The State, Civil Society, and Democratic Transition in South Africa
A Survey of Elite Attitudes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6285073 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hennie Kotzé, Pierre Du Toit (Stellenbosch University) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-48 |
| Publication date | 1995-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002795039001002 |
| OpenAlex | W2114800329 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 32 |
The presence of civil society is widely recognized as a crucially important component of the foundation of stable democracy. Divided societies can be expected to be lacking in this attribute. Yet claims have been made for the existence of a civil society in South Africa, which is usually typified as a leading example of a deeply divided society. The importance of this claim for the consolidation of democracy lies in the fact that negotiators were able to converge on a new set of constitutional rules of the game, to hold a founding election, and to establish a Government of National Unity to replace the apartheid state and regime. The question is whether these steps toward securing democracy after apartheid are buttressed by the presence of a civil society or are taken in its absence. If the latter applies, then the immediate task of the new government will have to be both to democratize the state and regime and to civilize society. This article addresses this question by reporting on data that bear on the attitudes of elites to the state and to a wide variety of civic bodies in South Africa
Civil society · Consolidation (business · Democracy · Democratic consolidation · Democratization · Economics · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Variety (cybernetics · African cultural and philosophical studies · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Public Administration · South African History and Culture
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African Elites' Land Control Maneuvers
Elites and Democratic consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe
A Democratic South Africa?
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Research Methods for Elite Studies
Political education and socialization
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The Elite Variable in Democratic Transitions and Breakdowns
Ethnic groups in conflict
Political Culture and Revolution in Soweto
Mass Media and Political Socialisation
The Virtue of Civil Society
The legacy of ideological control
Meanwhile back on the “boereplaas
The political socialization of isolation
An unlikely Utopia
Change in Contemporary South Africa
Elite Integration in the United States and Australia
Pluralism and Social Choice
Elite integration in stable democracies
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2023 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |