What are the impacts of ethnically based, traditional political institutions on democratic state and nation building in Southern Africa and how do heterogeneous

Post-1994, South Africa's traditional leaders have fought for recognition, and positioned themselves as major players in the South African political landscape.

This book argues that the promulgation of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework and Communal Land Rights Acts runs the risk of compromising South

Being critical and empirically grounded, the book explores the complex, often counter-balancing consequences of the involvement of traditional authority in the

Political parties and the party system that underpins South Africa’s democracy have the potential to build a cohesive and prosperous nation. But in the past f