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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"National Party"”.
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From Minority to Mainstream - The Electoral Rise of the Scottish National Party 1999-2016
… of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, the Scottish National Party (SNP) became the main opposition party, and since 2007 has been the governing party. This rise to power was not a given, and is in comparison to the Welsh nationalist party, Plaid Cymru, which lost seats over the same period in Welsh …
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From Minority to Mainstream - The Electoral Rise of the Scottish National Party 1999-2016
… of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, the Scottish National Party (SNP) became the main opposition party, and since 2007 has been the governing party. This rise to power was not a given, and is in comparison to the Welsh nationalist party, Plaid Cymru, which lost seats over the same period in Welsh …
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A study of South Africa's National Party perceptions of United States foreign policy in the 1980's with particular reference to sanctions
… as clearly as it is possible, South Africa's National Party perceptions on United States foreign policy in the 1980s. The primary area of focus is the policy switch from constructive engagement to punitive sanctions in the mid-1980s and the circumstances to which they have given rise. The …
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A comparative study of the aims structure and strategies of the National Party and Inkatha National Cultural Liberation Movement in the decade 1975-1985
… structure and strategies of the NP and Inkatha National Cultural Liberation Movement in the crucial decade 1975-1985. It was during that decade that these two political groupings moved closer to the political centre of gravity of South Africa. By this time the NP, in spite of preserving …
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'Perceptions of the 'red peril'' : the National Party's changing portrayal of the 'communist threat' c.1985 - February 1990
For the National Party of South Africa, Communism was simultaneously a legitimate concern and a useful concept with which to attract voters and deflect criticism. The threat of Communism was frequently allied with the threat of African nationalism in National Party discourse during the apartheid …
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State Political Parties in American Politics: Innovation and Integration in the Party System
<p>What role do state party organizations play in twenty-first century American politics? What is the nature of the relationship between the state and national party organizations in contemporary elections? These questions frame the three studies presented in this dissertation. More specifically, I …
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The South African Library as a state-aided national library in the era of apartheid : an administrative history
… Government financial aid to provide certain 'national' functions. By 1954 it was the pre-eminent research library in sub-Saharan Africa and enjoyed total autonomy within the limits of its 1893 Act of the former Cape Colonial Parliament. This study follows the transformation of the South …
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White politics and the Garment Workers' Union, 1930 - 1953
… 1930 witnessed the emergence of the present-day National Party and its eventual victory in the 1948 general election. However, little literature has appeared on the white labour movement, the Labour Party and the trade union activities of the Afrikaner nationalists during the period. The Garment …
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The broadcasting of politics in South Africa
… has increasingly been influenced by the ruling National Party as they strengthened their authority. This follows the Lasswell communications model which emphasizes the role of the controller in the communications flow as well as Fagen's and Siebert's description of authoritarianism as a national …
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White South Africa and defence, 1960-1968 : militarization, threat perceptions and counter strategies
… Force (SADF) and reinforcing support for the National Party government. The military achieved enhanced public status within civil society as the state's supposed bulwark. A range of purported potential threats, both internal and external and regularly reported in the media, were investigated …
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Liberal ethics in South Africa since 1948 : power, principle and responsible action
… since the victory of the (Afrikaner) National Party in 1948, have been characterised by a sense of political powerlessness; (b) that as a consequence of this powerlessness, these ethics have been more concerned with principle, motives, conscience and internal consistency than with the …
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The Making of Pretoria as the Citadel of Apartheid, 1948-73
When the Reunited National Party won the general election in South Africa on 26 May 1948 it set into motion a series of events which would fundamentally reshape the social and economic configuration of the country. These changes included extending legislation favouring white employment, whitening …
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A cultural-historical analysis of Grade 9 History curriculum and its pedagogical resources for learners' conceptual development
… is necessary. In light of this, a topic titled ‘National Party and apartheid' is analysed across the CAPS document and its teaching resources to examine the extent to which they outline these knowledge forms for concept development. Vygotsky's cultural-historical theory and the work of …
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Hello from the other side; I'll compromise a thousand times : how minority party governors win unlikely elections
Despite increasing nationalization and polarization in state politics, some blue states continue to elect Republican governors, while some red states continue to elect Democratic governors. These minority party governors are out of step with their state's mass ideology and partisanship when …
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Neišpildytos separatistinės ambicijos bei vidinės (de)stabilizacijos požymiai: SNP partijos atvejo studija /
… difficulties experienced by the Scottish National Party (SNP). The research employs extreme case study and theory-testing process tracing methods to examine SNP party change over the period of 2014-2023. Utilising an integrated theory of party goals and party change, the nature of the SNP …
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Aspects of the impact of apartheid on commerce and industry in the Western Cape, 1960 to 1990
… the black ethnic groups was a cornerstone of the National Party policy and the cost burden was enormous with the provision of all the trappings of full nationhood. The job reservation policies, which reserved skilled occupations created a skill shortage in the country and towards the end of the …
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White labour and the 'social democratic' movement in the Transvaal; the South African Labour Party, the South African Trades and Labour Council and their trade union affiliates, 1930 - 1954
… bargaining system. The South African Labour Party served as the junior partner in the famous 'pact' coalition government from 1924. The South African Labour Party split in 1928 and the Party and the white labour movement in general appeared to move off the front stage of the political arena. …
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Featherstream
… Jan Smuts and Doctor Daniel Malan's Purified National Party, which were mirrored in communities and families across South Africa. The driving force of the story is a young woman's struggle to reconcile divided loyalties and emerge from the emotional stranglehold of her overbearing father.
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