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- 2009500137 abstract "This paper explores these different aspects of voter behaviour to assess whether elections can act as an effective accountability mechanism in South Africa. It finds that, while voters are willing to withdraw support from the incumbent party if they disapprove of its performance, they are unlikely to move their support to another party. Sanctioning government performance in the traditional sense is weak, making political accountability through elections more elusive. Paradoxically, the way in which political accountability currently manifests itself in the South African political system may actually lead to the entrenchment of one-party dominance, further reducing incentives for responsive and accountable governance by the incumbent party. The paper concludes that in the South African context electoral accountability relies less on the notion of sanctions as a means to punish government. Instead, greater attention should be given to the method of 'selection' as a means to control politicians. If this line of reasoning is adopted, elections can still act as an accountability mechanism and even as a sanctioning device. An accountability relationship can therefore be established when voters regard elections as an opportunity to choose among parties to select the best possible party on offer.".
- 2009500137 contributor B11672688.
- 2009500137 coverage "South Africa Politics and government 1994-".
- 2009500137 created "2009.".
- 2009500137 date "2009".
- 2009500137 date "2009.".
- 2009500137 dateCopyrighted "2009.".
- 2009500137 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-25).".
- 2009500137 description "The South African electorate -- Sanctioning government -- Trends in voter participation -- Voter registration -- Voter turnout -- Party identification -- The ANC's partisan coalition -- Government performance evaluations -- Economic evaluations : evaluating the economy -- Bivariate relationships : economic evaluations -- Egocentric vs. sociotropic economic evaluations -- Retrospective vs. prospective economic evaluations -- Simple versus mediated retrospective economic evaluations -- General evaluations of direction of country and overall conditions -- Summary -- Political interest and awareness among voters -- Variation in cognitive skills among South African voters -- Dalton's typology : cognitive mobilisation and partisanship -- Choosing among political parties -- The inclusiveness of political parties -- Party images and partisanship -- Inclusiveness : a sufficient of necessary condition for partisanship? -- The effects of exclusivity on partisanship -- The effects of ambiguity on partisanship -- The black African electorate -- Party image evaluations and cognitive mobilisation -- Summary -- Conclusion : achieving accountability through elections?".
- 2009500137 description "This paper explores these different aspects of voter behaviour to assess whether elections can act as an effective accountability mechanism in South Africa. It finds that, while voters are willing to withdraw support from the incumbent party if they disapprove of its performance, they are unlikely to move their support to another party. Sanctioning government performance in the traditional sense is weak, making political accountability through elections more elusive. Paradoxically, the way in which political accountability currently manifests itself in the South African political system may actually lead to the entrenchment of one-party dominance, further reducing incentives for responsive and accountable governance by the incumbent party. The paper concludes that in the South African context electoral accountability relies less on the notion of sanctions as a means to punish government. Instead, greater attention should be given to the method of 'selection' as a means to control politicians. If this line of reasoning is adopted, elections can still act as an accountability mechanism and even as a sanctioning device. An accountability relationship can therefore be established when voters regard elections as an opportunity to choose among parties to select the best possible party on offer.".
- 2009500137 extent "25 p. :".
- 2009500137 hasFormat "Available online in HTML and PDF formats from ISS website. Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view PDF version.".
- 2009500137 identifier PAPER188.PDF.
- 2009500137 isFormatOf "Available online in HTML and PDF formats from ISS website. Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view PDF version.".
- 2009500137 isPartOf "ISS paper ; no. 188".
- 2009500137 isPartOf "ISS papers ; no. 188.".
- 2009500137 issued "2009".
- 2009500137 issued "2009.".
- 2009500137 language "eng".
- 2009500137 publisher "Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa : Institute for Security Studies,".
- 2009500137 relation "Available online in HTML and PDF formats from ISS website. Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view PDF version.".
- 2009500137 spatial "South Africa Politics and government 1994-".
- 2009500137 spatial "South Africa.".
- 2009500137 subject "Elections South Africa.".
- 2009500137 subject "Government accountability South Africa.".
- 2009500137 subject "MLCM 2010/40609".
- 2009500137 subject "Party affiliation South Africa.".
- 2009500137 tableOfContents "The South African electorate -- Sanctioning government -- Trends in voter participation -- Voter registration -- Voter turnout -- Party identification -- The ANC's partisan coalition -- Government performance evaluations -- Economic evaluations : evaluating the economy -- Bivariate relationships : economic evaluations -- Egocentric vs. sociotropic economic evaluations -- Retrospective vs. prospective economic evaluations -- Simple versus mediated retrospective economic evaluations -- General evaluations of direction of country and overall conditions -- Summary -- Political interest and awareness among voters -- Variation in cognitive skills among South African voters -- Dalton's typology : cognitive mobilisation and partisanship -- Choosing among political parties -- The inclusiveness of political parties -- Party images and partisanship -- Inclusiveness : a sufficient of necessary condition for partisanship? -- The effects of exclusivity on partisanship -- The effects of ambiguity on partisanship -- The black African electorate -- Party image evaluations and cognitive mobilisation -- Summary -- Conclusion : achieving accountability through elections?".
- 2009500137 title "Elections and accountability in South Africa / Collette Schulz-Herzenberg.".
- 2009500137 type "text".