Lecture to Dames Kenkrag, on Geskiedenis-

leerplanne in die nuwe Suid-Afrika — die nuwe

visie en die identiteitsvraagstuk in die

geskiedenisonderrig van die nuwe Suid-Afrika

[History syllabi in the new South Africa- — the

new vision and the question of identity in the

instruct ion of history] April 1994. Also presented

to the Rapportryers in an adapted form:

Geskiedenis deur ' n liberaler bril: aanpassings en

implikasies vir onderwys en kultuur [History as

seen from a more liberal approach: adaptat ions

and implicat ions for culture and education], 22

November 1994.

Member of the Educational Workgroup for the

promotion of Christ ian Education at schools

(Section on History), 1988 -1989, sponsored by

the VCHO —Vereniging for Christelike Hoër

Onderwys (Society for Christ ian Higher

Education).

Elect ion observer for the Independent Electoral

Commission (IEC), General Elect ion 2004.

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