The right in transition: an analysis of the politics and ideology of the white rightwing in historical context

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dc.contributor.advisorGoldberg, Melvinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSpicer, Sharynen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-14T04:19:20Z
dc.date.available2015-09-14T04:19:20Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographies.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation identifies the white right-wing in South Africa describing the various sub-groups comprising the movement which are more numerous and diverse than was commonly accepted. The thesis assumed a positive correlation between reform and increased support for the right-wing, and that a "hardening of attitudes" took place during the 1988-1993 period, with a resurgence of nationalist, racist and right-wing sentiments. This thesis argues that there is a propensity to fissure on the part of the right-wing which gives rise to diverse tactics and areas of concern including resorting to violence to achieve political ends. The potential strengths and weaknesses of the right-wing in the light of this tendency are highlighted. The right-wing can only be understood in terms of the powerful ideologies underlying it, in particular Afrikaner Nationalism and European fascism, and this study explores these influences. However, it was felt that a new theoretical framework needed to be elaborated in order better to understand the motivation behind and roots of support for right-wing ideas. Such a theoretical framework needs to integrate both the objective/material and the subjective/ideological and psychological determinants in order to be all encompassing and holistic in its thrust.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSpicer, S. (1994). <i>The right in transition: an analysis of the politics and ideology of the white rightwing in historical context</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13827en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSpicer, Sharyn. <i>"The right in transition: an analysis of the politics and ideology of the white rightwing in historical context."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13827en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSpicer, S. 1994. The right in transition: an analysis of the politics and ideology of the white rightwing in historical context. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Spicer, Sharyn AB - This dissertation identifies the white right-wing in South Africa describing the various sub-groups comprising the movement which are more numerous and diverse than was commonly accepted. The thesis assumed a positive correlation between reform and increased support for the right-wing, and that a "hardening of attitudes" took place during the 1988-1993 period, with a resurgence of nationalist, racist and right-wing sentiments. This thesis argues that there is a propensity to fissure on the part of the right-wing which gives rise to diverse tactics and areas of concern including resorting to violence to achieve political ends. The potential strengths and weaknesses of the right-wing in the light of this tendency are highlighted. The right-wing can only be understood in terms of the powerful ideologies underlying it, in particular Afrikaner Nationalism and European fascism, and this study explores these influences. However, it was felt that a new theoretical framework needed to be elaborated in order better to understand the motivation behind and roots of support for right-wing ideas. Such a theoretical framework needs to integrate both the objective/material and the subjective/ideological and psychological determinants in order to be all encompassing and holistic in its thrust. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - The right in transition: an analysis of the politics and ideology of the white rightwing in historical context TI - The right in transition: an analysis of the politics and ideology of the white rightwing in historical context UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13827 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13827
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSpicer S. The right in transition: an analysis of the politics and ideology of the white rightwing in historical context. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13827en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSociologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe right in transition: an analysis of the politics and ideology of the white rightwing in historical contexten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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