South African politics : an introduction / edited by Nicola De Jager ; [authors] Graham, Gumede, Mangcu, Neethling, Steyn Kotze, Welsh.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: De Jager, Nicola
Graham, Victoria, 1980-
Gumede, Vusi
Mangcu, Xolela, 1966-
Neethling, Theo
Steyn-Kotze, Joleen
Welsh, David, 1937-
Language:English
Published: Cape Town : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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Physical Description:366 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The theory and practice of democratic development
  • Part 1. Legacies of the past. 2. Apartheid and its legacies
  • 3. Liberation history
  • Part 2. Negotiating South Africa's transition: laying the foundations. 4. Apartheid to democracy
  • 5. The birth of a constitutional state
  • 6. Transitional justice
  • Part 3. Procedural democratisation in South Africa. 7. Elections, political parties and voting trends in South Africa's dominant party system
  • 8. Civil society and civic participation
  • Part 4. Substantive democratisation in South Africa. 9. Socio-economic contexts
  • 10. Economic policy in post-apartheid South Africa
  • 11. Political culture in South Africa
  • Part 5. South Africa in the world. 12. South Africa in a complex regional, continental and global order
  • 13. South Africa's 20 years of democracy and beyond.