Afrikaner nationalism, white politics and political change in South Africa
Date
1974-03
Authors
Van Zyl Slabbert, H.
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Abstract
By political change is meant a change in the constitution
of groups and individuals who effectively control political
decision-making in South Africa, The size and diversity of such
groups and number of individuals can either decrease, - in which
case there is an increase in authoritarianism, - or increase, -
in which case there is a move towards a decentralization or
diffusion of political control. A clear distinction must in this
case be made between interest groups, socio-economic and demographic
processes, external or internal to South Africa, that
exert direct or indirect influenoe on the taking of political
decisions and the groups and individuals who effectively control
and are responsible for such decisions. This is simply another
way of stating that more often than not there is a discrepancy
between the pressures for change and the decisions taken to
cope with such pressures..... This paper would like to emphasize the strategic significance
of Afrikaner Nationalists in relation to the problem of political
change in South Africa. As a group they control effective
political decision-making within White politics and therefore
within South Africa in general...
Description
African Studies Seminar series. Paper presented March 1974
Keywords
South Africa. Politics and government, 1961-1978, South Africa. Race relations, Nationalism. South Africa, Afrikaners. Politics and government, South Africa. History