ABSTRACT

The Hidden Debate is a fresh and cutting-edge comparative analysis of the ongoing and highly charged social conflict over affirmative action in South Africa and the United States. The debate over affirmative action has raged for over 30 years in the United States and since the early 1990s in South Africa with minimal agreement or resolution. In part this discord remains because scholars, journalists, politicians, and other social analysts have failed to properly specify and examine the problem.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|41 pages

Shell/Core Embedded Conflict Theory

part I|79 pages

The Core

chapter 2|17 pages

Principle Attainment Process

chapter 3|18 pages

Liberty

chapter 4|9 pages

Equality

chapter 5|8 pages

Justice

chapter 6|11 pages

One World—Many Worlds

part II|45 pages

The Shell

chapter 8|7 pages

Time to Compare: Temporal Concerns

chapter 9|18 pages

The Foundations of Affirmative Action

chapter 10|17 pages

The Development of Affirmative Action

part III|22 pages

The Analysis

chapter 11|6 pages

Specifying the Core Debate

chapter 12|7 pages

Making the Case

chapter 13|6 pages

Conclusion