GBST 368
End of Apartheid Spring 2017
Division II
Cross-listed PSCI 368
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In February 1990, the last apartheid President, F W de Klerk, in a major policy speech in Parliament, announced changes to the apartheid system. Until then, South Africa was locally and globally known for its racist, repressive and authoritarian political system. Four years later, the former white minority system was replaced by a democratic system in which, for the first time, the black majority could participate in a free and fair elections and enjoy rights taken for granted in many democracies. The end of apartheid and the emergency of universal franchise has been described by some commentators as a “South African miracle”. This course initially explores the negotiation process as well as the legacy of apartheid and the liberation struggle for the post-apartheid society. The course’s focus, however, remains the immediate challenges facing Mandela’s democratic South Africa, namely, Political Legitimacy, Stability, Economic Growth and Social Justice Constitute the underlying themes. This advanced course is open to those who have some basic knowledge of South Africa or have taken the course entitled: GBST 252 Pillars of Apartheid-Race and Ethnicity in South Africa.