Government confronts culture : the struggle for democracy in Southern Africa / Bruce Fuller ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Bruce.

Series:

States and societies ; v. 2.

Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1185.

States and societies ; v. 2

Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1185

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Africa, Southern.

Democracy.

Africa, Southern--Politics and government--1994-.

Africa, Southern.

Africa, Southern--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Garland Pub., 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Transitional societies-struggling to build democratic institutions and new political traditions-are faced with a painful dilemma. How can Government become strong and effective, building a common good that unites disparate ethnic and class groups, while simultaneously nurturing democratic social rules at the grassroots? Professor Fuller brings this issue to light in the contentious, multicultural setting of Southern Africa. Post-apartheid states, like South Africa and Namibia, are pushing hard to raise school quality, reduce family poverty, and equalize gender relations inside villages and

Contents:

Cover; GOVERNMENT CONFRONTS CULTURE: THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA; Copyright; CONTENTS; MAP; PREFACE; PART I WHEN POLICY HITS CULTURAL BORDERS; 1 CAN THE MODERN STATE WORK IN MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES?; 2 BEYOND CULTURELESS CONCEPTIONS OF POLICY MAKING; PART II NAMIBIA: THE FIRST POST-APARTHEID EXPERIMENT; 3 POST-APARTHEID NATION BUILDING: WHOSE CULTURE SHAPES EDUCATIONAL POLICY?; 4 ETHNIC ARCHIPELAGOS: THE CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF EARLY LITERACY; PART III SOUTH AFRICA: A FRAGILE STATE BALANCED ON CONFLICTING CULTURES

5 A PROMISING MYSTERY: WHEN LOCAL STATES ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY6 DEMOCRACY DOWN UNDER?: THE POLITICS AND CULTURE OF SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS; PART IV BOTSWANA: A STABLE STATE, BUT A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY?; 7 CAN THE STATE DEMOCRATIZE GENDER ROLES?: RAISING GIRLS' ATTAINMENT; 8 AFTER THE MODERN STATE: CRAFTING EFFECTIVE POLICIES FOR MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-357) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-77899-4

9786612778995

1-135-58004-9

0-203-90682-9

9780203906828

OCLC:

71348536