Recovering Democracy in South Africa

by Raymond Suttner

Overview

Raymond Suttner brings together the best of his recent work to offer both an in-depth engagement with the current challenges facing South Africa and a damning account of the politics of the Zuma era. Notably, despite his strongly argued criticism of the country’s present political order, he does not leave the reader with a sense of pessimism, but instead points to ways in which South Africans can recover and build on the promise of 1994.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626373686
Publisher:	Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/17/2015
Pages:	255
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Raymond Suttner is professor and head of the Walter and Albertina Sisulu Knowledge and Heritage Unit, School for Graduate Studies, University of South Africa.

Editorial Reviews

Suttner ... gives deep and fresh insights into the thinking and evolution of the ANC as a political party, as an alliance partner, and as a governing party. His understanding of politics and its interconnection with law and the constitution makes his contributions to the debates rich, challenging, and yet measured.

Halton Cheadle

The joy of reading Suttner's analysis is that even though it is a snapshot of today, it is deeply rooted in history. This, combined with Suttner's own personal experience in the ANC underground and as a United Democratic Front activist, puts him in a position to provide some of the most grounded contemporary analysis of current affairs.

Chris Vick

At great personal cost, Raymond Suttner frequently confronts us uncomfortably with our shortcomings. His voice rings true with the aspirations that inspired the struggle for democracy in South Africa.

Hugh Corder