Electoral politics in South Africa : assessing the first democratic decade / edited by Jessica Piombo and Lia Nijzik. - Cape Town, South Africa : HSRC Press, 2006. - xi, 297 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Voice for some / Electoral implications of social and economic change since 1994 / Voter information, government evaluations, and party images in the first democratic decade / Parliament and the electoral system / Electoral administration achievements and continuing challenges / African National Congress / Democratic alliance / Inkatha freedom party / New National Party / Struggling to represent the Left / Smallest parties / Sanusha Naidu and Mbogeni Manqele -- Media converage in election 2004 / Results of election 2004 / Steven Friedman -- Jeremy Seekings -- Robert Mattes -- Lia Nijzink and Jessica Piombo -- Claude Kabemba -- Tom Lodge -- Susan Booysen -- Laurence Piper -- Collette Schulz-Herzenberg -- Thabisi Hocane -- Gavin Davis -- Jessica Piombo.

9780796921703 (pbk.)


Elections--South Africa.
Political campaigns--South Africa.
Democracy--South Africa.


South Africa--Politics and government--1994-

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