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Nation-building in South Africa : Mandela and Mbeki compared
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis deals with nation-building in South Africa since 1994 with a view to
finding out the direction taken by nation-building since then. This issue has been and
it still is a controversial issue ...
A study of democratic consolidation in South Africa : what progress to date?
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)
Democratic consolidation has become an increasingly popular phenomenon with the advent of democracy in countries all over the world, making the successful transition to a democratic dispensation from authoritarian rule. ...
A Comparative Study of the Namibian and South African Transitions to Democracy and the Effects on Reconciliation
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Namibian transition to independence and the South African transition to a
majority democracy have many similarities as well as differences. The key similarities are
composed of the shared history ...
Democratic consolidation : a comparative study of Botswana and South Africa : which is the most consolidated and why?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Before a country can have democracy a consolidated democracy, democracy
is a prerequisite. The term democracy can be traced back to ancient Greece
and the studies of the consolidation of democracy dates ...
Comparative democracy : issues of consolidation in South Africa and Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Democracy is understood by many to be a government for the people by the people.
As far as academic or scholarly traditions are concerned however, this is a rather
populist depiction of the concept. ...
Liberation movements and the political opposition in democracies : the case of the ANC in South Africa's democracy
(Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The topic of democratic consolidation has become an important field of study, particularly in developing states with national liberation movements (NLM) turned government. These
liberation movements ...
Elite consensus: The case of land reform in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores elite consensus among the political elites across the African National Congress (ANC), the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on the land ...
A review of political participation in democratic South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Political participation by citizens is regarded as a key principle or core component of a democratic system. South Africa is relatively newly democratised country and relies on this participation from its ...
Democratic disconnect? The youth and democracy in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Democracy requires and active and supportive citizenry. People can be active citizens by providing both attitudinal and behavioural support for democracy. Attitudes are drivers of political behaviour. ...
Are South Africa's youth 'good' engaged citizens? An application of Russel Dalton's 'good citizen' thesis
(2022-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Post 1994 South Africa has witnessed a decline in voter turnout, predominately among the youth. This decline in political participation matches the global trend of stagnating youth engagement in the ...