Index

South Africa’s Democracy at the Crossroads

ISBN: 978-1-80262-928-6, eISBN: 978-1-80262-927-9

Publication date: 18 April 2022

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(2022), "Index", Silander, D., Silander, C., van der Elst, H. and Heydenrych, P. (Ed.) South Africa’s Democracy at the Crossroads, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 199-205. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-927-920221015

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INDEX

Absolute educational effect
, 143

Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (ASGISA)
, 130

“Activism”
, 120–121

Africa Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA)
, 178

African democracy
, 81

African National Congress (ANC)
, 6, 18–19, 46–47, 73–74, 76, 102, 127, 160–161, 188–189

domination of ANC and political parties
, 55–57

parliament and ANC dominance
, 57–60

party
, 7

African political fragility and limited democratic legacy
, 179–181

African Union (AU)
, 173, 180

Afrikaner nationalism, racial separatism to
, 30–31

“Afrikaner-led apartheid”
, 30

“All spheres of life” phenomenon
, 36

Ancien regime
, 83–84

Annual National Assessments (ANA)
, 146–147

Anomie
, 131–132

Anti-apartheid movements
, 36

Anti-democratic ideologies
, 14

Apartheid politics in South Africa
, 29

impact on South African politics and society up to 1994
, 32–39

political developments
, 31–32

racial separatism to Afrikaner nationalism
, 30–31

Attitudes of democracy
, 53–55

Authoritarianism, resurgence of
, 175–177

Bantu Education Act (1953)
, 38

Bill of Rights
, 47–48

Black Consciousness Movement
, 33

Black economic empowerment
, 71–72

BRICS countries and Sino-South-African Relationship
, 178–179

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE)
, 71

Bureaucratic fragmentation
, 72

Bureaucratic management theory
, 69

Bureaucratic society
, 2–3, 20, 33–34

Cause-and-effect relationship
, 38–39

City improvement districts (CIDs)
, 127–128, 133–134

Civil liberties
, 187

Civil society
, 2–3, 21, 36–37, 113–114

and democracy
, 114–116

popular protests, and South African politics
, 116–120

violent democracy
, 120–122

Closed-circuit television (CCTV)
, 127–128

Cold War
, 1

Commission for Gender Equality (CGE)
, 49

Commission for Promotion and Protection of Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission)
, 49

Common destiny
, 160

Commonwealth Observer Group (COG)
, 51

Communism
, 14

Community Policing Forums (CPFs)
, 132

Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
, 33

Consolidated democracy
, 13, 50–51, 97

judicial society in
, 83

Consolidation
, 113

Consolidation of democracies
, 2, 5, 11, 13, 16–17, 45

complexity of
, 188

framework of study on
, 3–4

negative peace and
, 134–136

Constitutional Court
, 85–86

Constitutional Principles
, 84

Constitutionalism
, 84

Convention for Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
, 102–103

Corruption
, 89–90

“Cost and benefit” policy
, 35

Crime
, 127–128, 130

Criminological research
, 130

Criminology
, 128

Cushion effect
, 143

Democracy
, 1, 13, 45, 86

attitudes of
, 53–55

challenges to
, 2, 19, 22

civil society and
, 114–116

diffusion/promotion
, 22

framework of study on challenges to democracy
, 23–24

framework of study on consolidation of
, 3–4

fundamental commitment to
, 83–85

as good governance in less developed states
, 17–19

ideas of
, 6–7

schools role in
, 141

South Africa
, 7

status of
, 2–3

support for
, 54

theoretical perspectives on crime, security, and
, 128–130

violent
, 120–122

Democratic Alliance (DA)
, 118

Democratic attitudes
, 16

Democratic behavior
, 16

Democratic consolidation
, 97, 99, 113

achieving objective of stable economic society and
, 107–108

economic society and
, 100–101

and instability in countries
, 98–99

relationship between sports, national identity, and
, 158–160

Democratic constitution
, 16

Democratic rights
, 86

Democratic system
, 46

Democratic upsurge
, 1–2

Democratization
, 1, 11, 13

analytical framework
, 19–22

bureaucratic society
, 20

civil society
, 21

conceptualizing
, 12–13

economic society
, 20–21

educational society
, 21–22

international society
, 22

international society to
, 174–175

judicial society
, 20

perspectives on consolidation
, 13–17

political society
, 19–20

security and safety society
, 21

in South Africa
, 130, 173

sports society
, 22

Demographic dividends
, 71

Disenfranchisement
, 37

Distribution of education
, 144

Doctoral education in South Africa
, 150–151

Domestic frustration, international recognition among
, 162–164

Domestic violence
, 127

Domination of ANC and political parties
, 55–57

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
, 7, 101–102

Economic society
, 2–3, 20–21, 35–36, 129–130

achieving objective of stable economic society and democratic consolidation
, 107–108

and democratic consolidation
, 100–101

democratic consolidation and instability in countries subjected to political and economic transformation
, 98–99

growth employment and redistribution policy as interventionist mechanism in
, 105–106

link between economic society and democratic consolidation
, 100–101

national democratic revolution as interventionist measure in
, 103–104

national development plan as form of intervention in
, 106–107

reconstruction and development program as interventionist measure and guideline for
, 104–105

in South Africa
, 130–132

South Africa as developmental state
, 101–103

Economic transformation in South Africa
, 97–99

Educational society
, 2–3, 21–22, 38

educational system of South Africa
, 144–151

Education–democracy nexus
, 142–144

aspects of educations related to democracy
, 144

Electoral democracy
, 6–7

“Emotion”
, 120–121

Encroachment, structures of
, 72–73

Exclusions
, 29

Executive power
, 46, 50

Fascism
, 14

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit (FOCAC)
, 179

Fragile State Index
, 5

Free and fair elections
, 50–57

attitudes of democracy
, 53–55

and Presidential Administration
, 51–53

Free-market principles
, 102

Freedom Front Plus (FF1)
, 7

Freedom House Index
, 5

Freedom of individual
, 1

Gender-based violence
, 127

Gini Coefficient
, 67

Global democratization
, 5, 11, 187

Government of National Unity (GNU)
, 104

Gradualism
, 13

Growth Employment and Redistribution (GEAR)
, 130

Growth employment as interventionist mechanism
, 105–106

Higher education

in South Africa
, 148

as tool for development after 1994
, 148–149

“Human dignity”
, 47–48

Human rights
, 1

Huntington’s two-turnover test
, 45–46

Independent Democrats (ID)
, 57

Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
, 49, 51

Inform security practices
, 127–128

Institutionalization of apartheid
, 32

Institutionalization process
, 14–16

Institutions
, 14–15

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
, 102–103

International Olympic Committee (IOC)
, 162

International recognition among domestic frustration
, 162–164

International society
, 2–3, 22, 39, 173

African political fragility and limited democratic legacy
, 179–181

BRICS and Sino-South-African Relationship
, 178–179

global and regional leverage and linkage
, 175–181

international society to democratization
, 174–175

lack of western democratic leadership
, 177–178

resurgence of authoritarianism
, 175–177

Judicial society
, 2–3, 20, 81

changing
, 87–88

in consolidated democracy
, 83

Constitutional Court
, 85–86

critique on constitution and
, 90–92

fundamental commitment to democracy
, 83–85

key concepts and context
, 82–83

“lawfare” and
, 88–90

Judiciary society
, 34–35

Laissez-faire approach
, 100

“Lawfare” and judicial society
, 88–90

Legal corruption
, 65

Liberal democracy
, 84

Liberal democratic experiments and developmental states
, 70–71

Liberalization
, 11–12

Liberation movements
, 157

Liberationism, encroaching
, 66

Macroeconomic policy
, 130

Makwanyane
, 86

Mandela, Nelson
, 188–189

ANC with
, 46–47

creation of “Rainbow Nation”
, 6–7

first black and democratically elected president
, 6–7

macroeconomic policy under
, 130–131

presidencies of
, 161

set democratization in motion
, 102

Marxist-socialist ideology
, 102–103

Media
, 116–117

Mesfin, Berouk (Senior Researcher, Direct Conflict Prevention Program, ISS)
, 65

Millennium Development Goals
, 17–18

Ministerial Task Team (MTT)
, 163

Nation-building
, 160

National Assembly
, 49–50

National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality
, 86

National Council of Provinces
, 49

National democratic revolution as interventionist measure in South African economic society
, 103–104

National Development Plan (NDP)
, 106–107, 131, 148–149

National identity

relationship between sports, democratic consolidation and
, 158–160

sport and national identity in public statements and reports
, 160–165

National Party (NP)
, 6, 46–47, 102, 118, 188–189

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)
, 53, 88–89

Nazism
, 14

Negative peace and consolidation of democracy
, 134–136

Neocolonialism
, 176

Neoliberal approach
, 102–103

Nepotism
, 89–90

New Growth Path (NGP)
, 130

New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
, 173, 181

Non-governmental organization (NGO)
, 117–118

Nongovernmental organizations
, 12

“Nonracialism”
, 47–48

Official Development Assistance (ODA)
, 178

One-party domination
, 50–57

One-party–dominant state, public service in
, 66

Organogram
, 70

Outcomes-Based Education (OBE)
, 145

Pan African Congress (PAC)
, 33

Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC)
, 6

Parliament and ANC dominance
, 57–60

Pluralism
, 12

Political developments
, 31–32

Political economy of apartheid-South Africa
, 35

Political elites
, 14–15

Political institutions
, 14–15

Political liberalization
, 12

Political rights
, 47, 49, 187

Political society
, 2–3, 19–20, 32–33, 45–46

background and new constitution
, 46–47, 49–50

checks and balances in practice
, 57–60

constitution of 1996
, 46–50

free and fair elections, two-turnover test, and one-party domination
, 50–57

stateness, political rights, and checks and balances
, 47–49

Political-oriented civil societies
, 115–116

Polyarchy
, 14

Post-1948 discriminations
, 31

Pre-1994 legal system in South Africa
, 34

Presidential Administration, free and fair elections and
, 51–53

Private security companies (PSCs)
, 127–128, 132–133

Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation
, 2–3, 141

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS and pre-PIRLS)
, 146

Progressive Business Forum (PBF)
, 73–75

Provincial executive committees of governing party
, 76–77

Public service in one-party–dominant state
, 66

Quality of democracy
, 16–17

Racial separatism to Afrikaner nationalism
, 30–31

Racial superiority practices
, 29–30

“Rainbow Nation”
, 6–7, 157, 160

Rationality
, 69

Rechtsstaat
, 82, 84–85

Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP)
, 104, 130, 148

Redistribution policy as interventionist mechanism
, 105–106

Redistributive regimes function
, 71

Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (RICA)
, 116–117

Road Accident Fund (RAF)
, 67

Rule of law
, 1, 8, 81–82

Safety and security society
, 37–38

economic society, bureaucracy, and norms in South Africa
, 130–132

negative peace and consolidation of democracy
, 134–136

security infrastructures
, 132–134

theoretical perspectives on crime, security, and democracy
, 128–130

School Governing Bodies (SGBs)
, 145

Schools role in democracy
, 141

Security
, 128–130

infrastructures
, 132–134

security and safety society
, 2–3, 21

studies
, 128

“Security arena”
, 127

“Semigration”
, 129–130

Shared memories
, 160

Sino-South-African Relationship, BRICS and
, 178–179

Social cohesion
, 160

Social media platforms
, 127–128

Social stratification
, 29–30

Socialization
, 15–16

Socioeconomic liberalization
, 12

South Africa
, 82–83

apartheid in
, 30

bureaucracy, and norms in
, 130–132

bureaucratic society
, 33–34

bureaucratic systems in
, 65

challenges to democracy in
, 19–22

civil society
, 36–37

consolidated democracy
, 97

democracy and
, 8

as developmental state
, 101–103

doctoral education
, 150–151

economic society
, 35–36, 130, 132

economic transformation in
, 97–98

educational society
, 38

educational system of
, 144–151

framework of study on challenges to democracy
, 23–24

higher education as tool for development after 1994
, 148–149

higher education in
, 148

impact on South African politics and society up to 1994
, 32–39

international society
, 39

judiciary society
, 34–35

liberal democratic experiments and developmental states
, 70–71

number of state employees in
, 66–67

PBF of ruling party
, 73–75

political society
, 32–33

problems facing educational system
, 145–147

provincial executive committees of governing party
, 76–77

public service in one-party–dominant state
, 66

safety and security society
, 37–38

separation of jurisdictions
, 71–72

sport society
, 38–39

state capture and bureaucratic fragmentation
, 72

structural reforms
, 144–145

structural violence in
, 128

structures of encroachment
, 72–73

theory
, 69–70

unequal distribution of education
, 147–148

university expansion and persisting stratification
, 149–150

wage progression
, 67–69

South African

civil society, popular protests, and South African politics
, 116–120

contemporary challenges to South African democracy
, 194–197

judicial society
, 82

legal system
, 34–35

South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
, 52

South African Communist Party (SACP)
, 6, 90

South African Congress of Trade Unions (COSATU)
, 103

South African Council of Churches
, 33

South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)
, 49

South African Police Service (SAPS)
, 121, 132

South African political system
, 29

South African Revenue Service (SARS)
, 66–67

South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU)
, 161

Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
, 173, 181

Southern African Development Community (SADC)
, 173, 181

Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ)
, 146–147

Spirit of constitutionalism
, 81–82

Sport society
, 2–3, 22, 38–39

international recognition among domestic frustration
, 162–164

momentum in transition
, 161–162

postapartheid South Africa
, 157–158

relationship between sports, national identity, and democratic consolidation
, 158–160

sport and national identity in public statements and reports
, 160–165

treading water
, 164–165

Sports
, 157

State capture
, 72

State Security Agency (SSA)
, 73

State’s criminalization
, 77

“Stateness”
, 46–47, 49

Strategic partnership agreement
, 178

Stratification, persisting
, 149–150

Structural violence
, 127–128

in South Africa
, 128

Sub-Saharan Africa
, 5

Sustainable Development Goals
, 17–18

Symbolism
, 30, 160

Trade Development Cooperation Agreement (TDCA)
, 178

Transformational approach
, 88

Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
, 175

Transitions to democracy
, 12

Trauma
, 127

Treatment Action Campaign
, 86

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
, 146

Two-turnover test
, 50, 55, 57

UN Human Rights Committee
, 116–117

Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)
, 67

Unequal distribution of education
, 147–148

United Democratic Front (UDF)
, 33

United Nations (UN)
, 17, 173

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
, 127

United Party (UP)
, 6

Violence
, 37

against children
, 127

Violent democracy
, 120–122

Volksgemeinschaft
, 30

Wage progression
, 67–69

Watershed elections (1948)
, 29

Weberian maxim
, 69

Western democratic leadership, lack of
, 177–178

Western imperialism
, 176

Western leverage on democratization
, 175

Westminster discriminatory system
, 30

Westminster model
, 50

of parliamentary sovereignty
, 85

World Bank
, 102–103

Zuma, Jacob
, 66, 88–89

charged for corruption and fraud
, 188

leadership
, 116

political center of KwaZulu-Natal
, 187–188

presidencies of
, 161