> why is #SamHuntington still talking about consociationalism, when his own theory tells us it cannot happen? #Consociationalism .. involving negotiation among elites.. would give #SouthAfrica a democratic facade without changing the basic inequities of #apartheid. It would include Black faces in leadership, but would require massive repression of Black aspirations.. continue to restrict popular participation decision-making at all levels.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1987/11/5/mr-huntington-goes-to-pretoria-pperhaps/
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Mr. Huntington Goes to Pretoria | News | The Harvard Crimson

Perhaps it is an occupational hazard: political scientists, even more than academics in other fields, seem to want to see