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Research data: POLITICS
2020 Nadine Gordimer: writer with a conscience
Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer is one of South Africa's greatest literary treasures. A self-proclaimed political novelist by accident of bir...
2020 Political culture in South Africa
This chapter discusses South Africa's political culture following the end of apartheid in 1994. Central to successful democratic consolidati...
Download this report2019 The unconvinced vote: the nature and determinants of voting intentions and the changing character of South African electoral politics
In the lead up to South Africas sixth National and Provincial Elections in May 2019, the recent performance and leadership dynamics within t...
Download this report2019 Editorial: quo vadis?: reflections on the 2019 South African general elections
The 2019 General Elections marked a watershed in South Africas political landscape. The ANC under the banner of a narrative of regeneration ...
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