04286nam 2200709Ia 450 991045087710332120200520144314.01-281-36428-297866113642811-4039-7886-710.1057/9781403978868(CKB)1000000000342634(EBL)307764(OCoLC)314846442(SSID)ssj0000144888(PQKBManifestationID)11155259(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144888(PQKBWorkID)10147853(PQKB)10576389(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7886-8(MiAaPQ)EBC307764(Au-PeEL)EBL307764(CaPaEBR)ebr10135409(CaONFJC)MIL136428(OCoLC)560461068(EXLCZ)99100000000034263420051011d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrElectoral politics in South Africa[electronic resource] assessing the first democratic decade /edited by Jessica Piombo and Lia Nijzink1st ed. 2005.New York Palgrave Macmillanc20051 online resource (312 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-349-53286-X 1-4039-7123-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""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.ElectionsSouth AfricaPolitical campaignsSouth AfricaDemocracySouth AfricaSouth AfricaPolitics and government1994-Electronic books.ElectionsPolitical campaignsDemocracy324.968Piombo Jessica999630Nijzink Lia928161MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450877103321Electoral politics in South Africa2294644UNINA