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Author | : Hermann Buhr Giliomee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780869824504 |
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Author | : Hermann Buhr Giliomee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780869824504 |
Author | : Jason Hickel |
Publisher | : University of California Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2015-02-25 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0520284232 |
The revolution that brought the African National Congress (ANC) to power in South Africa was fractured by internal conflict. Migrant workers from rural Zululand rejected many of the egalitarian values and policies fundamental to the ANC’s liberal democratic platform and organized themselves in an attempt to sabotage the movement. This anti-democracy stance, which persists today as a direct critique of “freedom” in neoliberal South Africa, hinges on an idealized vision of the rural home and a hierarchical social order crafted in part by the technologies of colonial governance over the past century. In analyzing this conflict, Jason Hickel contributes to broad theoretical debates about liberalism and democratization in the postcolonial world. Democracy as Death interrogates the Western ideals of individual freedom and agency from the perspective of those who oppose such ideals, and questions the assumptions underpinning theories of anti-liberal movements. The book argues that both democracy and the political science that attempts to explain resistance to it presuppose a model of personhood native to Western capitalism, which may not operate cross-culturally.
Author | : H. Kotzé |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 455 |
Release | : 2010-12-14 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0230116329 |
South Africa's transition to democracy was met by the global audience with at first, disbelief, followed later by applause. After fifteen years of democracy big questions remain: has a more democratic regime also lead to a more liberal society? And has democracy made for a more peaceful society?
Author | : Colin Eglin |
Publisher | : Jonathan Ball Publishers |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Without effective opposition there is no true democracy and without contribution of the prominent proponents of liberalism who have added their voices to this title, the situation in South Africa would probably be very different today. Helen Suzman takes pride of place among those liberals who devoted their lives to the fight for human rights and the rule of law in South Africa. From the start of a political career that spanned almost four decades, she challenged the iniquity of apartheid and used the privilege of Parliament to expose the inhumanity of a system that came to be defined as a crime against humanity. As a tribute to her extraordinary political life, the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish studies and research at the University of Cape Town, in association with the South African Jewish Museum, mounted an exhibition in her honour. After Colin Eglin opened the exhibition, David Welsh paid formal tribute to the guest of honour who used the occasion to reflect on her career. Both speeches are included in this volume together with a series of lectures which accompanied the exhibition.
Author | : R. Vigne |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1997-10-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0230374735 |
The Liberal Party of South Africa was founded in 1953 to promote nonracial democratic liberalism in opposition to white supremacist apartheid. Under Alan Paton, it quickly moved into the extra-parliamentary field and won considerable black support, competing with Communism and black nationalism. Growing influence brought heavy government attack, and the 'banning' of nearly 50 of its leaders, black and white. Despite forced dissolution in 1968, the Liberals' ideas have triumphed over those of left and right in the 'new South Africa'.
Author | : M. Muiu |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2008-12-08 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0230617271 |
This book compares African and Afrikaner nationalisms to demonstrate that the transition from apartheid to liberal democracy in South Africa was a neo-colonial settlement that left the economy and the military and security sectors under the control of the white minority, while increasing wide socioeconomic disparities between rich and poor.
Author | : Dewald Van Niekerk |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
The book looks at contemporary political issues within the South African and the global context. It covers topics such as policy making process; the ethical conduct of government officials and politicians, information management, foreign policy, and the interplay between government and the private sector.
Author | : Yusef Waghid |
Publisher | : Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Though the tradition of liberalism in South Africa has significantly helped shape the multi-party democracy, says Waghid (philosophy of education, U. of Stellenbosch), it suffers from such weaknesses as an aversion to majority rule, attempts to equalize opportunities through affirmative action, and a focus on securing political rights as opposed to substantive rights for all citizens. He promotes a form of liberalism he thinks can minimize the flaws through a rational, reflexive discourse-oriented procedure of deliberative democracy. He has not indexed his work. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author | : Xolela Mangcu |
Publisher | : Jacana Media |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Democracy |
ISBN | : 1770097740 |
"The Democratic Moment" is, among other things, a look at the mass forces that swept Jacob Zuma to power in South Africa in 2009 and put an end to the elite politics of the Thabo Mbeki era. Trenchant and provocative, Xolela Mangcu looks at the new configuration of power in South Africa and in the process illuminates such topics as the new black elite, with particular attention to institutions such as the political opposition, the courts and the media. This is a book that will stimulate ideas, provoke discussion, create controversy and help to understand where South Africa stands as a society and a nation.