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What is the potential consequence of South Africa's decline in democratic future?
What is the potential consequence of South Africa's decline in democratic future?
- Increased participation in formal political processes
- Increased levels of disengagement from formal political processes and increased protest action (correct)
- Decreased protest action and increased engagement in elections
- A shift towards a authoritarian regime
What is the main focus of Part 1 of the book?
What is the main focus of Part 1 of the book?
- The evolution of South Africa's constitutional democracy
- The transition and early procedural democratisation phase of South Africa's democratic journey
- The role of the ANC in South Africa's democratic future
- The context of South Africa's transition, including the legacies of the past (correct)
In the context of South Africa's democratic development, what is the primary challenge that remains despite the creation of a constitutional democracy?
In the context of South Africa's democratic development, what is the primary challenge that remains despite the creation of a constitutional democracy?
- The lack of political and civil rights for certain racial groups
- The limited access to education and healthcare
- The instability of democratic institutions and elections
- The persistence of poverty and inequality stemming from apartheid structures (correct)
What is the primary focus of Chapter 4?
What is the primary focus of Chapter 4?
What is the foundation of South Africa's human rights regime?
What is the foundation of South Africa's human rights regime?
What is the significance of procedural characteristics in measuring democracy?
What is the significance of procedural characteristics in measuring democracy?
What is the primary objective of the structures that facilitate procedural democratisation?
What is the primary objective of the structures that facilitate procedural democratisation?
What is the purpose of examining theories of democratic transitions in the context of South Africa's democratic development?
What is the purpose of examining theories of democratic transitions in the context of South Africa's democratic development?
What is the significance of the legacies of the past in understanding contemporary South Africa?
What is the significance of the legacies of the past in understanding contemporary South Africa?
What is the implication of democratisation being an ongoing process?
What is the implication of democratisation being an ongoing process?
What is the relationship between the structure of government and democratic institutions in measuring democracy?
What is the relationship between the structure of government and democratic institutions in measuring democracy?
What was Nelson Mandela's position in 1994?
What was Nelson Mandela's position in 1994?
What is the term for the spread of democratisation globally during the late 1980s and early 1990s?
What is the term for the spread of democratisation globally during the late 1980s and early 1990s?
What is the third phase of constructing democracy in a state?
What is the third phase of constructing democracy in a state?
What may lead to the resurgence of populism and a return of authoritarian political values in a democracy?
What may lead to the resurgence of populism and a return of authoritarian political values in a democracy?
Why do states develop democracy in different ways?
Why do states develop democracy in different ways?
What is the name of the regime that existed in South Africa from 1948?
What is the name of the regime that existed in South Africa from 1948?
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