All dressed up with nowhere to go? the rapid transformation of the South African parliamentary committee system (in comparative theoretical perspective)
| dc.contributor.advisor | Murray, Christina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Calland, Richard James Tristan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-20T11:38:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-20T11:38:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1997 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2026-02-20T11:30:47Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | South Africa's transition to democracy has been a journey of almost mythical proportions. The national parliament, in Cape Town, lies at the heart of the country's new democratic dispensation. Those who were fortunate enough to be present on 9 May 1994 to see the National Assembly elect the country's first black President, Nelson Mandela, will never forget the moving spectacle that followed, as black MP after black MP was sworn into a parliament that had, for over four decades, overseen and sustained the immoral laws of the Apartheid state. Now, in theory and in practice, parliament is the institutional centrepiece of democratic governance. As such it has been transformed from a part-time, cynical rubber-stamp into a full-time, vibrant place of work. It is a transformation that however dramatic and however inspiring it has been to behold, has not been without serious problems. Over three years into the new democracy, and parliament is only just beginning to come to terms with the consequences of its transformation and many questions, both conceptual and logistical remain unanswered. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Calland, R. J. T. (1997). <i>All dressed up with nowhere to go? the rapid transformation of the South African parliamentary committee system (in comparative theoretical perspective)</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42880 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Calland, Richard James Tristan. <i>"All dressed up with nowhere to go? the rapid transformation of the South African parliamentary committee system (in comparative theoretical perspective)."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42880 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Calland, R.J.T. 1997. All dressed up with nowhere to go? the rapid transformation of the South African parliamentary committee system (in comparative theoretical perspective). . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42880 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Calland, Richard James Tristan AB - South Africa's transition to democracy has been a journey of almost mythical proportions. The national parliament, in Cape Town, lies at the heart of the country's new democratic dispensation. Those who were fortunate enough to be present on 9 May 1994 to see the National Assembly elect the country's first black President, Nelson Mandela, will never forget the moving spectacle that followed, as black MP after black MP was sworn into a parliament that had, for over four decades, overseen and sustained the immoral laws of the Apartheid state. Now, in theory and in practice, parliament is the institutional centrepiece of democratic governance. As such it has been transformed from a part-time, cynical rubber-stamp into a full-time, vibrant place of work. It is a transformation that however dramatic and however inspiring it has been to behold, has not been without serious problems. Over three years into the new democracy, and parliament is only just beginning to come to terms with the consequences of its transformation and many questions, both conceptual and logistical remain unanswered. DA - 1997 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - National parliament KW - Cape Town KW - Nelson Mandela KW - democracy LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1997 T1 - All dressed up with nowhere to go? the rapid transformation of the South African parliamentary committee system (in comparative theoretical perspective) TI - All dressed up with nowhere to go? the rapid transformation of the South African parliamentary committee system (in comparative theoretical perspective) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42880 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42880 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Calland RJT. All dressed up with nowhere to go? the rapid transformation of the South African parliamentary committee system (in comparative theoretical perspective). []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 1997 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42880 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Law and Society | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Law | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | National parliament | |
| dc.subject | Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | Nelson Mandela | |
| dc.subject | democracy | |
| dc.title | All dressed up with nowhere to go? the rapid transformation of the South African parliamentary committee system (in comparative theoretical perspective) | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | LLM |