Transition in Southern Africa : comparative aspects : two lectures

Abstract

The 1990s completed a process of transition in Namibia and South Africa that brought formal decolonisation in Africa to an end. These two contributions review some aspects of the transformation and complement each other. They take stock of the transformation in a historical, comparative perspective and investigate the experiences and prospects of democratisation under sovereign, legitimate political rule. They were compiled subsequent to a public lecture arranged by the Nordic Africa Institute and given by Christopher Saunders on "The Transitions to Democracy in Namibia and South Africa" on 5 April 2001. Henning Melber was a discussant at the presentation.

<p>Contents: From Apartheid to Democracy in Namibia and South Africa: Some Comparisons / Christopher Saunders -- Liberation and Democracy in Southern Africa: The Case of Namibia / Henning Melber</p>