Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa

The book examines the reform of the communication sector in South Africa as a detailed and extended case study in political transformation - the transition from apartheid to democracy. The reform of broadcasting, telecommunications, the state information agency and the print press from apartheid-aligned apparatuses to accountable democratic institutions took place via a complex political process in which civil society activism, embodying a post-social democratic ideal, largely won out over the powerful forces of formal market capitalism and older models of state control. In the cautious acceptance of the market, the civil society organizations sought to use the dynamism of the market while thwarting its inevitable inequities. Forged in the crucible of a difficult transition to democracy, communication reform in South Africa was navigated between the National Party's embrace of the market and the African National Congress leadership's default statist orientation.

Table des matières

List of tables; Preface and acknowledgments; List of acronyms and abbreviations; 1. Introduction and overview; 2. The ancien régime in the South African communications sector; 3. 'Sharing power without losing control': reform apartheid and the new politics of resistance; 4. 'Control will not pass to us': the reform process in broadcasting; 5. 'All shall call': the telecommunications reform process; 6. Free but 'responsible': the battle over the press and the reform of the South African communications service; 7. Conclusion: black economic empowerment and transformation; Appendix; References; Index.

Résumé

The book examines the reform of the communication sector in South Africa in the transition from apartheid to democracy. It studies the complex political process by which broadcasting, telecommunications, the state information agency and the print press were transformed from apartheid-aligned apparatuses to accountable democratic institutions.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Robert B. Horwitz, Robert Britt Horwitz
• Edition: Cambridge Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 09.04.2001
• EAN: 9780521791663
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79166-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 29 mm
• Poids: 730 g
• Illustrations: 8 tables, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert
• Thèmes: Communication, Society and Pol; Communication, Society and Politics
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Republic of South Africa, Political Economy, Media, Information & Communication Industries