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

9424287吉布森这个项目试图追踪新南非的民主化和政治变革的进展。它侧重于系统地评估南非法律和宪法机构在政治文化中不容忍的原因和后果。为了做到这一点，它评估了政治容忍和不容忍，这体现在大众和精英的信仰中。调查研究方法将使调查人员能够实现四个相关目标：1)分析不容忍的分布，考虑其程度、广度和分布的多元性；2)评估不容忍的病因，检验西方文献中出现的一些假说；2)检查不容忍的后果，特别是对人际政治互动和政治参与的影响；4)通过确定可以在多大程度上说服公民从他们的不容忍或对他们的政敌的镇压进行“清醒的反思”，来测试不容忍的柔韧性。调查将与一家声誉良好的南非公司签订合同，由一名现场南非合作者监督进行。对南非的研究应该会增加我们对民主法律文化如何从独裁政府的背景中涌现出来的认识。这个项目旨在追踪新南非的民主化和政治变革的进展情况。它侧重于系统地评估南非法律和宪法机构在政治文化中不容忍的原因和后果。为了做到这一点，它评估了政治容忍和不容忍，这体现在大众和精英的信仰中。调查人员将1)分析不容忍的分布；2)评估不容忍的根源和基础；2)审查不容忍的后果，特别是对人际政治互动和政治参与的影响；4)通过确定可以在多大程度上说服公民放弃他们的不容忍或对镇压他们的政敌进行“冷静的反思”，来测试不容忍的可塑性。对南非的研究应该会增加我们对民主法律文化如何从独裁政府的背景中涌现出来的认识。***

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. ***