OVERCOMING INTOLERANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA by James L. Gibson, Amanda Gouws ( 9780511550331 )

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OVERCOMING INTOLERANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA
EXPERIMENTS IN DEMOCRATIC PERSUASION

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ISBN 10:

0511550332

ISBN 13:

9780511550331

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

22 October, 2009

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology

Description:

This book investigates the degree to which political tolerance effects democratic reform in South Africa.

Synopsis:

Overcoming Intolerance in South Africa investigates the degree to which the political culture of South Africa - the beliefs, values, and attitudes toward politics held by ordinary people - impedes or promotes the consolidation of democratic reform. One set of values is of particular concern in this study - political tolerance. The authors contend that political tolerance is a crucial element of democratic political cultures in general, but that in the South African case, tolerance is perhaps more important than any other democratic value. Since South Africa is one of the most polyglot countries in the world, the only viable strategy for survival is tolerance toward the political views of others. The overwhelming emphasis throughout this book is on finding ways to enhance the willingness of South Africans to 'put up with' their political enemies, to allow open and widespread political competition, and to coexist in their diversity.

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Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

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