The black middle class and democracy in South Africa*
The black middle class and democracy in South Africa*
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南非的黑人中产阶级和民主*
DOI：
10.1017/s0022278x14000445
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2014
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R. Southall
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R. Southall
摘要在非洲中产阶级崛起及其在促进民主方面的作用受到广泛认可的背景下，本文探讨了南非黑人中产阶级的政治。它通过研究三个命题来做到这一点：第一，黑人中产阶级是争取解放和民主斗争的积极力量;第二，1994年后非洲人国民大会（非国大）政府的战略使其受益，确保其与非国大的“政党国家”的政治联盟;第三，其增长和日益增加的多样性将有助于巩固民主。得出的结论是，虽然黑人中产阶级可能确实在促进民主方面发挥了重要作用，但其政治取向和行为不能被认为是固有的进步。
ABSTRACT Against the background of celebrations about the rise of a middle class in Africa and its widely posited role in promoting democracy, this paper explores the politics of the black middle class in South Africa. It does so by examining three propositions: first, that the black middle class was a positive force in the struggle for liberation and democracy; second, that post-1994 strategies of the African National Congress (ANC) government which have benefited it secure its political alignment with the ANC's ‘party-state’; and third, that its growth and increasing diversity will contribute to the consolidation of democracy. The conclusion drawn is that while the black middle class may indeed play an important role in furthering democracy, its political orientations and behaviour cannot be assumed to be inherently progressive.