Evolution of Ethnic Democracy in South Africa

In: International affairs: a Russian journal of world politics, diplomacy and international relations, Band 59, Heft 1

Abstract

It is important, in appraising the role of South Africa as today's player on the international political scene and an active participant in global associations of countries, to form a realistic idea of the political image the country projects internationally and the political situation inside the country. The hardest part is to make sense of the political situation inside South Africa, taking into account the evolving phenomenon of ethnic democracy. South Africa is a democracy with a dominant party, contingent on which are both the advantages and drawbacks typical of democracies of this type. Adapted from the source document.