A study of political tolerance in the context of South Africa

This study measures levels of political tolerance and degrees of consensus on democratic norms in the South African context. Tolerance is the willingness to put up with opposition. It implies procedural fairness--a commitment to the rules of the game and a willingness to apply them equally. The argument is made that models of democracy should be congruent with existing levels of tolerance in a society. As South Africa is a transitional society, political leaders should take into account the empirical reality of existing levels of tolerance when choosing a specific democratic model.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Gouws, Amanda

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kuklinski, James H.

• Psychology, Social
• Political Science, General

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1992 Gouws, Amanda

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9236473
(UMI)AAI9236473

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22560