The Futures of South Africa

The key to explaining and predicting changes in South African society lies in the fact that a cutting point can be defined on the dimension of power-authority—ability to make or influence decisions affecting the life chances of the whole population—that comes very near dividing “whites” from “nonwhites.” If (1) the dominant issue is the distribution of power-authority and (2) “the South African problem” is viewed as a two-party conflict with racially defined parties, then there are eight possible resolutions of the conflict, classifiable as annihilative, integrationist and separatist. The available evidence indicates that from least to most likely are annihilative, integrationist and separatist resolutions. Within the separatist category, secessionist resolutions appear less likely than a segregationist resolution—specifically a form of segregation clearly leading to a federal structure. Analysis of the South African case suggests for comparative research generalizations about intrasocietal racial conflicts

Conflict resolution · Dimension (graph theory) · Distribution (mathematics) · Economics · Futures contract · Political economy · Political science · Population · Power (physics) · Sociology · Demography · Gender Diversity and Inequality · International Development and Aid · Law · Mathematics · South African History and Culture

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  Larry Grubbs•Diplomatic History•2008

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