Browsing Research Articles (Political Studies) by Author "Africa, Cherrel"
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Assessing pre-election political space in the 2011 local government elections
Africa, Cherrel; Lynch, Gerry (Unisa Press, 2012)The administration of elections in South Africa, including the 2011 local government elections(hereafter the 2011 elections), has widely been hailed as a resounding success. Yet competitive elections, an essential component ... -
Judgement and choice in the 1999 South African election
Mattes, Robert; Taylor, Helen; Africa, Cherrel (Taylor & Francis, 1999)In this article, we set out the basic points of the theoretical framework of voter choice that underlie the Opinion '99 research project. In contrast to prevailing theories that have characterized voter choice in ... -
The need for a new language? How historically disadvantaged institutions grapple with the effects of labelling in Higher Education: the case of the University of the Western Cape
Africa, Cherrel; Mutizwa-Mangiza, Shingai (Taylor & Francis, 2017)Tertiary institutions in South Africa have been dichotomised through the colonial structure and apartheid which sought to subjugate some institutions and elevate others. Not only have historically disadvantaged institutions ... -
Party support and voter behaviour in the Western Cape: Trends and patterns since 1994
Africa, Cherrel (Sabinet, 2010)Since 1994 election outcomes in the Western Cape have been examined through analyses of the ‘coloured vote’. These explanations, which are premised on the racially based motivations of voters, feed into the choices, rhetoric ... -
Reproducing toxic election campaigns: Negative campaigning and race-based politics in the Western Cape
Africa, Cherrel (Sabinet, 2015)The 2014 election in the Western Cape was once again a high-stakes, fiercely-contested affair. Political parties saw the Western Cape as an ‘open race’ and the province became the centre of vigorous campaign efforts ... -
Status quo entrenched and no surprises in the Western Cape
Africa, Cherrel (South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), 2016)Unlike previous elections in the province, there was an expectance that the Democratic Alliance (DA) would retain control of the City of Cape Town, as well as consolidate in other municipalities in the Western Cape. In ... -
Unpacking race, party and class from below: surveying citizenship in the Msunduzi Municipality
Piper, Laurence; Africa, Cherrel (Elsevier, 2012)On the basis of a 2008 survey conducted in the Msunduzi municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province, the paper begins an exploration of the character of popular politics and citizenship in South Africa. Embracing a ...