The contested state of democracy in South Africa
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Whilst both the liberal and radical critiques point to both structural flaws and worrying developments in South African democracy, they overestimate the extent to which the ANC as the ruling party, is able to impose itself upon South African society. The authors proposes that democracy in South Africa is in a state of perpetual and dynamic contestation which revolves around three fundamental issues: the tension between democracy and dominance of the political arena by the ANC, the incipient clash between democracy and constitutional liberalism and the capacity of the state to counter apartheid social deficits.
DOI: 10.14749/30050218
Author: Human Sciences Research Council
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Human Sciences Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W7079974620
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