Social and economic change since 1994: The electoral implications

dc.contributor.authorSeekings, Jeremy
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-29T13:15:57Z
dc.date.available2016-04-29T13:15:57Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2016-04-29T13:14:01Z
dc.description.abstractBetween 1994 and 2004, the South African electorate changed in a number of important respects. Approximately one-third of the potential electorate in 2004 was too young to vote in 1994; they comprise a post-apartheid generation, for whom apartheid was something learnt about, not remembered. Inter-provincial migration also shapes potential voting patterns. Social and economic change after apartheid has begun to reshape political cleavages in South Africa, although the process has been muted due to the resilience of racial identity, deep-rooted political loyalties and the particular character of social and economic grievances. The growing black middle-class enjoys considerable political power, as does organised labour (which includes typical middle-class occupations such as teachers as well as more conventional working-class occupations). Both of these classes have distinct class interests, and have secured public policies that favour them. Although there are signs of rising class consciousness among the poor, this is yet to find political expression in either civil or political society.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSeekings, J. (2004). <i>Social and economic change since 1994: The electoral implications</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19339en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSeekings, Jeremy <i>Social and economic change since 1994: The electoral implications.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19339en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSeekings, J. (2004). Social and Economic Change Since 1994: The Electoral Implications. Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn0-77011-013-5en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Seekings, Jeremy AB - Between 1994 and 2004, the South African electorate changed in a number of important respects. Approximately one-third of the potential electorate in 2004 was too young to vote in 1994; they comprise a post-apartheid generation, for whom apartheid was something learnt about, not remembered. Inter-provincial migration also shapes potential voting patterns. Social and economic change after apartheid has begun to reshape political cleavages in South Africa, although the process has been muted due to the resilience of racial identity, deep-rooted political loyalties and the particular character of social and economic grievances. The growing black middle-class enjoys considerable political power, as does organised labour (which includes typical middle-class occupations such as teachers as well as more conventional working-class occupations). Both of these classes have distinct class interests, and have secured public policies that favour them. Although there are signs of rising class consciousness among the poor, this is yet to find political expression in either civil or political society. 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 - 0-77011-013-5 T1 - Social and economic change since 1994: The electoral implications TI - Social and economic change since 1994: The electoral implications UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19339 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSeekings J. Social and economic change since 1994: The electoral implications. 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19339en_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
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dc.sourceCentre for Social Science Research
dc.source.urihttp://www.cssr.uct.ac.za/
dc.subject.otherPolitics
dc.titleSocial and economic change since 1994: The electoral implicationsen_ZA
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