A Dream Deferred: The Microfoundations of Direct Political Action in Pre- and Post-democratisation South Africa.

The stability of young democracies may be threatened by persistent protest as the economic legacies of the old autocratic regimes tend to outlive the defunct political structures. This paper seeks to explore the micro-level predictors of protest potential in South Africa before and after the end of...

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Publicado en:Journal of Development Studies Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 130 - 147
Autores principales: Bedasso, Biniam E., Obikili, Nonso
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2016
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          Bedasso, Biniam E.
          Obikili, Nonso
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        South Africa
        Political systems
        Despotism
        Apartheid
        Cohort analysis
        Democratization
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