Political party liaison committees as conflict resolution mechanisms - the South African experience

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dc.contributor.authorNapier, Clive J.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-15T14:00:25Z
dc.date.available2016-07-15T14:00:25Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractWith the advent of inclusive multiparty elections and democracy in South Africa and many parts of Africa and beyond in the 1990s, the need for cooperation between political parties and electoral management bodies has become important in order to avoid conflict situations from flaring up and to underpin legitimate and credible election outcomes. In South Africa structures such as the Party Liaison Committee (PLC), have been introduced during the early 1990s as a measure to resolve issues that have the potential for conflict. This article aims to describe the theoretical, legal and political environment that impacted on the evolution of the South African political party liaison committee system. It refers to the functions of the PLC and relates instances where the potential for conflict has been reduced during recent election periods. To illustrate the successes achieved, examples are referred to. The article ends with a reference to some of the strengths and weaknesses of the PLC and reaches a positive conclusion as to the success and future of the PLC.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNapier, C. J. (2015). Political party liaison committees as conflict resolution mechanisms-the South African experience. Journal for Contemporary History, 40(2), 156-175.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0285-2422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2415-0509 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/3340
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherFaculty of the Humanities, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderFaculty of the Humanities, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectParty Liaison Committee (PLC)en_ZA
dc.subjectElectoral justiceen_ZA
dc.subjectElectoral conflict resolutionen_ZA
dc.subjectElectoral transparencyen_ZA
dc.subjectPolitical party co-operationen_ZA
dc.titlePolitical party liaison committees as conflict resolution mechanisms - the South African experienceen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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