Compromise and Deliberation
A Rhetorical View of South Africa's Democratic Transformation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3078130 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philippe-Joseph Salazar (0000-0001-9343-4999, University of Cape Town, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-166 |
| Publication date | 2004-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0539018404042578 |
| OpenAlex | W2116394045 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The South African ''compromise'' remains unique in the history of post-colonialism (if it belongs at all to that category, which is open to debate). Ten years after Mandela's election to the presidency, and his calm refusal of personal self-perpetuation, in contrast to most presidencies in most western-style democracies, South Africa remains somewhat of an aporia. However, the South African anchoring in compromise as constitutive of democracy unveils a concept and a practice of reconciliation which are akin to ''compromise'' yet stand out as uniquely ''rhetorical'', especially in the tension between a judicial vision of public deliberation and public deliberation itself. This article focuses on land restitution as a site for deliberative coming-together
Compromise · Deliberation · Democracy · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Legal Issues in South Africa · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |