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Overview"Nelson Mandela's African National Congress won an overwhelming victory in South Africa's liberation election and repeated that triumph when the electorate went back to the polls in 1999. Whilst testifying to the enduring popularity of the ANC, these results have precipitated an emergent debate about the quality of the country's hard won democracy. In particular, a critique of the new government's performance in office has developed around the notion of the ANC as a ""dominant party"", one of which for demographic, historical and social reasons is unlikely to be displaced from power in an election for the forseeable future. This has led, in turn, to key questions about the role of the political parties of opposition. The debate about the ANC's dominance therefore becomes a debate about whether democracy in South Africa is just formal or whether it is real." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roger SouthallPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780714681733ISBN 10: 0714681733 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 01 June 2001 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Opposition in South Africa - issues and problems, Roger Southall; the electoral system and opposition parties in South Africa, David Pottie; opposition in the new South African parliament, Lia Nijzink; race, democracy and opposition in South African politics - as other way as possible, Gerhard Mare; the politics of adaptation and equivocation - race, class and opposition in 20th-century South Africa, Paul Maylam; reflections on the politics of minorities, race and opposition in contemporary South Africa, Ivor Sarakinsky; democracy, power and patronage -debate and opposition within the ANC and the tripartite alliance since 1994, Dale McKinley; political alliances and parliamentary opposition in post-apartheid South Africa, Adam Habib and Rupert Taylor; ""white"" political parties and democratic consolidation in South Africa, Eddie Maloka; cynicism at the grassroots? political opposition in Kwazakele township, Port Elizabeth, Janet Cherry; conclusion - emergent perspectives on opposition in South Africa, Roger Southall."Reviews' [A] fine book ... the list of authors constitutes a virtual roll-call of South Africas leading political scientists.' - Democratization 'what is evidence from the various contributions is that there is little unanimity among the authors on how the opposition is best conceived or operationalised. The value of such divergent views lies in the fact that it not only stimulates debate, but also raises different issues...the merit of this collection lies in the fact that it brings together and reflects on many questions regarding the role of the opposition in South Africa.' - Yolanda Sadie, H-Net Reviews in Humanities and Social Sciences Author InformationRoger Southall Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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