South Africa’s Democracy at the Crossroads

South Africa’s Democracy at the Crossroads
Title South Africa’s Democracy at the Crossroads PDF eBook
Author Daniel Silander
Publisher Emerald Group Publishing
Pages 201
Release 2022-04-18
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1802629297

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South Africa's democracy faces increasing challenges from within, whether from protest, bad governance or general public dissatisfaction. South Africa ́s Democracy at the Crossroads explores the question; what are the challenges to future democratization in South Africa?

America at the Crossroads

America at the Crossroads
Title America at the Crossroads PDF eBook
Author Francis Fukuyama
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 260
Release 2006-01-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0300113994

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Presents a critique of the Bush Administration's Iraq policy, arguing that it stemmed from misconceptions about the realities of the situation in Iraq and a squandering of the goodwill of American allies following September 11th.

Democratization in Africa

Democratization in Africa
Title Democratization in Africa PDF eBook
Author Larry Jay Diamond
Publisher JHU Press
Pages 570
Release 1999
Genre History
ISBN 9780801862731

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"The country-specific chapters serve to underline the differences between African democracy and liberal democracy, yet some authors are at pains to emphasize that whatever their limitations, African democracies are an advance over what had gone before." -- African Studies Review

Emerging States at Crossroads

Emerging States at Crossroads
Title Emerging States at Crossroads PDF eBook
Author Keiichi Tsunekawa
Publisher Springer
Pages 298
Release 2018-11-30
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9811328595

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This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This volume analyzes the economic, social, and political challenges that emerging states confront today. Notwithstanding the growing importance of the ‘emerging states’ in global affairs and governance, many problems requiring immediate solutions have emerged at home largely as a consequence of the rapid economic development and associated sociopolitical changes. The middle-income trap is a major economic challenge faced by emerging states. This volume regards interest coordination for technological upgrading as crucial to avoid the trap and examines how various emerging states are grappling with this challenge by fostering public-private cooperation, voluntary associations of market players, and/or social networks. Social disparity is another serious problem. It is deeply rooted in history in the emerging states such as South Africa and many Latin American countries. However, income distribution is recently deteriorating even in East Asia that was once praised for its high economic growth with equity. Increasing pressure for political opening is another challenge for emerging states. This volume argues that the economic, social, and political problems are interwoven in the sense that the emerging states need to build political consensus in order to tackle the economic and social difficulties. Democratic institutions have not always been successful in this respect.

South Africa’s Democracy at the Crossroads

South Africa’s Democracy at the Crossroads
Title South Africa’s Democracy at the Crossroads PDF eBook
Author Daniel Silander
Publisher Emerald Group Publishing
Pages 256
Release 2022-04-18
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1802629270

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South Africa's democracy faces increasing challenges from within, whether from protest, bad governance or general public dissatisfaction. South Africa ́s Democracy at the Crossroads explores the question; what are the challenges to future democratization in South Africa?

Morning in South Africa

Morning in South Africa
Title Morning in South Africa PDF eBook
Author John Campbell
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 245
Release 2016-05-12
Genre History
ISBN 1442265906

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This incisive, deeply informed book introduces post-apartheid South Africa to an international audience. South Africa has a history of racism and white supremacy. This crushing historical burden continues to resonate today. Under President Jacob Zuma, South Africa is treading water. Nevertheless, despite calls to undermine the 1994 political settlement characterized by human rights guarantees and the rule of law, distinguished diplomat John Campbell argues that the country’s future is bright and that its democratic institutions will weather its current lackluster governance. The book opens with an overview to orient readers to South Africa’s historical inheritance. A look back at the presidential inaugurations of Nelson Mandela and Jacob Zuma and Mandela’s funeral illustrates some of the ways South Africa has indeed changed since 1994. Reviewing current demographic trends, Campbell highlights the persistent consequences of apartheid. He goes on to consider education, health, and current political developments, including land reform, with an eye on how South Africa’s democracy is responding to associated thorny challenges. The book ends with an assessment of why prospects are currently poor for closer South African ties with the West. Campbell concludes, though, that South Africa’s democracy has been surprisingly adaptable, and that despite intractable problems, the black majority are no longer strangers in their own country.

Beyond Our Wildest Dreams

Beyond Our Wildest Dreams
Title Beyond Our Wildest Dreams PDF eBook
Author Ineke van Kessel
Publisher University of Virginia Press
Pages 396
Release 2000
Genre History
ISBN 9780813918686

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The 1980s in South Africa were marked by protest, violent confrontation, and international sanctions. Internally, the country saw a bewildering growth of grassroots organizations--including trade unions, civic associations in the black townships, student and other youth organizations, church-based groups, and women's movements--many of which operated under the umbrella of the United Democratic Front (UDF). "Beyond Our Wildest Dreams" explores the often conflicted relationship between the UDF's large-scale resistance to apartheid and its everyday struggles at the local level. In hindsight, the UDF can be seen as a transitional front, preparing the ground for leaders of the liberation movement to return from exile or prison and take over power. But the founding fathers of the UDF initially had far more modest ambitions. Interviews with Cachalia and other leading personalities in the UDF examine the organization's workings at the national level, while stories of ordinary people, collected by the author, illuminate the grassroots activism so important to the UDF's success. Even in South Africa, writes Ineke van Kessel, who covered the anti-apartheid movement as a journalist, resistance was not the obvious option for ordinary citizens. Van Kessel shows how these people were mobilized into forming a radical social movement that developed a highly flexible and innovative form of resistance that ultimately ended apartheid. --From publisher's description.