Opposition and Democracy in South Africa

✍ Scribed by Roger Southall (editor)

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 305
• Series: Democratization and Autocratization Studies
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This collection examines the nature, scope and prospects for political opposition under African National Congress political dominance.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Opposition in South Africa: Issues and Problems
The Electoral System and Opposition Parties in South Africa
Opposition in the New South African Parliament
A Question of Interest: Women as Opposition
Race, Democracy and Opposition in South African Politics: As Other a Way as Possible
The Politics of Adaptation and Equivocation: Race, Class and Opposition in Twentieth-Century South Africa
A Consummation Devoutly to be Wished? The Democratic Alliance and Its Potential Constituencies
The Realities of Opposition in South Africa: Legitimacy, Strategies and Consequences
Reflections on the Politics of Minorities, Race and Opposition in Contemporary South Africa
Dominant Party Rule, Opposition Parties and Minorities in South Africa
Democracy, Power and Patronage: Debate and Opposition within the African National Congress and the Tripartite Alliance since 1994
Political Alliances and Parliamentary Opposition Post-Apartheid South Africa
‘White’ Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in South Africa
Cynicism at the Grassroots: Political Opposition in Kwazakele Township, Port Elizabeth
The Alliance under Stress: Governing in a Globalizing World
Conclusion: Emergent Perspectives on Opposition in South Africa
Abstracts
List of Contributors
Index