Racial redress & citizenship in South Africa
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE EDITOR(S): A.Habib, K.Bentley
KEYWORDS: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, CITIZENSHIP, NATIONAL IDENTITY, POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA, RACIAL SEGREGATION, TRANSFORMATION
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5286
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5397
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5397
TITLE EDITOR(S): A.Habib, K.Bentley
KEYWORDS: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, CITIZENSHIP, NATIONAL IDENTITY, POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA, RACIAL SEGREGATION, TRANSFORMATION
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5286
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5397
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5397
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Abstract
South Africa's democratic experiment is confronted with a central political dilemma: how to advance redress and address historical injustices while building a single national identity. This issue lies at the heart of many heated debates over issues such as economic policy, affirmative action, and skills shortages. Government has opted for racially defined redress while many of its critics recommend class as a more appropriate organising principle. The contributors to this volume challenge both perspectives. Both scholars and activists, and from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, the authors explore the issues within four broad themes: the economy, education, sport and the civil service. Addressing the scholarly community, civil society and government, each of the authors brings their own unique perspectives to this question which is so crucial to the future of South Africa.-
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