Beyond party politics : to what extent, if any, are there unexpected democracy deepening consequences of one-party dominance in South Africa?

The degree of centralisation and monopolisation of power by the African National Congress (ANC) is raising concerns about the long-term prospects for democracy in South Africa. Conventional party politics cannot at present provide the mechanism to check tendencies towards authoritarian domination: loyalty to the ruling party, lack of credible opposition parties and the electoral system itself are all factors contributing to the entrenchment of the status quo.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Political Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Matisonn, Heidi

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5956

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5956