Political Identity and Social Change

The Remaking of the South African Social Order

AvJamie Frueh

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Explores issues of political identity and the social changes that ended apartheid in South Africa.Political Identity and Social Change builds upon the constructivist theory of political identity to explore the social changes that accompanied the end of apartheid in South Africa. To gain a better understanding of how structures of identity changed along with the rest of South Africa's institutions, Frueh analyzes three social and political conflicts: the Soweto uprisings of 1976, the reformist constitutional debates of 1983–1984, and post-apartheid crime. Analyzing these conflicts demonstrates how identity labels function as structures of social discourse, how social activity is organized through these structures, and how both the labels and their power have changed during the course of South Africa's transition. In this way, the book contributes not only to the study of South African society, but also provides lessons about the relationship between identity and social change.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-11-07
Mått:151 x 231 x 14 mm
Vikt:345 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Global Politics
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:State University of New York Press
Medarbetare:Nicholas Onuf
ISBN:9780791455487

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Jamie Frueh is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Bridgewater College.

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"The strength of the book lies in its analysis and application of constructivist theory. In addition, the author has done valuable primary research through interviews that begin to comprehend the shared perspectives on crime in postapartheid South Africa." — African Studies Review"Political Identity and Social Change analyzes one of the most politically explosive issues of the twentieth century—South African apartheid—in new and interesting ways. It also makes innovative use of constructivism as a way of studying change and establishes important linkages between theoretical developments in comparative politics and international relations." — Randolph B. Persaud, author of Counter-Hegemony and Foreign Policy: The Dialectics of Marginalized and Global Forces in Jamaica

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Acknowledgments Foreword by Nicholas Onuf 1. INTRODUCTION 2. A THEORY OF POLITICAL IDENTITY ConstructivismIdentityIdentity Labels as Units of a Constructivist MethodConclusion 3. SOUTH AFRICA AND IDENTITY Apartheid and Its Historical ContextAnalysis of South African PoliticsThe Practicalities of Studying South African Identity 4. SOWETO 1976 Soweto, June 16, 1976—A StoryCompeting Discourses on SowetoThe Political Identity of SowetoConclusion: The Beginning of the End 5. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, 1983–1984 Reform, Resistance, RepressionCompeting Discourses on the ConstitutionConstitutional Reform and Political IdentityConclusion 6. POST-APARTHEID CRIME Crime in South AfricaThe Discourse on CrimeCrime and Political IdentityConclusion 7. IDENTITY AND THE TRANSITION: Conclusions for the Political Theory of Social Change The Argument for Constructivist Political IdentityThe Argument about South AfricaConclusions and Generalizations Notes Bibliography Index