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Research data: VOTING
2021 Political engagement and opinions of youth in post-apartheid South Africa: a qualitative study
Since the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994, a new generation of 'Born Frees' have been able to vote. With a worldwide decrease in...
2017 Geography and voting: the growth of urban opposition in South Africa two decades after democratisation
The results of the 2016 local government elections in South Africa provided a new opportunity to assess voting trends and to explore the syn...
2016 Geography and voting: the growth of urban opposition two decades after South African democratisation
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Download this report2014 The voter's voice: outcomes from the 2014 election satisfaction survey
In late 2013, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) tasked the HSRC with conducting two representative studies related to the 2014 nati...
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