Sociology Tutorial
Assignment 1- Marxist Theory.
Analyse why south Africa may (not) have been ready for socialism in South Africa.
The year 1990 was a very tentative time for South Africa (Bond, 2008). The liberation organization known as the ANC had just been unbanned, and Nelson Mandela had finally been released from prison after 27 years (Bond, 2008). This uncertainty lasted for quite a while until the first democratic elections in 1994 (Bond, 2008). During this period, it was unclear what kind of political-economic future was conceivable for the newly democratic South Africa (Bond, 2008). Many Black South Africans were under the impression that with a new government representing the majority of the country, there would be a redistribution of wealth and land from the minority to them (Bond, 2008). However, it soon became clear that the new ANC government would only introduce limited changes in the social and economic structure of South Africa (Callinicos, 1996).
The ANC and its close partner throughout the struggle, the South African Communist Party, had been dedicated to a “Two Stage Strategy” (Callinicos, 1996). This strategy distinctly separated the struggle that was against …show more content…
2008. “Elite Transition: From Apartheid to Neoliberalism in South Africa.” Pietermaritzburg: UKZN Press. Pp. 15-24
Callinicos, Alex. 1996. “South Africa After Apartheid”. International Socialism. Quarterly journal of the Socialist Workers Party: Britain. Issue 70.
Klein, Naomi. 2012. “The Shock Doctrine.” Pp 215. Accessed from www.anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.za. Accessed on 24 February 2016 at 3:43 pm.
Nyere, Julius. K. 2008. “Ujamaa: The basis of African Socialism.” In Geschiere, P.; Meyer, B.; & Pels, P. (eds.) Readings in Modernity in Africa. Oxford: James Currey. Pp. 53-54.
Webster, Merriam. 2016. Globalization. Accessed from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globalization. Accessed on 24 February 2016 at 4:17
Assignment 1- Marxist Theory.
Analyse why south Africa may (not) have been ready for socialism in South Africa.
The year 1990 was a very tentative time for South Africa (Bond, 2008). The liberation organization known as the ANC had just been unbanned, and Nelson Mandela had finally been released from prison after 27 years (Bond, 2008). This uncertainty lasted for quite a while until the first democratic elections in 1994 (Bond, 2008). During this period, it was unclear what kind of political-economic future was conceivable for the newly democratic South Africa (Bond, 2008). Many Black South Africans were under the impression that with a new government representing the majority of the country, there would be a redistribution of wealth and land from the minority to them (Bond, 2008). However, it soon became clear that the new ANC government would only introduce limited changes in the social and economic structure of South Africa (Callinicos, 1996).
The ANC and its close partner throughout the struggle, the South African Communist Party, had been dedicated to a “Two Stage Strategy” (Callinicos, 1996). This strategy distinctly separated the struggle that was against …show more content…
2008. “Elite Transition: From Apartheid to Neoliberalism in South Africa.” Pietermaritzburg: UKZN Press. Pp. 15-24
Callinicos, Alex. 1996. “South Africa After Apartheid”. International Socialism. Quarterly journal of the Socialist Workers Party: Britain. Issue 70.
Klein, Naomi. 2012. “The Shock Doctrine.” Pp 215. Accessed from www.anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.za. Accessed on 24 February 2016 at 3:43 pm.
Nyere, Julius. K. 2008. “Ujamaa: The basis of African Socialism.” In Geschiere, P.; Meyer, B.; & Pels, P. (eds.) Readings in Modernity in Africa. Oxford: James Currey. Pp. 53-54.
Webster, Merriam. 2016. Globalization. Accessed from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globalization. Accessed on 24 February 2016 at 4:17