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Democracy and communications : an analysis and assessment of the public participation programme of the Constitutional Assembly
This thesis analyses the Public Participation Programme in the South African constitution-making process. The central premise of the thesis is that there is a link between participatory lawmaking processes and legitimate democracy. Accordingly, the drafting of the constitution and other law requires...
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| description | This thesis analyses the Public Participation Programme in the South African constitution-making process. The central premise of the thesis is that there is a link between participatory lawmaking processes and legitimate democracy. Accordingly, the drafting of the constitution and other law requires public participation in order to be accepted and recognised. Jurgen Habermas' latest theory (Between Facts and Norms) is used in this analysis. Jurgen Habermas has developed a new theoretical paradigm that defines the tension that exists between the coercive factual force of law ("facticity") and the recognition of law ("validity"). |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11448 Democracy and communications : an analysis and assessment of the public participation programme of the Constitutional Assembly Skjelten, Synnøve Political Studies This thesis analyses the Public Participation Programme in the South African constitution-making process. The central premise of the thesis is that there is a link between participatory lawmaking processes and legitimate democracy. Accordingly, the drafting of the constitution and other law requires public participation in order to be accepted and recognised. Jurgen Habermas' latest theory (Between Facts and Norms) is used in this analysis. Jurgen Habermas has developed a new theoretical paradigm that defines the tension that exists between the coercive factual force of law ("facticity") and the recognition of law ("validity"). 2015-01-05T18:41:44Z 2015-01-05T18:41:44Z 1999 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11448 eng application/pdf Department of Political Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Political Studies Skjelten, Synnøve Democracy and communications : an analysis and assessment of the public participation programme of the Constitutional Assembly |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Democracy and communications : an analysis and assessment of the public participation programme of the Constitutional Assembly |
| title_full | Democracy and communications : an analysis and assessment of the public participation programme of the Constitutional Assembly |
| title_fullStr | Democracy and communications : an analysis and assessment of the public participation programme of the Constitutional Assembly |
| title_full_unstemmed | Democracy and communications : an analysis and assessment of the public participation programme of the Constitutional Assembly |
| title_short | Democracy and communications : an analysis and assessment of the public participation programme of the Constitutional Assembly |
| title_sort | democracy and communications an analysis and assessment of the public participation programme of the constitutional assembly |
| topic | Political Studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11448 |
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