Telecommunications policy in the new South Africa
Participatory politics and sectoral reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11268217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert B Horwitz (University of California San Diego, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 503-533 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/016344397019004002 |
| OpenAlex | W1978300981 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article examines the process of telecommunications reform in the `new' South Africa. In many, if not most countries, telecommunications reform has been pushed by political and economic elites, whose ability to bring about policy transformations derives largely from the insulation of `reform' from normal political decision-making channels and distributive claims. In marked contrast, telecommunications reform in South Africa was conducted within a democratizing context and was itself a democratic process of a unique, participatory kind. The tension between participatory and electoral democracy was, for the most part, productive of a viable and legitimate reform policy
Citizen journalism · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Economics · Electoral reform · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · ICT Impact and Policies · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2008 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |