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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2005.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.968
• Soggetto topico: Elections - South Africa; Political campaigns - South Africa; Democracy - South Africa
• Soggetto geografico: South Africa Politics and government 1994-
• Altri autori: PiomboJessica NijzinkLia
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Electoral Politics in South Africa
• ISBN: 1-281-36428-2; 9786611364281; 1-4039-7886-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816865803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II