ABSTRACT
This chapter assesses some trends and considers prospects for such constructive accommodation. There are greater prospects for constructive accommodation of conflict than where there is ideological conflict. Since gross inequalities and injustices are built into social and political institutions in South Africa, fundamental structural change is essential for constructive accommodation of conflict. To the extent that ideologies develop around socio-economic systems, ideological commitment is therefore present. Conflict and violence may be most intense when based on disagreement over means rather than goals. Inkatha is only one of the major groups which accept incremental steps towards radical goals. The development of alternative social and political structures and their institutionalization is an inevitable component of the democratization process in South Africa. Meaningful change will require new political institutions for all levels of government, in which all population groups, regardless of race or ethnicity, would have direct representation. In Western democratic terms it would mean majority rule.
