The South African Democracy Education Trust's 'Road to Democracy' Project: areas of focus and methodological issues
SOURCE: African Historical Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2010
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Houston
KEYWORDS: DEMOCRACY, POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRACY EDUCATION TRUST (SADET)
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 6764
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3854
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3854
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2010
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Houston
KEYWORDS: DEMOCRACY, POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRACY EDUCATION TRUST (SADET)
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 6764
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3854
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3854
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Abstract
This article summarises the story of the production of the historical volumes by the South African Democracy Education Trust (SADET). SADET was established after former president Thabo Mbeki expressed concern that there was very limited research done on the achievement of a peaceful political settlement in South Africa after decades of violent conflict. SADET's mission is, and has been to conduct a major study of South Africa's political history between 1960 and 1994. The focus of the article is on the project's editorial structure and on its research methodology, particularly the benefits and limitations of the use of oral interviews as the main research tool.-
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