Race, Democracy and Opposition in South African Politics: As Other a Way as Possible

Race, as racism and as racialism, has unsurprisingly continued to plague South African political life. At the same time a commitment to non-racialism has been given little content. In the absence of a clear policy directed towards such a desirable state of affairs, accusations of racism and pervasive race thinking stand in the way of full democracy and effective opposition. In addition it allows the way for race populism in political mobilization.