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GILIOMEE, Hermann was born on April 4, 1938 in Sterkstroom. Son of Gerhardus Adriaan Giliomee and Catherine Geza Giliomee.
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The Awkward Embrace: One-Part Domination and Democracy in Industrialising Countries
(Democracies derive their resilience and vitality from the...)
Democracies derive their resilience and vitality from the fact that the rule of a particular majority is usually only of a temporary nature. By looking at four case-studies, The Awkward Embrace studies democracies of a different kind; rule by a dominant party which is virtually immune from defeat. Such systems have been called Regnant or or Uncommon Democracies. They are characterized by distinctive features: the staging of unfree or corrupt elections; the blurring of the lines between government, the ruling party and the state; the introduction of a national project which is seen to be above politics; and the erosion of civil society. This book addresses major issues such as why one such democracy, namely Taiwan, has been moving in the direction of a more competitive system; how economic crises such as the present one in Mexico can transform the system; how government-business relations in Malaysia are affecting the base of the dominant party; and whether South Africa will become a one-party dominant system.
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Hermann Buhr Giliomee
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Education
Porterville High School and University of Stellenbosch.
Career
Lecturer in History, University of Stellenbosch 1967-1983. Professor, of Political Studies University of Cape Town since 1983. Recipient of Fellowships to Yale University 1977-1978, Cambridge University 1982-1983, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1987.
Political columnist for Die Suid-Afrikaan.
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The Awkward Embrace: One-Part Domination and Democracy in Industrialising Countries
(Democracies derive their resilience and vitality from the...)
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The Awkward Embrace: One-Part Domination and Democracy in Industrialising Countries
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Married Annette van Coller in 1965.
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South African