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Whither 'non-racialism

The 'new' South Africa turns twenty-one

Bibliographic Data

ID2147014
AuthorsDeborah Posel (corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume38
Issue13
Pages2167-2174
Publication date2015-10-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2015.1058511
OpenAlexW1904348366
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited8

This brief essay reflects on the meaning and significance of 'non-racialism' in South Africa's recent past and present. I consider the version of non-racialism that shaped the transition from apartheid to a constitutional democracy as having had dual dimensions, ethical and strategic. Ethically, non-racialism has signified a principle of human recognition that exceeds the mere tolerance of difference. Strategically, non-racialism has afforded ways of managing and disciplining the historical realities of racial differences. The politicization of race in recent years has rendered the project of non-racialism more precarious: both its ethical and strategic dimensions merit further scrutiny, if the project is to be revitalized

Democracy · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Meaning (existential · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Scrutiny · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy

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