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The use of "community" in South Africa's 2011 local government elections

Der Gebrauch des Begriffs "community" in den südafrikanischen Kommunalwahlen von 2011
[journal article]

Averweg, Udo Richard
Leaning, Marcus

Abstract

"In South Africa, local government elections are held every five years, with the next ones scheduled for 2016. During the last local government elections in 2011, much media coverage was given to political parties' manifestos and slogans. They are frequently layered with social and political referen... view more

"In South Africa, local government elections are held every five years, with the next ones scheduled for 2016. During the last local government elections in 2011, much media coverage was given to political parties' manifestos and slogans. They are frequently layered with social and political references, and the terms used are often emotionally resonant across a broad spectrum of the electorate. One term frequently found in such rhetoric is "community." This article explores the term as it was used in a number of different political parties' manifestos during the 2011 local government elections. The authors utilise research methods that allow a neutral interrogation of the manifestos.... view less


"In Südafrika werden alle fünf Jahre Kommunalwahlen abgehalten, die nächsten sind für 2016 vorgesehen. Während der letzten Kommunalwahlen im Jahr 2011 fanden Wahlprogramme und Slogans der politischen Parteien in den Medien große Aufmerksamkeit. Diese Texte sind oft mit sozialen und politischen Botsc... view more

"In Südafrika werden alle fünf Jahre Kommunalwahlen abgehalten, die nächsten sind für 2016 vorgesehen. Während der letzten Kommunalwahlen im Jahr 2011 fanden Wahlprogramme und Slogans der politischen Parteien in den Medien große Aufmerksamkeit. Diese Texte sind oft mit sozialen und politischen Botschaften unterlegt. Die Wortwahl setzt auf emotionale Reaktionen in einem breiten Wählerspektrum. Ein viel genutzter Begriff ist 'community'. Die Autoren haben ermittelt, wie häufig der Begriff in den Programmen einer Reihe politischer Parteien während der Kommunalwahlen 2011 eingesetzt wurde. Ihre Forschungsmethode erlaubt die neutrale Untersuchung der Programme." (Autorenreferat)... view less

Keywords
election campaign; political program; election advertising; Republic of South Africa; local election; Southern Africa; mass media

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Media Contents, Content Analysis

Document language
English

Publication Year
2015

Page/Pages
p. 101-111

Journal
Africa Spectrum, 50 (2015) 2

ISSN
1868-6869

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NoDerivs


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