The global and regional contexts of South Africa’s democratic transition

The global and regional contexts of South Africa’s democratic transition by Eghosa E. Osaghae.

ABSTRACT This paper analyses the global and regional (i.e. African Southern African) contexts of South Africa’s democratic transition. It argues demonstrates that by nature country — its multi‐racial, international population, strategic importance to West, continued practice worst form colonial oppression exploitation long after colonialism had become an anachronism, power apartheid state which was difficult for liberation movements alone defeat pressures forces unleashed in these played a key role The examines various pressures, shows context more critical because dependency weakness states spearheaded anti‐apartheid movement. Within context, regime exploited cold war delay transformation, but once ended revolution set motion, road democrat…

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