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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450877103321

Titolo

Electoral politics in South Africa [[electronic resource] ] : assessing the first democratic decade / / edited by Jessica Piombo and Lia Nijzink

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005

ISBN

1-281-36428-2

9786611364281

1-4039-7886-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2005.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PiomboJessica

NijzinkLia

Disciplina

324.968

Soggetti

Elections - South Africa

Political campaigns - South Africa

Democracy - South Africa

Electronic books.

South Africa Politics and government 1994-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part 1 A Decade of Democracy""; ""One: A Voice for Some: South Africa's Ten Years of Democracy""; ""Two: The Electoral Implications of Social and Economic Change since 1994""; ""Three: Voter Information, Government Evaluations, and Party Images in the First Democratic Decade""; ""Four: Parliament and the Electoral System: How Are South Africans Being Represented?""; ""Five: Electoral Administration: Achievements and Continuing Challenges""; ""Part 2 The Party Campaigns""

""Six: The African National Congress: There Is No Party Like It Ayikho Efana Nayo""; ""Seven: The Democratic Alliance: Progress and Pitfalls""; ""Eight: The Inkatha Freedom Party: Between the Impossible and the Ineffective""; ""Nine: The New National Party: The End of the Road""; ""Ten: Struggling to Represent the Left: The Pan Africanist Congress, the Azanian People's Organization, and the Independent Democrats""; ""Eleven: The Smallest Parties: The ACDP, UCDP, FF+, MF, and UDM""; ""Part 3 Results and Assessment""



""Twelve: Media Coverage in Election 2004: Were Some Parties More Equal Than Others?""""Thirteen: The Results of Election 2004: Looking Back, Stepping Forward""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Sommario/riassunto

Ten years into the 'new' South Africa, how does democracy function? This volume provides a retrospective on a decade of elections and democracy in South Africa. The book analyzes the evolution of the party system and electoral campaigns; tracks changes in public opinion and voter motivations; assesses the political implications of socioeconomic change; depicts the evolution of parliament and the electoral system; probes the often-tense relationship between media and government; analyzes the institutionalization the Independent Electoral Commission; and, finally, argues that South Africa is witnessing a 'normalization' of politics. The book speaks to a broad range of topics, all linked through the electoral theme, which get to the heart of many issues in contemporary South African politics.