04558nam 22008055 450 991078415230332120230810154928.01-281-36428-297866113642811-4039-7886-710.1057/9781403978868(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)99100000000034263420160109d2005 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrElectoral Politics in South Africa[electronic resource] Assessing the First Democratic Decade /edited by J. Piombo, L. Nijzink1st ed. 2005.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2005.1 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.AfricaPolitics and governmentAfricaHistoryPolitical scienceElectionsAfrican PoliticsAfrican HistoryPolitical ScienceElectoral PoliticsAfricaPolitics and government.AfricaHistory.Political science.Elections.African Politics.African History.Political Science.Electoral Politics.324.968Piombo Jessica1157612Nijzink Lia1569038MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784152303321Electoral Politics in South Africa3841606UNINA