by Bora Yoon | May 18, 2026 | George Mason University
Democracies rarely die overnight. They decay slowly, often in plain sight for all to see. South Africa today is a good example of how democratic erosion can occur even without dictators or dramatic constitutional breakdowns. And today, South Africa remains formally...
by Seongbin Park | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University
After decades of dominance, South Africa’s ruling party has lost its majority and that might be exactly what the country needs. For nearly 30 years, the African National Congress (ANC) has dominated South African politics. In 2019, it won about 57% of the vote, but...
by Isabelle Fonseca | Nov 27, 2022 | Boston University
South Africa is a well-known country around the world that is often studied by political scientists because of its complicated history under apartheid and segregation and its quick democratic transition. In 1994, democracy prevailed over corruption, segregation, and...
by sschond1@binghamton.edu | Oct 12, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
The state of democracy in South Africa is cause for concern Since the beginning of the 21st century to mid-2000s, South Africa has been struggling with a disruption between their political institutions and economic inequality (Levy, 2021). The economic instability has...
by Tzion Jones | Oct 17, 2020 | Brown University
Just because a new government ‘checks all the boxes’ of a democracy doesn’t mean it’s going to run smoothly. The conditions under which a democratic society is born have lasting impacts on the quality of democracy. In the case of South Africa, decades of...
