State, civil society and apartheid in South Africa: An examination of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk
Kuperus, Tracy
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Title
State, civil society and apartheid in South Africa: An examination of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk
Author(s)
Kuperus, Tracy
Issue Date
1995
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Douglas, Stephen
Department of Study
Political Science
Discipline
Political Science
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Religion, General
Political Science, General
Language
eng
Abstract
This dissertation focuses on the interaction of state and civil society as manifested by the South African state in its relationship with a prominent church, the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK), over a sixty year period. The research addresses two principal concerns. First, it examines how and why the NGK's relationship to the South African state changed in conjunction with the development of race policy from 1934 to 1994. Second, the case study engages with a broader body of literature on state-civil society relations that promotes discussion concerning the rise of civil society and its connection to democracy. The thesis developed in this dissertation is that state-civil society relations are more complex and ever-changing than normally ascertained. Additionally, civil society can be a detriment to the establishment of democracy in the event that components of civil society are coopted by exclusive, anti-democratic interests.
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