Institutionalizing Elites
Political Elite Formation and Change in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
Biographical note
Suzanne Francis, PhD. (2009) in Political Science, is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She carries out extensive empirical research, writes and publishes in the area of political elites, value systems and institutions in Africa.
Readership
All those interested in political elites, institutionalized political power, african politics, democratic elite theory, the history and politics of KwaZulu-Natal, democratic transitions and countries recovering from acute political conflict.
Table of contents
Contents
List of graphs and tables ix
Acknowledgements x
Glossary and abbreviations xi
INTRODUCTION 1
1 A THEORY AND METHODOLOGY FOR THE STUDY OF ELITES 10
The context of KwaZulu-Natal – methodological problems 18
Methodology of the study 22
2 HISTORICAL CONTEXTS AND POLITICAL ELITE FORMATION IN KWAZULU AND NATAL 32
Defining political ideas and political spaces 33
The roots of political elite formation 34
Political elite formation during ‘the struggle’ 41
Contested elite formation during the transition 57
Key factors and contexts in elite formation prior to 1994 71
3 SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EMERGING POLITICAL ELITE 73
Social characteristics among the political elite 75
Social clusters of the political elite 131
Conclusion 133
4 POLITICAL, ORGANISATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND OF AN EMERGING POLITICAL ELITE 135
Initial political involvement 138
Extent of former political involvement: Veterans and newcomers 144
Types of former political involvement 147
Patterns of party political identification 161
Conclusion 173
5 INTRA-PARTY DYNAMICS AND POLITICAL ELITE CIRCULATION 175
The structure of opportunities within the provincial legislature 177
Intra-party dynamics in the IFP and ANC 179
Recruitment and circulation 184
Volatility in political elite circulation 196
Conclusion 200
6 INTER-PARTY DYNAMICS, COALITION POLITICS AND CROSS PARTY ELITE BONDING 202
The first term: Strengthening institutionalizing rules and procedures 203
The 1999 IFP-ANC coalition: Institutionalizing certainty 210
The IFP-DA alliance: Syncretic relationships 236
Conclusion 247
7 THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY 249
Institutional factors that define the institutional capacity of political elites 251
The provincial legislature and the committee system 255
Case study: The National Council of Provinces Standing Committee in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature 264
Streams of political elites: Policy, politics and institutional capacity 274
Conclusion 283
CONCLUSION: THE POLITICAL ELITE OF KWAZULU-NATAL 285
Theoretical development 295
References 297
Index 313
List of graphs and tables ix
Acknowledgements x
Glossary and abbreviations xi
INTRODUCTION 1
1 A THEORY AND METHODOLOGY FOR THE STUDY OF ELITES 10
The context of KwaZulu-Natal – methodological problems 18
Methodology of the study 22
2 HISTORICAL CONTEXTS AND POLITICAL ELITE FORMATION IN KWAZULU AND NATAL 32
Defining political ideas and political spaces 33
The roots of political elite formation 34
Political elite formation during ‘the struggle’ 41
Contested elite formation during the transition 57
Key factors and contexts in elite formation prior to 1994 71
3 SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EMERGING POLITICAL ELITE 73
Social characteristics among the political elite 75
Social clusters of the political elite 131
Conclusion 133
4 POLITICAL, ORGANISATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND OF AN EMERGING POLITICAL ELITE 135
Initial political involvement 138
Extent of former political involvement: Veterans and newcomers 144
Types of former political involvement 147
Patterns of party political identification 161
Conclusion 173
5 INTRA-PARTY DYNAMICS AND POLITICAL ELITE CIRCULATION 175
The structure of opportunities within the provincial legislature 177
Intra-party dynamics in the IFP and ANC 179
Recruitment and circulation 184
Volatility in political elite circulation 196
Conclusion 200
6 INTER-PARTY DYNAMICS, COALITION POLITICS AND CROSS PARTY ELITE BONDING 202
The first term: Strengthening institutionalizing rules and procedures 203
The 1999 IFP-ANC coalition: Institutionalizing certainty 210
The IFP-DA alliance: Syncretic relationships 236
Conclusion 247
7 THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY 249
Institutional factors that define the institutional capacity of political elites 251
The provincial legislature and the committee system 255
Case study: The National Council of Provinces Standing Committee in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature 264
Streams of political elites: Policy, politics and institutional capacity 274
Conclusion 283
CONCLUSION: THE POLITICAL ELITE OF KWAZULU-NATAL 285
Theoretical development 295
References 297
Index 313
€42.00$58.00
Studies of cultural tourism and indigenous identity are fraught with questions concerning exploitation, entitlement, ownership and authenticity. Unease with the idea of leveraging a group identity for commercial gain is ever-present. This anthology articulates some of these debates from a ...
€42.00$58.00
Drawing on scholarship from multiple disciplines, this volume presents a fresh understanding of the Mpondo uprising in South Africa; focusing on its meanings and significance in relation to land, rural governance, politics and the agency of the marginalized.
€42.00$60.00
Building on the foundational work of the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute, the essays contained in Living the End of Empire offer a more nuanced and complex picture of the late-colonial period in Zambia than has hitherto been presented in nationalist histories.
€42.00$60.00
Based on ethnographic research and inventive, child-oriented research methods, the current volume offers children’s perspectives on kinship, children's experiences of work, caring, disease, migration, conflict, and many other key features of contemporary life in Africa.
€42.00$60.00
In presenting a history of the Tuareg rebellions against the Malian state in the late 20th century, this book discusses the historical legacies of slavery, racialisation, colonial rule, decolonisation, nationalism and the postcolonial state in the contemporary Sahel.
€43.00$60.00
The history of development cooperation has attracted very little research to date. This volume offers an innovative interpretation by considering the history of SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, which has been in existence for over forty years now.
€43.00$60.00
North-central Namibia’s history demonstrates how global models of environmental change give rise to contradictory interpretations that are not simply misreadings of the same process. The area experienced both dramatic deforestation and reforestation, suggesting the need for new and pluralistic ...
€43.00$60.00
This book traces the implementation of the good governance agenda in Malawi from World Bank policy documents to the individual experiences of civil servants who responded in unforeseen ways to the reform. It presents a fine-grained ethnographic account of what African civil servants actually do, ...
€43.00$60.00
This book critically investigates the flourishing monument phenomenon in post-apartheid South Africa, notably the political discourses that fuel it; its impact on identity formation, its potential benefits, and most importantly its ambivalences and contradictions.
€43.00$60.00
This monograph is about income diversification among fishers, pressure on marine resources and the relation between the two. Socio-economic characteristics of artisanal fishers, including income diversification, are examined together with fishing practices, fish landings, fish marketing, and ...
- 1 of 3
- ››
No additional information