Browsing by Subject "democracy"
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Changing local politics in South Africa: the power relationship between local government and the people
(Institute for Contemporary History: Sabinet, 2013)The South African Freedom Charter (1955) states that “The people shall govern” and the African National Congress (ANC) (1991) stated in “Advance to national democracy” that “the immediate issue on the agenda is the ... -
Demokrasie en leerderraadsverkiesings by openbare skole: 'n Onderwysregtelike perspektief
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The researcher observed that, despite legislation and legal principles, certain processes during the student council elections do not adhere to the principles of transparency, participation and accountability. A research ... -
Governance and deliberative democracy at independent schools in South Africa: an education law perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The governance of independent schools in South Africa in accordance with the law and democratic principles is a controversial issue. To some, independent schools exist in accordance with the law and have the right to remain ... -
Jacobsohn G and Schor M (eds) Comparative constitutional theory (Edward Elgar Publishing Cheltenham, UK 2018) ISBN 978 1 78471 912 8 (cased); 978 1 78471 913 5 (eBook)
(PER/PELJ, 2019)This contribution is a review of the research handbook in comparative constitutional law, titled Comparative Constitutional Theory, and edited by Gary Jacobsohn and Miguel Schor. It was published in 2018 by Edward Elgar ... -
Reflections on the use of grounded theory to uncover patterns of exclusion in an online discussion forum at an instutution of higher education
(Redman-MacLaren and Mills, 2013)This article reports on an example of grounded theory methodology used in a case study to describe power inequalities among participants in an online forum at a higher education institution in South Africa. Critical ... -
Rethinking the language of constitutional comparison
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)While constitutional comparatists may be talking the same language while saying (or thinking) different things, the significance of constitutional communication and more importantly of comparative endeavours may suffer ... -
Die Suid–Afrikaanse nasionale kiesstelsel : 'n kritiese ontleding en alternatiewe
(North-West University, 2013)The Republic of South Africa entered into a new constitutional dispensation in 1994. As part of this new constitutional dispensation, a new electoral system, i.e. the closed-list proportional representative electoral system, ... -
ʼn Evaluasie van die Afrika-Unie as internasionale organisasie
(South African Academy for Science and Arts, 2014)The half centenary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the first decade of the African Union (AU) were celebrated during 2013. The OAU was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, with the aim to promote unity ...
