Encouraging exclusivity: The electoral system and campaigning in the 1999 South African Election

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dc.contributor.advisorSeekings, Jeremyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Gavinen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-30T03:52:16Z
dc.date.available2014-07-30T03:52:16Z
dc.date.issued2003en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation provides an analysis of the 1999 election campaign and considers how each of the main parties appealed to the politically salient groups in South Africa. The case is put forward that the electoral system--closed-list proportional representation-rewards parties that appeal to a particular race group (or groups) at the expense of others. Parties that adopt a conciliatory tone and attempt a 'catch-all' strategy are punished at the polls. The persistence of this phenomenon means that politics in South Africa is likely to remain racialised, as political entrepreneurs maximise votes by making narrow sectional appeals.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDavis, G. (2003). <i>Encouraging exclusivity: The electoral system and campaigning in the 1999 South African Election</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3794en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDavis, Gavin. <i>"Encouraging exclusivity: The electoral system and campaigning in the 1999 South African Election."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3794en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDavis, G. 2003. Encouraging exclusivity: The electoral system and campaigning in the 1999 South African Election. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Davis, Gavin AB - This dissertation provides an analysis of the 1999 election campaign and considers how each of the main parties appealed to the politically salient groups in South Africa. The case is put forward that the electoral system--closed-list proportional representation-rewards parties that appeal to a particular race group (or groups) at the expense of others. Parties that adopt a conciliatory tone and attempt a 'catch-all' strategy are punished at the polls. The persistence of this phenomenon means that politics in South Africa is likely to remain racialised, as political entrepreneurs maximise votes by making narrow sectional appeals. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 T1 - Encouraging exclusivity: The electoral system and campaigning in the 1999 South African Election TI - Encouraging exclusivity: The electoral system and campaigning in the 1999 South African Election UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3794 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3794
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDavis G. Encouraging exclusivity: The electoral system and campaigning in the 1999 South African Election. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2003 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3794en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPolitical Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleEncouraging exclusivity: The electoral system and campaigning in the 1999 South African Electionen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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