Institutions, ethnicity, and political mobilization in South Africa

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Title:

Institutions, ethnicity, and political mobilization in South Africa

Author:

Piombo, Jessica.

ISBN:

9780230617346

Personal Author:

Piombo, Jessica.

Publication Information:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Physical Description:

xvi, 260 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

1. Introduction : ethnic mobilization during democratization -- 2. Shaping strategies of political mobilization -- 3. South Africa's political institutions and social divisions -- 4. Electoral politics in South Africa, 1994-2004 -- 5. The African National Congress : playing to win -- 6. The new National Party : transforming into irrelevance -- 7. From Democratic Party to democratic alliance : mobilizing minority power? -- 8. The Inkatha Freedom Party : turning away from ethnic power -- 9. Conclusion : the contingent nature of political mobilization.

Subject Term:

Democratization -- South Africa.

Political parties -- South Africa.

Politics, Practical -- South Africa.

Political participation -- South Africa.

Geographic Term:

South Africa -- Ethnic relations.

South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-

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Summary

An investigation of post-apartheid South Africa, which is notable for a history of politicized ethnicity, a complicated network of ethnic groups and for an expectation that ethnic violence would follow the 1994 political transition that did not occur following democratization.