Oor die politieke akkommodasie van groepe in plurale samelewings / On the political accommodation of groups in plural societies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20455176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Maritz (corresponding author), C J Maritz |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 159-167 |
| Publication date | 1988-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-0144 • E-ISSN: 1999-9135 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02580144.1988.10520094 |
| OpenAlex | W2029824500 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The population of South West Africa/Namibia is presently considering two constitutional proposals: the proposal for a (by and large) unitary structure as opposed to a (substantially) federal one. Because a constitution should be viewed as a framework in which given values can be manifested, it follows that the greater the degree of homogeneity in terms of values, the easier the task of constitution-making; obversely, the greater the diversity in values, the more difficult it is to accomplish that which society desires, that is, an organic relationship between values and political structures. A plural society (like that of South West Africa/Namibia and of South Africa) is characterized per definition by a lack of common social will. This, as well as other ‘givens’, has serious implications regarding the process of constitution-making and, in the end, boils down to one crucial question: To what extent should recognition by means of separate political structures be given to groups which perceive themselves as separate cultural units? The author concluded that because the non-recognition of groups has the dynamic effect of stimulating centrifugal movements in society, it is advisable to allow rather more than less space (in terms of structures) for self-realization of groups
Accommodation · Constitution · Linguistics · Plural · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Unitary state · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Philosophy · Psychology
Political development and social change
A world of nations
Nationalism and national development.
The uncertainties of knowledge
Political Integration and Political Development
Political Development
Cultural Premises, Political Structures and Dynamics
Ethnic Competition and Modernization in Contemporary Africa
Patterns of National Intergration
Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict
The Limits of Federalism
The Nature of the Ethnic Group
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |