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When Political Transitions Work - Reconciliation as Interdependence (Hardcover)
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When Political Transitions Work - Reconciliation as Interdependence (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Strategic Peacebuilding
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The peaceful end of apartheid in South Africa was a monumental
event in late twentieth century history. A racist regime built upon
a foundation of colonialist exploitation, South Africa had become
by that point a tinderbox: suffused with day-to-day violence and
political extremism on all sides. Yet two decades later it was a
stable democracy with a growing economy. How did such a deeply
divided, conflicted society manage this remarkable transition? In
When Political Transitions Work, Fanie du Toit, who has been a
participant and close observer in post-conflict developments
throughout Africa for decades, offers a new theory for why South
Africa's reconciliation worked and why its lessons remain relevant
for other nations emerging from civil conflicts. He uses
reconciliation as a framework for political transition and seeks to
answer three key questions: how do the reconciliation processes
begin; how can political transitions result in inclusive and fair
institutional change; and to what extent does reconciliation change
the way a society functions? Looking at South Africa, one of
reconciliation's most celebrated cases, Du Toit shows that the key
ingredient to successful reconciliations is acknowledging the
centrality of relationships. He further develops his own
theoretical approach to reconciliation-as-interdependence-the idea
that reconciliation is the result of an integrated process of
courageous leadership, fair and inclusive institutions, and social
change built toward a mutual goal of prosperity. As Du Toit
conveys, the motivation for reconciliation is the long-term
well-being of one's own community, as well as that of enemy groups.
Without ensuring the conditions in which one's enemy can flourish,
one's own community is unlikely to prosper sustainably.
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