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The Polokwane conference and South Africa’s second political transition: tentative conclusions on future perspectives

J.C.M. Venter, A. Duvenhage
Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship/Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap | Vol 73, No 4 | a177 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koers.v73i4.177 | © 2008 J.C.M. Venter, A. Duvenhage | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 27 July 2008 | Published: 27 July 2008

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J.C.M. Venter, Research Fellow: Focus Area Social Transformation, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, South Africa
A. Duvenhage, Research Director: Focus Area Social Transformation, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, South Africa

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Abstract

In this phase of South Africa’s second political transition (manifesting characteristics of political decay) it looks as if the ANC is becoming more dominant, hegemonic and ideological, with added neo-patrimonial tendencies that are becoming more overt in an oligarchic manner. This article analyses the ANC’s Polokwane conference (qualitatively and deductively) as part of South Africa’s second political transition since 1994 and postulates potential outcomes (scenario perspectives).

Keywords

Parties And Party Systems; Patrimonialism; Polokwane Conference; Second Political Transition

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