Title: Assessing pre-election political space in the 2011 local government elections

Authors: Africa, Cherrel and Lynch, Gerry

Place: [Pretoria]

Publisher: UNISA press

Year: 2012

Journal: Politeia

Volume: Vol. 31, No. 1

PAGE: 40--59

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: human rights, elections, local government, south africa

Abstract: A systematic assessment of pre-election space in the 2011 local government elections shows that whilst the vast majority of South Africans can freely vote and express their opinions, pre-election campaign space is fragile and not given, and will therefore need to be nurtured in future elections.

URL: http://repository.uwc.ac.za/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10566/758/AfricaPoliticalSpace2012.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y

Document type: E-article