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South Africa has undergone a political transformation in the past few years, and as a result, the country is now seen as a model for democracy within the African continent. Deegan looks at the political changes in South Africa within a broader context, and her book is supplemented by interviews with various people who are involved in the political process.
The political changes in South Africa have led to the country being viewed as a standard bearer for democracy within the African continent, and a beacon for democratic reform globally.; In this book, Heather Deegan looks at political reform in South Africa within a broad framework of global patterns of democratization. Her account is rooted in modern literature on democracy and democratization, and it is illuminated by interviews carried out at local and national level among members of the ANC, the Inkartha Freedom Party, the National Party, various women's organizations, labour and economic groups, traditional ethnic organizations, township representatives and religious groups.