Collette Schulz-Herzenberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 990482 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Collette Schulz-Herzenberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Collette |
| FAMILY NAME | Schulz-Herzenberg |
| SIGNATURE | SCHULZ-HERZENBERG C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6039-801X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Dealignment without realignment: Loyalty, switching and exiting for the African National Congress in the 2019 elections
From majority rule to multi-party realism: Lessons from South Africa’s PR elections
Trusting others in a divided country: The determinants of social trust in South Africa
This study investigates three key determinants of social trust to explain South Africa's social trust deficit: income inequality, confidence in institutions, and racial diversity. Despite the country's racially heterogenous society and segregated history, racial diversity arguments overlook alternative theories on the determinants of low social trust. We instead argue that the decline in social trust in South Africa can be explained by worsening …
It takes two to toyi-toyi: One party dominance and opposition party failure in South Africa’s 2019 national election
Why do dominant parties continue to win elections despite significant governance failures? Scholars of one party democracies tend to locate explanations at the macro-level: manipulation of rules, control over state media, or selective distribution of benefits to supporters. Other scholars emphasize ethnic or religious identities which trump consideration of policy and performance. We employ a multinomial regression model of voter decisions in Sou…
Failure to launch? The lack of populist attitudinal activation in the 2019 South African elections
Do South Africans hold strong populist attitudes? If so, who is the 'populist citizen' and have these attitudes been activated in the electoral arena? In this article, we make use of 2019 Comparative National Elections Project (CNEP) data to answer these questions. We find that populist attitudes tend to vary across levels of education, geographic location and racial groups. Given the constant supply of populist rhetoric from the Economic Freedom…
The 2021 municipal elections: Rise of the Volatile Voter or Disaffected Citizen
South Africa's 2021 municipal elections present something of a paradox. The results suggested a highly competitive environment, especially in the urban metropoles, with an unprecedented number of hung councils where no single party was able secure 51 percent. The larger parties suffered losses while smaller parties made gains, suggesting voters had abandoned old political homes for new ones. In contrast, while previous local elections enjoyed mod…
The Influence of Political Efficacy on Voter Turnout in South Africa
South Africa's recent democratic elections have witnessed a decline in political participation. Yet few studies examine the influence of political efficacy on the decision to participate. Using 2014 and 2019 post-election public opinion survey data captured after these respective national and provincial elections, the paper addresses a research gap by demonstrating a relationship between a respondent's level of internal and external political eff…
The new electoral power brokers: Macro and micro level effects of ‘born-free’ South Africans on voter turnout
The emergence of a born-free South African generation holds significant implications for voter turnout. At the macro level, the youth bulge has changed aggregate turnout patterns, supporting Franklin’s [(2004). Voter turnout and the dynamics of electoral competition in established democracies since 1945. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press] argument that demographics shifts produce changes in aggregate political behaviour even when individua…
To Vote or Not? Testing Micro-level Theories of Voter Turnout in South Africa’s 2014 General Elections
Empirical studies rarely examine the reasons why some South Africans choose to vote at elections and others not. In South Africa's early democratic elections scholars assumed that voting was an expression of group loyalties or strong party loyalties. However, the decline in turnout in recent elections appears to contradict these socio-psychological explanations. Using 2014 post-election public opinion data, the paper addresses this research lacun…
The Decline of Partisan Voting and the Rise in Electoral Uncertainty in South Africa’s 2019 General Elections
South Africa's democratic elections have produced highly stable and predictable outcomes, largely as a result of the slow pace of change in partisanship. However, a sudden decline in partisanship in the years before the 2019 General Elections was likely to have obvious and predictable effects on electoral behaviour. This article contends that the shrinkage in partisan loyalties manifested in a number of ways, notably through the poor performances…
The Decline of the African National Congress in South Africa's 2016 Municipal Elections
Using data from a nationally representative post-election public opinion survey, the article argues that the electoral losses experienced by the African National Congress (ANC) in the 2016 municipal election were a manifestation of an attitudinal shift among the governing party’s traditional support base. ANC vote choice was influenced by a combination of performance-based evaluations of the party at both the national and local levels: namely, a …
What's Trust Got to do with it? Measuring Levels of Political Trust in South Africa 20 Years after Democratic Transition
Democratic consolidation relies on a degree of political trust and support for new democratic institutions and actors. A decline in political trust threatens the legitimacy of institutions, and democracy itself. Using Ipsos Khayabus 2014 national public opinion survey data, the paper explores levels of political trust in South Africa's transitional society in late 2014. It asks whether there is a sufficient mass of 'critical citizens' to ensure a…
The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters
Using data from the Comparative National Elections Project 2004 and 2009 South African post-elections surveys, this paper argues that political discussion within interpersonal discussant networks plays a primary role in shaping political attitudes and vote choice in South Africa. The extent of partisan homogeneity or heterogeneity within discussant networks has important yet distinct implications for voting behaviour. While homogeneous discussion…
The new electoral power brokers: Macro and micro level effects of ‘born-free’ South Africans on voter turnout
The emergence of a born-free South African generation holds significant implications for voter turnout. At the macro level, the youth bulge has changed aggregate turnout patterns, supporting Franklin’s [(2004). Voter turnout and the dynamics of electoral competition in established democracies since 1945. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press] argument that demographics shifts produce changes in aggregate political behaviour even when individua…
The Decline of Partisan Voting and the Rise in Electoral Uncertainty in South Africa’s 2019 General Elections
South Africa's democratic elections have produced highly stable and predictable outcomes, largely as a result of the slow pace of change in partisanship. However, a sudden decline in partisanship in the years before the 2019 General Elections was likely to have obvious and predictable effects on electoral behaviour. This article contends that the shrinkage in partisan loyalties manifested in a number of ways, notably through the poor performances…
The Decline of the African National Congress in South Africa's 2016 Municipal Elections
Using data from a nationally representative post-election public opinion survey, the article argues that the electoral losses experienced by the African National Congress (ANC) in the 2016 municipal election were a manifestation of an attitudinal shift among the governing party’s traditional support base. ANC vote choice was influenced by a combination of performance-based evaluations of the party at both the national and local levels: namely, a …
What's Trust Got to do with it? Measuring Levels of Political Trust in South Africa 20 Years after Democratic Transition
Democratic consolidation relies on a degree of political trust and support for new democratic institutions and actors. A decline in political trust threatens the legitimacy of institutions, and democracy itself. Using Ipsos Khayabus 2014 national public opinion survey data, the paper explores levels of political trust in South Africa's transitional society in late 2014. It asks whether there is a sufficient mass of 'critical citizens' to ensure a…
It takes two to toyi-toyi: One party dominance and opposition party failure in South Africa’s 2019 national election
Why do dominant parties continue to win elections despite significant governance failures? Scholars of one party democracies tend to locate explanations at the macro-level: manipulation of rules, control over state media, or selective distribution of benefits to supporters. Other scholars emphasize ethnic or religious identities which trump consideration of policy and performance. We employ a multinomial regression model of voter decisions in Sou…
To Vote or Not? Testing Micro-level Theories of Voter Turnout in South Africa’s 2014 General Elections
Empirical studies rarely examine the reasons why some South Africans choose to vote at elections and others not. In South Africa's early democratic elections scholars assumed that voting was an expression of group loyalties or strong party loyalties. However, the decline in turnout in recent elections appears to contradict these socio-psychological explanations. Using 2014 post-election public opinion data, the paper addresses this research lacun…
The Influence of Political Efficacy on Voter Turnout in South Africa
South Africa's recent democratic elections have witnessed a decline in political participation. Yet few studies examine the influence of political efficacy on the decision to participate. Using 2014 and 2019 post-election public opinion survey data captured after these respective national and provincial elections, the paper addresses a research gap by demonstrating a relationship between a respondent's level of internal and external political eff…
The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters
Using data from the Comparative National Elections Project 2004 and 2009 South African post-elections surveys, this paper argues that political discussion within interpersonal discussant networks plays a primary role in shaping political attitudes and vote choice in South Africa. The extent of partisan homogeneity or heterogeneity within discussant networks has important yet distinct implications for voting behaviour. While homogeneous discussion…
The Influence of the Social Context on South African Voters
Using data from the Comparative National Elections Project 2004 and 2009 South African post-elections surveys, this paper argues that political discussion within interpersonal discussant networks plays a primary role in shaping political attitudes and vote choice in South Africa. The extent of partisan homogeneity or heterogeneity within discussant networks has important yet distinct implications for voting behaviour. While homogeneous discussion…
What's Trust Got to do with it? Measuring Levels of Political Trust in South Africa 20 Years after Democratic Transition
Democratic consolidation relies on a degree of political trust and support for new democratic institutions and actors. A decline in political trust threatens the legitimacy of institutions, and democracy itself. Using Ipsos Khayabus 2014 national public opinion survey data, the paper explores levels of political trust in South Africa's transitional society in late 2014. It asks whether there is a sufficient mass of 'critical citizens' to ensure a…
The Decline of the African National Congress in South Africa's 2016 Municipal Elections
Using data from a nationally representative post-election public opinion survey, the article argues that the electoral losses experienced by the African National Congress (ANC) in the 2016 municipal election were a manifestation of an attitudinal shift among the governing party’s traditional support base. ANC vote choice was influenced by a combination of performance-based evaluations of the party at both the national and local levels: namely, a …
The new electoral power brokers: Macro and micro level effects of ‘born-free’ South Africans on voter turnout
The emergence of a born-free South African generation holds significant implications for voter turnout. At the macro level, the youth bulge has changed aggregate turnout patterns, supporting Franklin’s [(2004). Voter turnout and the dynamics of electoral competition in established democracies since 1945. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press] argument that demographics shifts produce changes in aggregate political behaviour even when individua…
To Vote or Not? Testing Micro-level Theories of Voter Turnout in South Africa’s 2014 General Elections
Empirical studies rarely examine the reasons why some South Africans choose to vote at elections and others not. In South Africa's early democratic elections scholars assumed that voting was an expression of group loyalties or strong party loyalties. However, the decline in turnout in recent elections appears to contradict these socio-psychological explanations. Using 2014 post-election public opinion data, the paper addresses this research lacun…
The Decline of Partisan Voting and the Rise in Electoral Uncertainty in South Africa’s 2019 General Elections
South Africa's democratic elections have produced highly stable and predictable outcomes, largely as a result of the slow pace of change in partisanship. However, a sudden decline in partisanship in the years before the 2019 General Elections was likely to have obvious and predictable effects on electoral behaviour. This article contends that the shrinkage in partisan loyalties manifested in a number of ways, notably through the poor performances…
The 2021 municipal elections: Rise of the Volatile Voter or Disaffected Citizen
South Africa's 2021 municipal elections present something of a paradox. The results suggested a highly competitive environment, especially in the urban metropoles, with an unprecedented number of hung councils where no single party was able secure 51 percent. The larger parties suffered losses while smaller parties made gains, suggesting voters had abandoned old political homes for new ones. In contrast, while previous local elections enjoyed mod…
The Influence of Political Efficacy on Voter Turnout in South Africa
South Africa's recent democratic elections have witnessed a decline in political participation. Yet few studies examine the influence of political efficacy on the decision to participate. Using 2014 and 2019 post-election public opinion survey data captured after these respective national and provincial elections, the paper addresses a research gap by demonstrating a relationship between a respondent's level of internal and external political eff…
It takes two to toyi-toyi: One party dominance and opposition party failure in South Africa’s 2019 national election
Why do dominant parties continue to win elections despite significant governance failures? Scholars of one party democracies tend to locate explanations at the macro-level: manipulation of rules, control over state media, or selective distribution of benefits to supporters. Other scholars emphasize ethnic or religious identities which trump consideration of policy and performance. We employ a multinomial regression model of voter decisions in Sou…
Failure to launch? The lack of populist attitudinal activation in the 2019 South African elections
Do South Africans hold strong populist attitudes? If so, who is the 'populist citizen' and have these attitudes been activated in the electoral arena? In this article, we make use of 2019 Comparative National Elections Project (CNEP) data to answer these questions. We find that populist attitudes tend to vary across levels of education, geographic location and racial groups. Given the constant supply of populist rhetoric from the Economic Freedom…
From majority rule to multi-party realism: Lessons from South Africa’s PR elections
Trusting others in a divided country: The determinants of social trust in South Africa
This study investigates three key determinants of social trust to explain South Africa's social trust deficit: income inequality, confidence in institutions, and racial diversity. Despite the country's racially heterogenous society and segregated history, racial diversity arguments overlook alternative theories on the determinants of low social trust. We instead argue that the decline in social trust in South Africa can be explained by worsening …
Dealignment without realignment: Loyalty, switching and exiting for the African National Congress in the 2019 elections
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