[PDF] Political Parties In South Africa eBook

Author : Thuynsma, Heather
Publisher : Africa Institute of South Africa
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0798305142

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Political parties and the party system that underpins South Africa’s democracy have the potential to build a cohesive and prosperous nation. But in the past few years the ANC’s dominance has strained the system and tested it and its institutions’ fortitude. There are deeper issues of accountability that often spurn the Constitution and there is also a clear need to foster meaningful public participation and transparency. This volume offers a different and detailed assessment of the health of South Africa’s political system. This study intends to unravel the condition of the party system in South Africa and culminates in the question: Do South African parties promote or hinder democracy in the country? The areas of the party system that are known to require continued work are the weakness of democratic structures within parties, the perceived lack of responsibility of elected parliamentarians towards voters, non-transparent private partner financing structures and a lack of attractiveness of party-political commitment, especially for women. Experts in the respective fields address all of these areas in this book.

Author : Heather Thuynsma
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 30,53 MB
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 079830510X

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Political parties and the party system that underpins South Africa's democracy have the potential to build a cohesive and prosperous nation. But in the past few years the ANC's dominance has strained the system and tested it and its institutions' fortitude. There are deeper issues of accountability that often spurn the Constitution and there is also a clear need to foster meaningful public participation and transparency. This volume offers a different and detailed assessment of the health of South Africa's political system. This study intends to unravel the condition of the party system in South Africa and culminates in the question: Do South African parties promote or hinder democracy in the country? The areas of the party system that are known to require continued work are the weakness of democratic structures within parties, the perceived lack of responsibility of elected parliamentarians towards voters, non-transparent private partner financing structures and a lack of attractiveness of party-political commitment, especially for women. Experts in the respective fields address all of these areas in this book.

Author : Roger Southall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 38,27 MB
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1135277419

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This collection examines the nature, scope and prospects for political opposition under African National Congress political dominance.

Author : Susan Booysen
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 29,60 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0987009656

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The book?s collection of research and analyses aims to close a substantial gap in systematic analyses of local politics, elections and government in South Africa. This book?s 20 authors represent the perspectives of many of South Africa?s most accomplished scholars. The collective project sheds valuable light on ?the local, the heart of politics in South Africa?.

Author : Denis Kadima
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 21,52 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Case studies
ISBN :

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This important book goes some way to filling that vacuum. The authors document, analyse and explain various aspects of the coalition process as it has played itself out in Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique and South Africa and, in the concluding chapter, compare and draw lessons from the experiences of the five countries.

Author : Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed Salih
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 24,84 MB
Release : 2003-02-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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A critique of modern African 'democracies'

Author : Edgar H. Brookes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 10,87 MB
Release : 2022-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1000624412

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Originally published in 1968, this volume traces the history and growth of Apartheid in South Africa. The acts which enforced Apartheid – the Group Areas Act, Population and Registration Act are given in full. The book also includes documents which reflected reaction to these measures: Parliamentary debates, newspaper reports and policy statements by the leading political parties and religious denominations. The documents are headed by a full historical and analytical introduction.

Author : Heather A. Thuynsma
Publisher :
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 14,82 MB
Release :
Category : Political parties
ISBN :

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Political parties and the party system that underpins South Africa's democracy have the potential to build a cohesive and prosperous nation. But in the past few years the ANC's dominance has strained the system and tested it and its institutions' fortitude. There are deeper issues of accountability that often spurn the Constitution and there is also a clear need to foster meaningful public participation and transparency. This volume offers a different and detailed assessment of the health of South Africa's political system. This study intends to unravel the condition of the party system in South Africa and culminates in the question: Do South African parties promote or hinder democracy in the country? The areas of the party system that are known to require continued work are the weakness of democratic structures within parties, the perceived lack of responsibility of elected parliamentarians towards voters, non-transparent private partner financing structures and a lack of attractiveness of party-political commitment, especially for women. Experts in the respective fields address all of these areas in this book.

Author : Sebastian Elischer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 43,38 MB
Release : 2013-09-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1107033462

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This book examines the effects of ethnicity on party politics in ten African countries. Sebastian Elischer finds that five party types exist: the mono-ethnic, the ethnic alliance, the catch-all, the programmatic, and the personalistic party. He uses these party types to show that the African political landscape is considerably more diverse than conventionally assumed.