Then I Was Black: South African Political Identities in Transition
Do race and ethnicity present a danger to the consolidation of effective democratic government? Can liberal constitutionalism provide a stable basis for governance of a polity historically erected on racial and ethnic division? In this book Courtney Jung argues that when ethnic and racial identities are politically fluid and heterogeneous, as she finds they are in South Africa, ethnic and racial politics will not undermine the peaceful and democratic potential of the government. \ Jung...
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How are ethnic identities politicized and depoliticized? What are the implications for democracy? In this book Courtney Jung uses a constructivist approach to show that in South Africa Zulu, Afrikaner, and Coloured ethnic identities are politicized through persistent, but changing, variables. Ethnic identities are fluid over time and heterogeneous across space, she finds, and so they are not necessarily destructive to the democratic project. Choice Each case study offers unique insight about the group's evolving identity. . . . Highly recommended.
\ ChoiceEach case study offers unique insight about the group's evolving identity. . . . Highly recommended.\ \
