The first and second transitions and the national question in South Africa

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Houston, G. & Davids, Y.D. (2023) The first and second transitions and the national question in South Africa . In: Balfour, R.J. (ed).Mzala Nxumalo, leftist thought and the contemporary South Africa. Auckland Park: Jacana Media. 97-127. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/22515 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/22515

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Abstract:
In this chapter, his theorisation of the national question in South Africa is used as the basis for an analysis of the impact of the ruling African National Congress's (ANC's) first transition, democratising state and society and meeting basic needs, towards the resolution of the national question. Data from the South African Social Attitudes Survey of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is used to illustrate how national unity has been undermined by the persistence of various 'nationalisms' as well as the unintended consequences of the transformative agenda during the first transition. This is followed by a review of the ANC's notion of a second transition, socio-economic transformation over the next 30 to 50 years in the context of the ongoing challenges faced in the resolution of the national question.
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12 Oct 2023
 
NXUMALO
MZALA
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (ANC)
DEMOCRATIZATION
POLITICAL TRANSITION
CIVIL SOCIETY
 
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