In this two-part blog, Matthew Kustenbauder unpacks the South African election results, highlighting historic trends, new developments, and future possibilities. In his first post, Matthew deals with the long duree of the ANC and the DA, taking an optimistic position on the prospects of the DA. His second post will explore the growing urban and rural divide, as well as the fate of ‘non-racial’ democratisation in South Africa. Matthew is a Fulbright Fellow and PhD candidate in history at Harvard University.
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South African Elections 2014 – after the party, the long view
In this two-part blog, Matthew Kustenbauder unpacks the South African election results, highlighting historic trends, new developments, and future possibilities. In his first post, Matthew deals with the long duree of the ANC and the DA, taking an optimistic position on the prospects of the DA. His second post will explore the growing urban and rural divide, as well as the fate of ‘non-racial’ democratisation in South Africa. Matthew is a Fulbright Fellow and PhD candidate in history at Harvard University.
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