An Analysis of the Historical Roots of Partisan Governance within the ANC
Understanding the Road to State Capture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6213699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jordan Fredericks (Stellenbosch University), Nicola De Jager (0000-0001-6888-3135, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-42 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politikon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-9346 • E-ISSN: 1470-1014 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02589346.2021.2018119 |
| OpenAlex | W4200093238 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
Despite constitutional aspirations for good (impartial) governance since 1996, partisan governance nearly brought South Africa to the brink of economic, social, and political implosion. For the duration of his tenure (2009–2018), President Zuma spent public funds for private ends with impunity and enabled the creation of a shadow state, which effectively siphoned millions out of the public purse into private hands and hollowed out the country's state-owned enterprises. The question posed here is: How did the Zuma administration manage to ‘capture the state' in a context where the 1996 Constitution enshrines impartial governance? Using the analytical framework of good governance, this article aims to understand the governance approach of the African National Congress (ANC) in terms of its overarching national plan, the National Democratic Revolution (NDR) and its strategy of cadre deployment. Using document and conceptual content analysis of ANC policy documents it is noted that the ANC’s governance approach is inherently partisan, with historical roots. In line with the Marxist tradition, governance based on partisanship was established together with the blurring of lines between party, government and state. This framework of partisanship, justified with the language of transformation, allowed for repurposing the state for private ends
Constitution · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Denunciation · Economics · Government (linguistics · Impunity · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Human Rights and Development · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Public Administration · South African History and Culture
Content Analysis
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The African National Congress and the Regeneration of Political Power
Remaking the ANC
Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method
The hidden thread
Understanding the ‘Zuma Tsunami’
African National Congress Change in Leadership
The Lasting Legacy
The Zuma Affair, Labour and the Future of Democracy in South Africa
Multivariate Analysis of National Political Development
The Quality of Democracy
The changing political culture of the African National Congress
No ‘New’ ANC
The Zuma Years
What is to be done? Burning questions of our movement
What Is Quality of Government? A Theory of Impartial Government Institutions
Bureaucracy and Growth
The Genesis of the ANC's Armed Struggle in South Africa 1948-1961
South Africa's brave new world
How Democratic is the African National Congress
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |