Politics In South Africa Research Articles

The Continued Impact of Black Consciousness in South Africa

The idea of Black Consciousness heralded an era of alternative political awareness in the late 1960s. A self-empowering, vibrant, reconstructionist world-view emphasised the potential rôle of black initiatives and responsibility in articulating the power of the powerless. Between 1968–76, the Black Consciousness Movement (B.C.M.), as it became known, was one of the most important developments in South Africa, not only as the result of the self-confident protest and rebellion that it unleashed, but also ‘because of the questions it posed about the nature of oppositional politics in South Africa and its relation to the nature of South African society’.1

LANGUAGE AND POLITICS IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH REFERENCE TO THE DOMINANCE OF THE NGUNI LANGUAGES

(1991). LANGUAGE AND POLITICS IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH REFERENCE TO THE DOMINANCE OF THE NGUNI LANGUAGES. English Studies in Africa: Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 55-64.

Between Black and White: The History of Coloured Politics in South Africa

(1991). Between Black and White: The History of Coloured Politics in South Africa. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des etudes africaines: Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 106-110.

Between Black and White: The History of Coloured Politics in South Africa

Between Black and White: The History of Coloured Politics in South Africa

The Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa

Black politics in South Africa changed dramatically after 1976. It spread far and fast, with black organisations multiplying at all kinds of levels. The African National Congress (A.N.C.) returned and the United Democratic Front (U.D.F.) emerged. The trade unions strengthened considerably and black youths demonstrated their power. Ideologies changed and evolved. Yet at the same time as the movement broadened and deepened its hold on black people, internal divisions grew more intense. Organisational, ideological, and strategic differences became more bitter, and leaders continued to accuse each other of betraying the struggle.

"Stay out of Politics": A Philosopher Views South Africa

As a lifelong radical and political activist, Ronald Aronson accepted an invitation to lecture in South Africa only after two years of deliberation. Out of Politics, which begins with the moral questions that Aronson confronted in his decision to go, is a reaffirmation of the necessity for majority rule and the abolition of apartheid. Amidst the pressure of widespread talk of an academic boycott of South Africa, Aronson decided to lecture there as a contribution to the struggle for majority rule. He decided to become mobilized as a philosopher and activist by engaging in the effort close at hand rather than settling for a distant and comfortable protest by avoidance. Along with his visa, Aronson was given the following warning by a consular officer: Stay out of politics! Believing that philosophy not only has a role to play but that it can, and must, involve itself in the vital social and political issues of our time, Aronson equally discovered that in South Africa politics is everywhere and inescapable. The lectures Aronson delivered focused on the meaning of progress and hope, on the threat and experience of disaster today, and on our responsibility to join the struggle for a humane and rational world. Two of the most provocative lectures are included here, the first a discussion of the Holocaust that has direct and intentional applications to the current situation in South Africa. The second lecture, in memory of the assassinated political philosopher Richard Turner, is a sketch of Aronson's philosophy of hope as seen from within the South African context. Despite the limitations of teaching under possible surveillance in a revolutionary situation, Aronson witnessed the social reality of apartheid and heard the voices of its victims. Aronson's love for the South African people motivated him to write this powerful account. He presents a lecturer's tour of South Africa: the experiences that both confirmed his belief in the urgent need for majority rule but also revealed the complexities of the society that seeks to continue apartheid through all reforms; and his philosopher's reflections upon returning to the United States on the irrationality of apartheid and the ambiguities of the struggle to end it. Out of Politics is not only a powerful encounter with South Africa today, it is a provocative statement about philosophy its nature, its tasks, its duty to understand and change the world in which we live.

Book Review: John Philip (1775–1851): Missions, Race and Politics in South Africa

Book Review: John Philip (1775–1851): Missions, Race and Politics in South Africa

The regional restructuring of politics in contemporary South Africa

A recent literature concerned with the regional restructuring of politics in South Africa is reviewed. The literature provides important insights into both emerging political processes and geographical forms in South Africa, but it remains constrained by three areas of weakness: those of economism, functionalism and spatial fetishism. Suggestions are made as to how these weaknesses might be avoided in future research.

John Philip (1175–1851): Missions, Race and Politics in South Africa. By Andrew Ross. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1986. ix + 249 pp. £14.90.

John Philip (1175–1851): Missions, Race and Politics in South Africa. By Andrew Ross. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1986. ix + 249 pp. £14.90.

Politics in South Africa

Essay| May 01 1989 Politics in South Africa Patrick O’Meara Patrick O’Meara Director, African Studies Program, Indiana University Patrick O’Meara is the coeditor, with Phyllis M. Martin, of Africa (Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1986) and, with Gwendolen M. Carter, of International Politics in Southern Africa (Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1982) and Southern Africa: The Continuing Crisis (Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1982). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Current History (1989) 88 (538): 217–220. https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.1989.88.538.217 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Patrick O’Meara; Politics in South Africa. Current History 1 May 1989; 88 (538): 217–220. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.1989.88.538.217 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentCurrent History Search This content is only available via PDF. © 1989 by The Regents of the University of California1989 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review: John Philip (1775–1851): Missions, Race and Politics in South Africa

Book Review: John Philip (1775–1851): Missions, Race and Politics in South Africa

Indian Politics in South Africa: 1860 to the Present

Research Article| August 01 1987 Indian Politics in South Africa: 1860 to the Present Michael West Michael West Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (1987) 7 (1_and_2): 97–111. https://doi.org/10.1215/07323867-7-1_and_2-97 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Michael West; Indian Politics in South Africa: 1860 to the Present. Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 1 August 1987; 7 (1_and_2): 97–111. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/07323867-7-1_and_2-97 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsComparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 1987: South Asia Bulletin1987 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: The Struggle against Apartheid in South Africa You do not currently have access to this content.

An Enlightened Scot - John Philip (1775–1851): Missions, Race and Politics in South Africa. By Andrew Ross. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1986, Pp. ix + 249. 14.90 (paper-back 8.90).

An Enlightened Scot - John Philip (1775–1851): Missions, Race and Politics in South Africa. By Andrew Ross. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1986, Pp. ix + 249. 14.90 (paper-back 8.90). - Volume 28 Issue 2

Symbolic politics and the electoral success of policy failure in South Africa

Abstract A critical analysis of symbolic politics in South Africa is used in this article to explain an apparent anomaly in White political behaviour, namely, why the government succeeds in maintaining reformist public support despite its failure to achieve its publicly declared reform objectives, particularly in the field of constitutional change. It concludes that the government's ability to manipulate political symbols blunts reformism and makes effective government‐sponsored reform unlikely as it neutralises effective electoral pressure. “I have no doubt that one day historians and others will ponder, mystified, at how a failed government could be rewarded time and again for its failures by increased electoral support.” Letter‐writer The Argus

John Philip (1775–1851): missions, race and politics in South Africa

John Philip (1775–1851): missions, race and politics in South Africa

Squandering Eden: Africa at the Edge

This personal account of an ever-changing Africa examines the particular problems of each country in turn. It shows that traditional climactic failures are aggravated by corruption, incompetence and mismanagement, both inside African governments and in international aid organizations and donor countries; by land degradation and booming population and by the growing threat of AIDS. The book is a study of the rich diversity and beauty of Africa and the dignity and spirit of its people. It looks at the great variety of peoples, climates and wildlife, from the disappearing Bushmen and struggling wildebeest of the Kalahari to the Ethiopian famine and the politics of South Africa. Mort Rosenblum is chief foreign correspondent for the Associated Press and is author of Mission to Civilize. Doug Williamson worked as a lawyer in South Africa and is a visiting scholar at Cambridge University.

Patterns of political influence in South Africa

ABSTRACT In this article∗∗ it is endeavoured to elucidate patterns of political influence in South Africa. A great number of political movements, political parties and interest groups impinge on politics in South Africa. The central question addressed is the extent to which these groups, through exertion of political influence, contribute towards the dismantling or the maintenance of the central tenets of racial policy. ‘Political influence’ is conceptualized as a broader phenomenon than mere impact on the policy process. In the face of curtailment of access to this process, influence is manifested, for instance, in activities of political mobilization. This article proposes a model in which all patterns of political influence in South Africa can be incorporated.

POLITICS, SPORT AND EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

DURING THE LAST THIRTY YEARS, the pressure to isolate South Africa from international sport has steadily intensified. As a result, South Africa is now excluded from official international competition in all major team sports except rugby. The official reason for exclusion advanced by the various international sporting bodies bears repeating, since it is based not on an abhorrence of the political system of South Africa as such, but on opposition to the political distortion of sporting activity in South Africa: the legal ban on blacks and whites mixing on sports fields and the straitjacket imposed on black sporting development, which has denied basic sporting opportunities and freedoms. The South African government has been slow to react to the growing boycott. During the 1970s a number of initiatives were launched, but to little effect. It was not until the advent of the Botha administration in late 1978 that a more assertive response to the boycott began to emerge. This has now developed into a full-scale international offensive aimed at 'setting the record straight' about the actual sporting conditions now prevailing in South Africa and thereby securing the country's re-admission to international sport. The recent appointment of a sport attache to the South African Embassy in London, and the opening of a South African Sports Office there are indicative of the lengths to which the government and various South African sporting bodies are now prepared to go to regain

Race Politics in South Africa: Change and Revolt

Race Politics in South Africa: Change and Revolt

Black Protest Politics in South Africa to 1912

Black Protest Politics in South Africa to 1912