Democracy and Political Governance in South Africa (eBook)

This book presents a holistic perspective and analysis of democratic practice, processes, and governance in South Africa. It examines the development in the South African governing system and its response to the challenges of the crisis of governance under the influence of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). While doing so, the book's central objective is to examine the progress of the South African government in strengthening democracy and political governance. Each of the contributions follows a similar structure and addresses the following thematic issues: (1) Assessment of the implementation of the core APRM-related programs; (2) Identification of areas of excellence and prognosis for further improvement; (3) Identification of the weak areas of each and how to make the future implementation better, (4) Identification areas to improve democracy and political governance. 

?Isioma Ile is a Full Professor at the School of Government, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and has 20 years of experience in academia. Ile is a member of the Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management (ASSADPAM) and the South African Association for Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM). An accomplished researcher and a member of various research teams, her international experience includes collaborative work with the University of Bochum in Germany, the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom, and the Harry Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri, USA. She has tremendous passion for the continent as demonstrated by her contribution to public sector skills development in Nigeria, South Africa, and South Sudan. Ile has held leadership roles in various capacities as Head of Department, Public Administration, University of Fort Hare, South Africa, and at the School of Government, University of Western Cape. Her current research focuses on governance and policy reforms in Africa, specifically indigenous knowledge systems and social policy monitoring and evaluation. She has published 5 books and numerous papers in various journals.