The Decline of African Nationalism and the State of South Africa

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4603153
AutoresIvor Chipkin (0000-0002-3623-2351, Public Affairs Research Institute, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen42
Número2
Páginas215-227
Fecha de publicación2016-03-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Southern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0305-7070 • E-ISSN: 1465-3893
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03057070.2016.1143208
OpenAlexW2297810288
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11

This article explores the electoral performance of the African National Congress (ANC) to argue that there is evidence of a two-fold movement. On the one hand the ANC is weakening as a national organization, and on the other the ANC is strengthening as a regional party based in KwaZulu-Natal. This article explores the significance of these developments for democracy in South Africa today and, more importantly, for the integrity of the South African nation. The article argues that the ANC has historically been the main mover of an inclusive (‘cosmopolitan’) vision of South Africa. As it weakens and metamorphoses, what will happen to its commitment to this brand of African nationalism? Furthermore, are the conditions of a South African nation sufficiently in place that the future of the country as a national community is secure, even as the ANC’s commitment to such a vision weakens

Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · South African History and Culture