South Africa and the Case for Renegotiating the Peace

South Africa and the Case for Renegotiating the Peace / edited by Toit Pierre du.

South Africa is awash with policy failures, and policy confusion. We argue firstly, that our current discord over policy details has its origin in the (celebrated) negotiated transition. We hold that the vote count of an 85% majority in the Constituent Assembly in 1996 obscured the reality that the...

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Other Authors: Pierre du, Toit (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2016.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Democracy > South Africa.
Government accountability > South Africa.
Nation-building > South Africa.
Post-apartheid era > South Africa.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General
Democracy
Government accountability
Nation-building
Politics and government
Post-apartheid era
South Africa > Politics and government > 21st century.
South Africa
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. What Constitutions Represent
  • Constitutional Contracts
  • Social Contracts
  • Benchmarks
  • The South African Constitution
  • Endnotes
  • 2. Negotiating Amidst Uncertainty
  • Introduction: Misinformation, Disinformationand Dealmaking
  • Towards Clarity: 1948-1961
  • Secrecy
  • Hidden Information
  • Exile 1961-1990
  • Creating New Information
  • Secret Talks about Talkswith Nelson Mandela, 1985-1990
  • Ambiguity
  • Negotiations 1990-1996
  • 1991 CODESA
  • 1992 Record of Understanding
  • 1993: The Multi-Party Negotiating Process (MPNP)
  • The 1993 Constitution
  • The 1994 election
  • The 1996 Constitution
  • Discord
  • Contingency
  • The ANC in Power
  • Endnotes
  • 3. The Rule of Law and Democracy
  • Democracy in South Africa
  • The Rule of Law
  • Contending Interpretations of the Rule of Law in South Africa
  • The ANC's Conceptions of Democracy and the Rule of Law
  • Endnotes
  • 4. The Guardians of Democracy: The Judiciary
  • The Judiciary and the Rule of Law in South Africa
  • The African National Congress And The Rule Of Law
  • The Way Forward
  • Endnotes
  • 5. The Constitution and the Peace Dividend
  • Introduction: The Peace Dividend
  • The Problem of Incommensurables
  • Rising Expectations
  • The Dead-end Street
  • Crisis
  • "We Don't Want to be Left Behind"
  • Endnotes
  • 6. The Case for Renegotiating the Peace
  • Introduction: The Scope of Renegotiation
  • The Conditions for Renegotiation
  • The Comparative Framework
  • Malaysia, Lebanon and India
  • Zimbabwe
  • What Makes for a More Durable Constitution?
  • Precipitants for Renegotiation
  • Endnotes
  • About the Authors
  • Index

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