Description
The sixth general election since the arrival of democracy occurs at a critical moment in South Africa's history. The immediate question this book poses is will the ANC manage to manufacture a sixth electoral victory despite its disastrous record in government since 2014? It finds the answer in the personal popularity of Ramaphosa, the ANC's capacity to forge political unity when confronted by the risk of losing power, established voting trends amongst older voters, a sharp decline in participation among the youth which might otherwise have produced electoral shifts, and the failure of opposition parties to present themselves as viable alternatives.
The subsequent question is what the consequences of a sixth successive election victory for the ANC will be for South African democracy. Will the ANC's triumph provide a sufficiently strong mandate for Ramaphosa to turn South Africa around, or will he fail to overcome Zuma's allies within the party? Whether he succeeds or fails, will the ANC manage to hold itself together? Is the future and quality of South African democracy dictated by whether the ANC stays together or splits into rival parts?
Election 2019 covers the context of the election, analyses changing voter participation and attitudes, outlines party campaigns, and explores the role of gender and the media before evaluating the result. At its heart is the issue of whether South African democracy will survive.
About the Author
Roger Southall is an honorary professor in sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand and was previously Distinguished Research Fellow at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Professor of Political Studies at Rhodes University. Prior to that he worked in universities in Uganda, Lesotho, Canada and the UK. He is the author or editor of around a dozen books. He founded the HSRC's State of the Nation project and coedited the first four volumes. He has also published extensively on African politics, political economy and labour in leading academic journals, as well as contributing chapters to numerous books. He is editor of the Journal of Contemporary African Studies. Collette Schulz-Herzenberg holds a BA Hons in politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (London University), an MSc in democratic governance and a PhD in politics from the University of Cape Town (UCT). She completed her postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Social Science Research at UCT in 2013, specialising in South African voter behaviour. Collette's academic interests include political behaviour, elections and voters, party systems, democratization and research methods. Her teaching specialisations include political behaviour and political theory, survey research and quantitative methodologies. Kealeboga J Maphunye is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Sciences and former WIPHOLDBrigalia Bam Research Chair in Electoral Democracy in Africa at Unisa. He holds a Doctoral Degree in Government from the University of Essex (UK), Master of Public Administration (MPA) (UB, Botswana) and Bachelor of Science in Sociology (Hons.) (UZ, Zimbabwe). He has worked for the School of Government, University of the Western Cape as an academic and has conducted commissioned research for South Africa's national government departments.
Book Information
ISBN 9781431428861
Author Kealeboga J. Maphunye
Format Paperback
Page Count 350
Imprint Jacana Media
Publisher Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm * 15mm
The subsequent question is what the consequences of a sixth successive election victory for the ANC will be for South African democracy. Will the ANC's triumph provide a sufficiently strong mandate for Ramaphosa to turn South Africa around, or will he fail to overcome Zuma's allies within the party? Whether he succeeds or fails, will the ANC manage to hold itself together? Is the future and quality of South African democracy dictated by whether the ANC stays together or splits into rival parts?
Election 2019 covers the context of the election, analyses changing voter participation and attitudes, outlines party campaigns, and explores the role of gender and the media before evaluating the result. At its heart is the issue of whether South African democracy will survive.
About the Author
Roger Southall is an honorary professor in sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand and was previously Distinguished Research Fellow at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Professor of Political Studies at Rhodes University. Prior to that he worked in universities in Uganda, Lesotho, Canada and the UK. He is the author or editor of around a dozen books. He founded the HSRC's State of the Nation project and coedited the first four volumes. He has also published extensively on African politics, political economy and labour in leading academic journals, as well as contributing chapters to numerous books. He is editor of the Journal of Contemporary African Studies. Collette Schulz-Herzenberg holds a BA Hons in politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (London University), an MSc in democratic governance and a PhD in politics from the University of Cape Town (UCT). She completed her postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Social Science Research at UCT in 2013, specialising in South African voter behaviour. Collette's academic interests include political behaviour, elections and voters, party systems, democratization and research methods. Her teaching specialisations include political behaviour and political theory, survey research and quantitative methodologies. Kealeboga J Maphunye is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Sciences and former WIPHOLDBrigalia Bam Research Chair in Electoral Democracy in Africa at Unisa. He holds a Doctoral Degree in Government from the University of Essex (UK), Master of Public Administration (MPA) (UB, Botswana) and Bachelor of Science in Sociology (Hons.) (UZ, Zimbabwe). He has worked for the School of Government, University of the Western Cape as an academic and has conducted commissioned research for South Africa's national government departments.
Book Information
ISBN 9781431428861
Author Kealeboga J. Maphunye
Format Paperback
Page Count 350
Imprint Jacana Media
Publisher Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm * 15mm
