Transformation from below? White Suburbia in the Transformation of Apartheid South Africa to Democracy.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Social Dynamics in Two Formerly White Johannesburg Neighbourhoods. An Introduction -- 1. Social Dynamics and the Concept of Social Capital -- Introduction -- The Social Capital Debate - Social Capital as a Collective or Individual Resource -- The Role of State and Institutions in Local Communities -- The Impact of Inequality on Local Communities and Civic Engagement -- Conclusion - Is Social Capital a Useful Concept? -- 2. The Challenges of Democratic Consolidation in South Africa -- Introduction -- The Challenge of Inequality and the Limitations of Change -- The Problem of Race -- The Fight Against Crime and Violence -- Decentralisation and Local Government Reform -- The Dominance of the ANC and the Relations between the Government and the People -- 3. Urban Neighbourhoods and Challenges of Cooperation and Order -- Welcome to Johannesburg - City of Gold -- Norwood and Orange Grove -- Democratisation and Local Government Reform -- Attitudes to Public Space -- Disorder, Crime and the Privatisation of Public Space -- Towards an Integrated Community -- 4. Local Communities and the Ambiguity of Transformation -- Introduction -- The Community Police Forum -- Residents' Associations -- Business Organisations -- Local Political Structures -- The Ward Committees -- The Political Parties -- Immigrant Organisations -- Conclusion - Local Communities, Social Dynamics and Politics -- 5. Local Schools and their Impact on Integration, Civic Engagement and Neighbourhood Sociability -- Introduction -- School Enrolment in Norwood and Orange Grove after 1994 -- Consequences of Changing Admission Policies -- Changes in the Learning and Social Environment -- School Finances and Governmental Support Structures -- Education and Transformation - Schools in Norwood and Orange Grove.

6. Religious Communities and Responses to the Challenges of Transformation, Value Changes and Inequality -- Introduction -- Religion and Society in South Africa -- Institutions of Faith and Heterogeneity in Norwood and Orange Grove -- The Challenges of Racial, Gender and Socio-Economic Inequalities -- Engagement with Questions of Reconciliation, Complicity and Guilt -- Secularisation and Value Changes During the Transition and Democratisation -- Relations to Society and the State -- In Conclusion - Institutions of Faith and Transformation -- 7. Five Years Later - What Has Changed? -- Assessing Transformation -- Politics and Democratisation -- The Neighbourhood - Continuities and Change -- Community Organisations and the Representation of Residents -- Schools -- Religious Institutions -- Local Communities: Participation, Representation and Transformation? -- 8. Conclusion - Transformation from Below? -- Appendix -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back cover.

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