Electoral Territoriality In Southern Africa

Author : Stephen Rule
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351723459

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Electoral Territoriality in Southern Africa by Stephen Rule Pdf

This title was first published in 2000. A comprehensive comparison of voting patterns in seven countries of Southern Africa. The modern democratic electoral histories of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe are placed within the contexts of their pre-colonial and colonial polities. The extent to which urbanization and the regional distribution of language, ethnicity and race impacts on the electoral geography of the sub-continent is demonstrated statistically and cartographically. The analysis is complemented by anecdotal evidence gathered during personal interviews and discussions with voters, politicians, government officials and academics.

Author : Ronnie Donaldson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031371424

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Socio-Spatial Small Town Dynamics in South Africa by Ronnie Donaldson Pdf

This book explores small town geographical aspects by approaching them from a socio-spatial perspective. The contributions included in this book delve into a range of topics that have not been commonly studied before, such as white privilege, neglect of municipal infrastructure, collaborative governance, livelihoods in small-scale fisheries, housing provision, well-being in mining towns, studentification in rural contexts, election trends, and the historical development of small-town spas. The book adopts a socio-spatial point of view, providing a holistic understanding of the interplay between social and spatial factors within selected small town case studies. This approach sheds light on the socio-economic, political, and cultural dynamics that shape small towns. This localized perspective allows for a more targeted analysis of issues and potential solutions, taking into account the specific historical, cultural, and political contexts of small town South Africa. The edited volume serves as a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding and improving small towns in South Africa.

Author : Udesh Pillay,Benjamin Roberts,Stephen P. Rule
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0796921172

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South African Social Attitudes by Udesh Pillay,Benjamin Roberts,Stephen P. Rule Pdf

A country’s attitudinal profile is as much a part of its social reality as are its demographic make-up, its culture and its distinctive social patterns. It helps to provide a nuanced picture of a country’s circumstances, its continuities and changes, its democratic health, and how it feels to live there. It also helps to measure the country's progress towards the achievement of its economic, social and political goals, based on the measurement of both 'objective' and 'subjective' realities. South African Social Attitudes: Changing Times, Diverse Voices is a new series aimed at providing an analysis of attitudes and values towards a wide range of social and political issues relevant to life in contemporary South African society. As the series develops, we hope that readers will be able to draw meaningful comparisons with the findings of previous years and thus develop a richer picture and deeper appreciation of changing South African social values. This, the first volume in the series, presents the public's responses during extensive nation-wide interviews conducted by the HSRC in late 2003. The findings are analysed in three thematic sections: the first provides an in-depth examination of race, class and politics; the second gives a critical assessment of the public's perceptions of poverty, inequality and service delivery, and the last explores societal values such as partner violence and moral attitudes. South African Social Attitudes is essential reading for anyone seeking a guide to contemporary social or political issues and debates. It should prove an indispensable tool not only for government policy-makers, social scientists and students, but also for general readers wishing to gain a better understanding of their fellow citizens and themselves.

Author : Alfredo Stein,International Institute for Environment & Development
Publisher : IIED
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Poverty
ISBN : 1843690969

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Rethinking Aid to Urban Poverty Reduction by Alfredo Stein,International Institute for Environment & Development Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264049642

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OECD Territorial Reviews: Cape Town, South Africa 2008 by OECD Pdf

This report provides a platform for the development of a forward-looking, cross-cutting regional development strategy in Cape Town, South Africa and proposes new "second generation" governance reforms to consolidate previous achievements and respond to emerging obstacles.

Author : Enver Motala
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000114249

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The State, Education and Equity in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Enver Motala Pdf

This title was first published in 2002: Has the South African post-apartheid state been able to achieve its stated goals? What has been the relationship between the process of educational reform and the impact on the state of the Constitution and other laws? This seminal book responds to these questions by examining the development and implementation of social policy in South Africa during the first years of democratic government, particularly in relation to education. The post-apartheid state was immediately faced with a broad spectrum of political, social, economic and human rights issues. The research analyzes whether the aims and objectives of the new administration were achieved; no other single collection of research in South Africa collectively explores the issues raised in this endeavour. The book will appeal to a wide range of professionals including researchers, academics, planners, policy makers, public servants and postgraduate students.

Author : Yvonne G. Muthien,Meshack M. Khosa,Bernard Magubane
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0796919704

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Democracy and Governance Review by Yvonne G. Muthien,Meshack M. Khosa,Bernard Magubane Pdf

Authoritarian regimes of various sorts have crumbled worldwide to give way to liberal constitutional democracies. Prerequisites for the consolidation of the new democracies are regular free and fair elections, granting political parties legitimate authority and citizens protection by the rule of law.

Author : Mkululi Sikosana
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781446774700

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The Media and Democratisation Processes in Africa: A case study of Zimbabwe. by Mkululi Sikosana Pdf

Author : Danielle Resnick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107657236

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Urban Poverty and Party Populism in African Democracies by Danielle Resnick Pdf

When and why do the urban poor vote for opposition parties in Africa's electoral democracies? The strategies used by political parties to incorporate the urban poor into the political arena provide a key answer to this question. This book explores and defines the role of populism in Africa's urban centers and its political outcomes. In particular, it examines how a populist strategy offers greater differentiation from the multitude of African parties that are defined solely by their leader's personality, and greater policy congruence with those issues most relevant to the lives of the urban poor. These arguments are elaborated through a comparative analysis of Senegal and Zambia based on surveys with informal sector workers and interviews with slum dwellers and politicians. The book contributes significantly to scholarship on opposition parties and elections in Africa, party linkages, populism, and democratic consolidation.

Author : Compiled by the British Library of Political and Economic Science
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0415262372

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IBSS by Compiled by the British Library of Political and Economic Science Pdf

IBSS is the essential tool for librarians, university departments, research institutions and any public or private institution whose work requires access to up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of the social sciences.

Author : Andrew Reynolds,Ben Reilly,Andrew Ellis
Publisher : Stockholm : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114582120

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Electoral System Design by Andrew Reynolds,Ben Reilly,Andrew Ellis Pdf

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Author : Erik Doxtader,Charles Villa-Vicencio
Publisher : New Africa Books
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0864866135

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Through Fire with Water by Erik Doxtader,Charles Villa-Vicencio Pdf

This collection of essays presents 15 case studies of African countries whose recent past has been shaped by conflict. It examines the historical roots of violence and the potential for reconciliation and justice.

Author : Rok Ajulu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000160635

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Globalization and Emerging Trends in African States' Foreign Policy-Making Process by Rok Ajulu Pdf

This title was first published in 2002: The resurgence of the democratization movement in Africa in the post-Cold War era is gradually replacing authoritarianism with forms of democratic systems. These changes have put into question the traditional big man image of African states’ foreign policy and foreign policy-making. The first book of its kind to focus on the foreign policy-making process of Southern African countries in the era of globalization, these instructive and rewarding case studies contextualize the increasing involvement of other internal actors in African states foreign policy-making process. Foreign policy actors such as the Presidency, Ministries of Defence, Foreign Affairs, Trade, Finance and the Intelligence Community, among others, are examined in a comparative perspective.

Author : Ben Reilly,Andrew Reynolds,Committee on International Conflict Resolution,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1999-05-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309519106

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Electoral Systems and Conflict in Divided Societies by Ben Reilly,Andrew Reynolds,Committee on International Conflict Resolution,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council Pdf

This paper is one of a series being prepared for the National Research Council's Committee on International Conflict Resolution. The committee was organized in late 1995 to respond to a growing need for prevention, management, and resolution of violent conflict in the international arena, a concern about the changing nature and context of such conflict in the post-Cold War era, and a recent expansion of knowledge in the field. The committee's main goal is to advance the practice of conflict resolution by using the methods and critical attitude of science to examine the effectiveness of various techniques and concepts that have been advanced for preventing, managing, and resolving international conflicts. The committee's research agenda has been designed to supplement the work of other groups, particularly the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict, which issued its final report in December 1997. The committee has identified a number of specific techniques and concepts of current interest to policy practitioners and has asked leading specialists on each one to carefully review and analyze available knowledge and to summarize what is known about the conditions under which each is or is not effective. These papers present the results of their work.

Author : D.P.S Ahluwalia,Abebe Zegeye,Pal Ahluwalia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351728812

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African Identities by D.P.S Ahluwalia,Abebe Zegeye,Pal Ahluwalia Pdf

This title was first published in 2003. Aimed at examining contemporary debates and issues which are at the cutting edge of the social sciences, Pal Ahluwalia and Abebe Zegeye have put together a book on subjects of critical importance to the African condition. A combination of empirical and theoretical materials, this text introduces new perspectives.