The Institutions of Representative Democracy

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dc.contributor.authorNijzink, Lia
dc.contributor.authorPiombo, Jessica
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-29T12:12:29Z
dc.date.available2016-04-29T12:12:29Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2016-04-29T12:11:20Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper charts the development of the two institutions most central to the nature of representative democracy in South Africa: the electoral system and the National Assembly.2 It reviews how developments since 1994 have shaped the institutional context in which political parties operate and compete for power. The paper first considers how the National Assembly has developed over the past ten years, reviewing the performance of parliament and its role in the consolidation of democracy. The second part of the paper focuses on the electoral system, reviewing the debate around electoral reform and discussing changes that have been introduced since 1999. In the conclusion, we suggest what the implications of these institutional developments are for the future of representative democracy in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNijzink, L., & Piombo, J. (2004). <i>The Institutions of Representative Democracy</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19335en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNijzink, Lia, and Jessica Piombo <i>The Institutions of Representative Democracy.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19335en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNijzink, L., & Piombo, J. (2004). The Institutions of Representative Democracy. Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn0-77011-017-8en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Nijzink, Lia AU - Piombo, Jessica AB - This paper charts the development of the two institutions most central to the nature of representative democracy in South Africa: the electoral system and the National Assembly.2 It reviews how developments since 1994 have shaped the institutional context in which political parties operate and compete for power. The paper first considers how the National Assembly has developed over the past ten years, reviewing the performance of parliament and its role in the consolidation of democracy. The second part of the paper focuses on the electoral system, reviewing the debate around electoral reform and discussing changes that have been introduced since 1999. In the conclusion, we suggest what the implications of these institutional developments are for the future of representative democracy in South Africa. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Centre for Social Science Research LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 SM - 0-77011-017-8 T1 - The Institutions of Representative Democracy TI - The Institutions of Representative Democracy UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19335 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19335
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNijzink L, Piombo J. The Institutions of Representative Democracy. 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19335en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.sourceCentre for Social Science Research
dc.source.urihttp://www.cssr.uct.ac.za/
dc.subject.otherDemocracy
dc.subject.otherelections
dc.subject.otherpolitics
dc.titleThe Institutions of Representative Democracyen_ZA
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