AFRICA ON MY MIND: ENCOUNTERS IN THE FIELD

AFRICA ON MY MIND: ENCOUNTERS IN THE FIELD

An introspective personal account of 1986 field research on opposition politics as agents of social change conducted in Cape Town, South Africa. As research progressed, questions about ideology & legitimacy challenged political sociology propositions. Phenomena needing further study are discusse...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mid-American Review of Sociology 1990-01, Vol.14 (1/2), p.93-111
1. Verfasser: Burgess, M. Elaine
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Apartheid
Coercion
Communities
Fieldwork
Hope
Observational research
Police
Political Movements
Political Sociology
Race relations
Resistance
Resistance movements
Social Change
Social research
South Africa
Towns
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Zusammenfassung:An introspective personal account of 1986 field research on opposition politics as agents of social change conducted in Cape Town, South Africa. As research progressed, questions about ideology & legitimacy challenged political sociology propositions. Phenomena needing further study are discussed: contrived legitimacy, resistance movement destabilization, & dependency & co-optation. It is concluded that change to a majority-rule government in South Africa will be slow; intensive onsite investigation is necessary for serious sociological inquiry. 59 References. V. Wagener
ISSN:0732-913X
1094-5830
2469-8466
DOI:10.17161/STR.1808.5056