Thuynsma: Political Parties in South Africa
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Thuynsma: Political Parties in South Africa

Do they Undermine or Underpin Democracy?

  1. 236 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Thuynsma: Political Parties in South Africa

Do they Undermine or Underpin Democracy?

About this book

Political parties and the party system that underpins South Africa's democracy have the potential to build a cohesive and prosperous nation. But in the past few years the ANC's dominance has strained the system and tested it and its institutions' fortitude. There are deeper issues of accountability that often spurn the Constitution and there is also a clear need to foster meaningful public participation and transparency. This volume offers a different and detailed assessment of the health of South Africa's political system. This study intends to unravel the condition of the party system in South Africa and culminates in the question: Do South African parties promote or hinder democracy in the country? The areas of the party system that are known to require continued work are the weakness of democratic structures within parties, the perceived lack of responsibility of elected parliamentarians towards voters, non-transparent private partner financing structures and a lack of attractiveness of party-political commitment, especially for women. Experts in the respective fields address all of these areas in this book.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. About the Contributors
  7. Acronyms
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface. South Africa’s Complex Party System after the 2016 Local Government Elections
  10. Introduction
  11. CHAPTER 1 - Whither the ANC’s Dominance? Waning Electoral Dominance, Rising Hegemonic Dominance
  12. CHAPTER 2 - The Need to Reform the Electoral System in South Africa. A Constitutional Engineering Perspective
  13. CHAPTER 3 - Women, the Electoral System and Political Parties
  14. CHAPTER 4 - Political Parties and Political Leadership. Sewing Reconciliation or Division?
  15. CHAPTER 5 - Do Political Parties Still Shift Public Opinion?
  16. CHAPTER 6 - Securing Their Future. Using Election Campaigns to Safeguard the Party System
  17. CHAPTER 7 - Political Parties and Their Capacity to Provide Parliamentary Oversight
  18. CHAPTER 8 - ANC Hegemony. Social and Economic Ramifications for South Africa
  19. CHAPTER 9 - The African National Congress and South Africa’s Foreign Policy and Diplomacy. A Decolonial African Perspective
  20. CONCLUSION - Moving South Africa Forward?
  21. Back cover