Reflections on the 2019 South African General Elections

Joleen Steyn Kotze is Senior Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council’s Developmental, Capable, and Ethical State Research Programme and Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender and African Studies, University of the Free State, South Africa. Narnia Bohler-Muller is Divisional Director at the Human Science Research Council’s Developmental, Capable and Ethical State Research Programme and Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender and African Studies, University of the Free State, South Africa.

1. Introduction: Qua Vadis South Africa? Reflections on the 2019 South African General Elections Joleen Steyn Kotze and Narnia Bohler-Muller 2. Do election campaigns matter in South Africa? An examination of fluctuations in support for the ANC, DA, IFP, and NNP 1994 – 2009 Cherrel Africa 3. Voting preferences of protesters and non-protesters in three South African elections (2014 – 2019): Revisiting the 'Ballot and the Brick’ Carin Runciman, Martin Bekker, Terri Maggot 4. Land reform and belonging in South Africa: A place-making perspective Leslie Bank/Tim Hart 5. Co-existence as a strategy for opposition parties in challenging the African National Congress’ one-party dominance Isaac Khambule, Amarone Nomdo, Babalwa Siswana, and Gilbert Fokou 6. Election of the national president: South Africa’s approach and its implications for presidentialism Dirk Kotze 7. The decline in partisan voting and the rise in electoral uncertainty in South Africa’s 2019 General Elections Collette Schulz-Herzenberg 8. The unconvinced vote: The nature and determinants of voting intentions and the changing character of South African electoral politics Ben Roberts, Jare Struwig, Steven L. Gordon, and Yul Derek Davids 9. Conclusion: Quo Vadis South Africa? Joleen Steyn Kotze and Narnia Bohler Muller