South African Politics An Introduction

by De Jager, Nicola

• ISBN13: 9780199050963
• ISBN10: 0199050961
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-10-22
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

What does it mean to be a constitutional state? What impact did apartheid have on democracy in South Africa? What are the key issues and dynamics in understanding South Africa's political position?

South African Politics: An Introduction provides students with an overview of how political policies have changed over time in South Africa, and how these policies impact socio-economic development. Theoretical concepts are presented in accessible language and examples ensure that students have a better understanding of the local political landscape. "Perspective" boxes offer further information and analysis to enrich students' learning.

Contributors include Victoria Graham, Vusi Gumede, Xolela Mangcu, Theo Neethling, Joleen Steyn Kotze, and David Welsh.

Table of Contents

Part 1 - Legacies of the Past
Chapter 1 - The Theory and Practice of Democratic Development
Chapter 2 - Apartheid and its Legacies
Chapter 3 - Liberation History
Part 2 - Negotiating South Africa's Transition
Chapter 4 - Apartheid to Democracy
Chapter 5 - Birth of a Constitutional State
Chapter 6 - Transitional Justice
Part 3 - Procedural Democratisation in South Africa
Chapter 7 - Political Institutions
Chapter 8 - Civil Society
Chapter 9 - Socio-Economic Contexts
Part 4 - Substantive Democratisation in South Africa
Chapter 10 - Economic Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Chapter 11 - Political Culture and Democratic Consolidation in South Africa
Part 5 - South Africa in the World
Chapter 12 - South Africa in a Complex Regional Continental and Global Order
Chapter 13 - Conclusion
Part 1 Legacies of the past
1. The theory and practice of democratic development
2. Apartheid and its legacies
3. Liberation history
Part 2 Negotiating South Africa's transition
4. Apartheid to democracy
5. Birth of a constitutional state
6. Transitional justice
Part 3 Procedural democratisation in South Africa
7. Political institutions
8. Civil society
9. Socio-economic contexts
Part 4 Substantive democratisation in South Africa
10. Economic policy in post-Apartheid South Africa
11. Political culture and democratic consolidation in South Africa
Part 5 South Africa in the world
12. South Africa in a complex regional continental and global order
13. Conclusion