A critical examination of the democratic transition in South Africa: The question of public participation

Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-60

  Deegan, Heather ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 24944511977     PISSN: 14662043     EISSN: 17439094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713999575     Document Type: Article

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