The African National Congress And Participatory Democracy
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The African National Congress And Participatory Democracy
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Author : Heidi Brooks
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-08-15
The African National Congress And Participatory Democracy written by Heidi Brooks and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-15 with Political Science categories.
This book examines the development of democratic thought in the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa, with a focus on the movement’s ideas about participatory democracy. It makes particular reference to two key periods: the 1980s ‘people’s power’ movement and the subsequent years of policy formulation from 1990 when the ANC began to design and implement a system of participatory democracy alongside a representative government. Through the examination of historic documents and in-depth interviews with former ANC activists, government officials and those involved in policy development, the author explores the inspiration for the party’s commitment to establishing participatory democracy. The book combines democratic theory and political and intellectual history to look at the role of popular participation as part of a broader trajectory of the ANC’s democratic thought. It critically engages with concepts used in the party’s participatory discourse with a view to deepening our understanding of how ideas have shaped the construction of South Africa’s democracy.
Report
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Author : Zambia. National Commission on the Establishment of a One-Party Participatory Democracy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Report written by Zambia. National Commission on the Establishment of a One-Party Participatory Democracy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Democracy categories.
Democracy In Africa
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Author : Roger Southall
language : en
Publisher: HSRC Press
Release Date : 2003
Democracy In Africa written by Roger Southall and has been published by HSRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Democracy categories.
The two papers included in this analysis examine the political and socioeconomic factors that contribute to and constrain upon democratization throughout southern Africa and the African continent. With an emphasis on the policies of government, business, and civil society geared toward reducing inequality and poverty, these studies promote community empowerment as a way to promote local, regional, and national sustainable development on the African continent.
The Eye Of The Needle
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Author : Richard Turner
language : en
Publisher: Raven Press (South Africa)
Release Date : 1980
The Eye Of The Needle written by Richard Turner and has been published by Raven Press (South Africa) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Race relations categories.
Civil Society And The Zuma Government
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Author : Yvette Geyer
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2009
Civil Society And The Zuma Government written by Yvette Geyer and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Civil society categories.
A healthy democracy needs a government that understands that it has to share some of its power with civil society, the realm in which citizens acquire a voice, enabling them to ensure that government responds to their needs and is accountable to them in an ongoing representative manner beyond the ballot box. The public debate on whether there are centralist impulses evident in the ANC as the dominant electoral force raises questions about the nature of democracy and the state of South Africa. Is there a danger of government distinguishing between development and democracy and acting as if they are mutually exclusive? African democracy institute Idasa and the International Development Research Centre held a roundtable discussion, of which this publication is the result, on the role of civil society, the areas of involvement for civil society, the policy recommendations to be made and areas of research need to be explored.
The Roots Of Participatory Democracy
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Author : M. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2008-05-26
The Roots Of Participatory Democracy written by M. Williams and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-26 with Political Science categories.
This book compares the Communist parties of India and South Africa in their pursuits of socialist democracy. Williams looks at their organizational characteristics, party history, and their competing tendencies, as well as how they have pushed forward their similar ideologies within their unique political and economic environments.
African Politics
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Author : Joelien Pretorius
language : en
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
Release Date : 2008
African Politics written by Joelien Pretorius and has been published by Juta and Company Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
In 1991 Samuel Huntington published "The Third Wave: Democratisation in the Late Twentieth Century". The book informed much of the scholarly work on democratisation in Africa. Although comprehensive in classifying the causes and limitations of transitions to democracy, "The Third Wave" was also limited in its definition of democracy and expectations of a new democracy. This volume engages with the topics of democracy and democratisation in contemporary African politics at the local, national and continental level. It acknowledges a conceptual debt to Huntington when discussing elections, party systems, leadership and the development of continental norms of liberal democracy, but also highlights new conversations (eg: about participatory spaces) that go beyond the Third Wave.
The Founders
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Author : André Odendaal
language : en
Publisher: Jacana Media
Release Date : 2012
The Founders written by André Odendaal and has been published by Jacana Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
The African National Congress was founded a hundred years ago, in January 1912. But the roots of the ANC run even deeper in South African history. In fact, the ANC's founding was the culmination of more than sixty years of organisation by a new class of African modernisers.
Public Participation In Democratic Governance In South Africa
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Author : Gregory F. Houston
language : en
Publisher: HSRC Press
Release Date : 2001
Public Participation In Democratic Governance In South Africa written by Gregory F. Houston and has been published by HSRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Democracy categories.
This book examines public participation in democratic governance in South Africa. The South African democracy is fairly new, giving rise to a variety of new channels and processes for public participation. In addition, the overwhelming majority of South Africans have little experience of democratic governance, having only acquired political power for the first time in 1994. However, more than seven years of universal suffrage and access to political power is ample justification for assessing the consolidation of democracy in this country. The book focuses on four case studies of public participation: interest group participation in the National Economic Development and Labour Council; the participation of civil society and the legislatures in the formulation of the budget; public participation in legislative processes; and public participation in the integrated development planning processes of local government. Each case study outlines a number of opportunities for, and constraints to, public participation in the processes of democratic governance.
The African National Congress And The Regeneration Of Political Power
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Author : Susan Booysen
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2011-11-11
The African National Congress And The Regeneration Of Political Power written by Susan Booysen and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-11 with Political Science categories.
The African National Congress is light years beyond the liberation movement of old. It remains a juggernaut, but its control and dominance are no longer watertight. The ANC lives the contradictions of weaknesses, cracks and factions while retaining its colossal status. As a party-movement it draws on its liberation credentials, and extracts immense power from its deep anchorage in South Africa’s people. It is immersed in electoral politics that marks the state of its overwhelming power cyclically. As government the ANC is the object of protest, but not protest designed to bring the ruling party to its knees. The ANC is in command of the state, yet fails to definitively counter the deficits that make South Africa’s democracy seem so diluted. Its incredulous and thus far trusting supporters condemn but only rarely punish deployees who do not ‘pass through the eye of the needle’. The ANC and the Regeneration of Political Power unpacks these contradictions. It focuses on four faces of the ANC’s political power – the organisation, the people, political parties and elections, and policy and government – and explores how the ANC has acted since 1994 to continuously regenerate its power. By 2011-12 the power configurations around the ANC were converging to a conjuncture holding vexing uncertainties. This book presents insights into how South African politics – in many ways synonymous with the politics of the ANC – is likely to unfold in years and possibly decades to come.