An Investigation into the Socio-Legal and Cultural Bases of Democracy in South Africa

9424287吉布森这个项目旨在追踪民主化和政治变革在新南非的进展。 报告着重系统地评估政治文化中不容忍现象对南非法律的和宪法机构的原因和后果。 为此，它评估了群众和精英信仰中表现出的政治容忍和不容忍。 调查研究方法将使研究者能够完成四个相关的目标：1）分析不容忍的分布，考虑其水平，其广度和分布的多元化; 2）评估不容忍的病因，测试从西方文献研究中出现的一些假设; 2）检查不容忍的后果，特别是人际政治互动和政治参与; 4）通过确定公民在多大程度上可以被“说服”放弃他们的不容忍，或者对镇压他们的政治敌人给予“清醒的第二次思考”，来测试不容忍的柔韧性。 这些调查将根据与一家声誉良好的南非公司签订的合同进行，并由一名南非现场合作者监督。 对南非的研究应该增加我们对民主法律的文化如何从独裁政府的背景中产生的认识。 本项目旨在追踪新南非民主化和政治变革的进展。 报告着重系统地评估政治文化中不容忍现象对南非法律的和宪法机构的原因和后果。 为此，它评估了群众和精英信仰中表现出的政治容忍和不容忍。 研究人员将1）分析不容忍的分布; 2）评估不容忍的起源和基础; 2）检查不容忍的后果，特别是人际政治互动和政治参与; 4）通过确定公民在多大程度上可以被“说服”放弃他们的不容忍或给予“清醒的第二次思考”，来测试不容忍的可接受性。镇压他们的政治敌人。 对南非的研究应该增加我们对民主法律的文化如何从独裁政府的背景中产生的认识。 ***

9424287 Gibson This project seeks to trace the progress of democratization and political change in the new South Africa. It focuses on the systematic assessment of the causes and consequences for the legal and constitutional institutions of South Africa of intolerance in the political culture. To do so it assesses political tolerance and intolerance as demonstrated in the beliefs of both masses and elites. Survey research methods will allow the investigators to accomplish four related goals: 1) analyze the distribution of intolerance, considering its level, its breadth, and pluralism of distribution; 2) assess the etiology of intolerance, testing a number of hypotheses that have emerged from studies in Western literature; 2) examine the consequences of intolerance especially for interpersonal political interaction, and political participation; 4) test the pliability of intolerance by determining the extent to which citizens can be "talked out of" their intolerance or into giving "sober second thought" to repression of their political enemies. The surveys will be conducted under contract with a reputable South African firm under the supervision of an onsite South African collaborator. This research on South Africa should increase our knowledge about how democratic legal culture emerges out of the background of dictatorial government. %%% This project seeks to trace the progress of democratization and political change in the new South Africa. It focuses on the systematic assessment of the causes and consequences for the legal and constitutional institutions of South Africa of intolerance in the political culture. To do so it assesses political tolerance and intolerance as demonstrated in the beliefs of both masses and elites. The investigators will 1) analyze the distribution of intolerance; 2) assess the origins and foundations of intolerance; 2) examine the consequences of intolerance especially for interpersonal political interaction, and political participation; 4) test the plia bility of intolerance by determining the extent to which citizens can be "talked out of" their intolerance or into giving "sober second thought" to repression of their political enemies. This research on South Africa should increase our knowledge about how democratic legal culture emerges out of the background of dictatorial government. ***