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Title

The prospects for a free, democratic election : inhibiting and facilitating factors in voting intention / Chris de Kock ... [et al.]

Publication

Pretoria : Human Sciences Research Council, 1993.

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Additional Authors

• De Kock, C. I.
• Human Sciences Research Council

Description

viii, 42, 8, 12, 54 p.; 30 cm.

Summary

Between March and May 1993 a countrywide survey was conducted by the HSRC on behalf of the Constitutional Development Service among 8 366 adult black South Africans, including those in Venda and Ciskei. The aim of the project, entitled: "The prospects for a free, democratic election", was to identify the inhbiting and facilitating factors in respect of the intention to vote or not to vote among 11 categories of the potential black voters of South Africa and TBVC** countries (who are usually or partly, or not at all, reached by standard surveys) and, in so doing, to fill the gaps in our knowledge framework. The sample represented 79% of all potential black voters in South Africa and the TBVC countries (i.e 57% of all South African and TBVC voters). Through this study of factors that can motivate or demotivate a voter from casting his/her free and impartial vote in the coming election for an transitional government, a contribution can be made towards ensuring a relatively undisputed outcome of a free, democratic election. This in turn can create a legitimate basis for a transitional government on the road to a new South Africa. Some of the findings here in respect of 79% of the black voters, can be generalized to the black electorate, as well as in certain respects to all South African voters.

Subject

• 1989-1994
• Black people > South Africa > Attitudes
• Elections > South Africa > Public opinion
• South Africa > Politics and government > 1989-1994
• Voting > South Africa > Public opinion

Note

• "Sociopolitical Monitoring and Analysis Group: Social Dynamics."
• Results of a survey taken between March and May 1993 of 8366 black South Africans identifying the factors which affected their intention to vote or not to vote.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 42).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Appendix A. Sampling and weighting -- Appendix B. Questionnaire with frequencies.

ISBN

0796915296

OCLC

31215599

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Harvard Library