Protests as a form of electioneering? A comparative study of the 2016 and 2021 local government elections protests in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal

IF 0.9 4区社会学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI:10.1080/02589346.2022.2161451

Norman Sempijja, C. O. Mongale

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Abstract

ABSTRACT South Africa is gripped by protests which have usually taken the form of service delivery protests that have become more manifest during election periods. However, each election cycle has different types of protests with varying degrees of intensity. Thus, the aim of this paper is to analyse the link between elections and service delivery protests in South Africa with a focus on the 2016 and 2021 local government elections in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. This qualitative study relies on relative deprivation theory to tease out socio-economic issues driving these protests and rational choice theory to explore the rationale behind the timing of protests. Findings are that, in both provinces, although protests were linked to poor service provision, other factors like intra-party tension were notable. This article recommends a re-visit of cadre deployment policy, because the lack of capacitated and skilled cadres has fuelled service delivery especially in local municipality.

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抗议是竞选活动的一种形式吗？豪登省和夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省2016年和2021年地方政府选举抗议活动的比较研究

摘要南非正被抗议活动所困扰，这些抗议活动通常采取服务提供抗议的形式，在选举期间变得更加明显。然而，每个选举周期都有不同类型的抗议活动，强度不同。因此，本文的目的是分析南非选举和服务提供抗议之间的联系，重点关注豪登省和夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省2016年和2021年的地方政府选举。这项定性研究依赖于相对剥夺理论来梳理驱动这些抗议的社会经济问题，并依赖于理性选择理论来探索抗议时间背后的理由。调查结果表明，在这两个省，尽管抗议活动与糟糕的服务提供有关，但党内紧张局势等其他因素也很明显。这篇文章建议重新审视干部部署政策，因为缺乏有能力和有技能的干部助长了服务的提供，尤其是在地方市政当局。

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Politikon POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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1.90

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审稿时长

32 weeks

期刊介绍： Politikon focuses primarily on South African politics, but not exclusively so. Over the years the journal has published articles by some of the world" leading political scientists, including Arend Lijphart, Samuel Huntingdon, and Philippe Schmitter. It has also featured important contributions from South Africa"s leading political philosophers, political scientists and international relations experts. It has proved an influential journal, particularly in debates over the merits of South Africa"s constitutional reforms (in 1983 and 1994). In the last few years special issues have focused on women and politics in South Africa, and the South African election of 1999.