Democratization in South Africa : : The Elusive Social Contract / / Timothy Sisk.
Timothy Sisk presents a new way of conceiving the transition to democracy in South Africa. Unlike authors such as Horowitz and Lijphart, who have sought to prescribe an ideal set of post-apartheid political institutions, Sisk asks what kinds of institutions show signs of actually emerging, given rec...
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Sisk, Timothy, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Democratization in South Africa : The Elusive Social Contract / Timothy Sisk. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017] ©1994 1 online resource (358 p.) : 5 figs. 1 map 7 tables text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Legacy Library ; 5202 Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Map of South Africa, Including Black Homelands -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Democratization in Divided Societies -- Chapter 2. From Apartheid to Negotiation -- Chapter 3. The Uncertain Interregnum -- Chapter 4. Parties, Interests, and Institutional Choices: 1991 -- Chapter 5. Parties, Interests, and Institutional Choices: 1991 -- Chapter 6. The Democratization Pact -- Chapter 7. A Social Contract? -- Chapter 8. South Africa and the Politics of Divided Societies -- Epilogue -- Appendix. South Africa in Transition, 1989–1993: A Negotiation Chronology -- List of Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Timothy Sisk presents a new way of conceiving the transition to democracy in South Africa. Unlike authors such as Horowitz and Lijphart, who have sought to prescribe an ideal set of post-apartheid political institutions, Sisk asks what kinds of institutions show signs of actually emerging, given recent history and present realities. He treats the problem of constructing a democratic post-apartheid society in South Africa as part of a larger condition common to societies deeply divided by ethnic, religious, racial, or national discord. Though its profound cleavages of race and class make it a "least likely" candidate for conflict resolution through democratization, Sisk argues that the centripetal pull on moderate politicians of all parties was greater than the seemingly natural polarizing trend in a divided society. This centripetal pull led to the adoption of an interim constitution in 1993 after protracted negotiations. An American Fulbright scholar sent to South Africa after the end of the 21-year rupture of official scholarly exchanges between the two countries, Sisk analyzes the changes in the strategic calculations of the white minority government, the black liberation movement, and other parties over the course of negotiations since 1990. He concludes that intermittent upsurges of violence often reinforced, rather than reduced, the incentives of leaders on both sides to negotiate a settlement that would avoid mutually damaging outcomes. Drawing on extensive interviews with political figures, as well as other primary and secondary sources, Sisk finds reason for hope that a democratic social contract can evolve, balancing majority rule with minority representation and guaranteeing equal economic opportunity and social justice.Originally published in 1994.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021) Democracy South Africa. Democratization South Africa. Social contract. HISTORY / Africa / General. bisacsh https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400887392 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400887392 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400887392.jpg |
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