Perspectives on National Identity: The Case of Emerging Intelligentsia in South Africa

Waldt, Gerrit Van der; Prinsloo, Barend Louwrens

doi:10.1080/02589346.2019.1579457

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“…The aspiration was for a South African nation unified in its diversity. Social integration has thus been the vision of the South African populace since 1994 (Bornman, 2010; Murray & Simeon, 2007; Van der Waldt & Prinsloo, 2019). The government has put different mechanisms in place to promote social integration in the nation.…”

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“…Given those positive relations and perceptions of support and trustworthiness of fellow citizens are important in the collective solidarity and unity of a diversified society (Bottoni 2018a,b; Vallone et al, 2021), it is hypothesised that perception of race relations and trustworthiness of racial outgroups could be important determinants of support for social integration among South Africans. Likewise, racial identity is an important defining feature of every South African (Van der Waldt & Prinsloo, 2019). Therefore, the extent of identification with one's racial group could also be a potent factor in the support for social integration.…”

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“…Race relations are a prominent social discourse in South Africa (Van der Waldt & Prinsloo, 2019). The history of social division in South Africa still largely shapes the current pattern of race relations in the nation (Mphambukeli, 2019).…”

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“…The colonial and apartheid past of the nation entrenched distrust and inequality among its racial groups (Bhorat et al, 2015; Hofmeyr & Govender, 2015). The end of apartheid brought hope, particularly among the previously marginalised groups, that social conditions and life outcomes would improve for their groups (Van der Waldt & Prinsloo, 2019). However, the social inequality of the past is still very much pronounced in South Africa today (Mphambukeli, 2019).…”

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“…Such identification also further motivates a desire for the exclusivity of the ingroup (Olonisakin & Adebayo, 2021). South Africans identify more with their racial identity because of their dissatisfaction with the current social standing of their racial groups in the nation and this affects the extent of their identification with their national identity (Bornman, 2010; Murray & Simeon, 2007; Van der Waldt & Prinsloo, 2019). They equally largely limit interaction to members of their racial groups (Amoateng & Heaton, 2017; Hofmeyr & Govender, 2015; Home Office, 2020; Magubane, 2019; Moosa, 2021).…”

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Determinants of support for social integration in South Africa: The roles of race relations, social distrust, and racial identification

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2022

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South Africa is divided along race lines and this has made social integration difficult to achieve in the nation. The aspiration for the rainbow nation since the end of apartheid has been a country united in its diversity. Research evidence shows that interracial trust and interaction are still very low in the nation. This study set out to examine the determinants of support for social integration in South Africa. The variables of perceived improvement in race relations, social distrust, and racial identification were examined. Data were sourced from the South African Social Attitudes Survey 2017. Participants were 2,946 men (38.9%) and women (61.1%) with the age range of 16 to 99 years. Data analysis showed that perceived improvement in race relations, social distrust, and racial identification were all associated with increased support for social integration. However, a low level of social distrust provides the best outcome for support for social integration. Equally, identifying with one's racial group is likely to be beneficial for increasing social contact between groups. Findings were discussed based on the peculiarity of South African society and existing literature. The implication of the findings for policies and programmes to facilitate social contact and social cohesion was emphasised. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

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‘Where Art Thou?’: Ethnocracy, Toponymic Silence, and Toponymic Subjugation in the Harare Commemorative Landscapes During the Mugabe Era (1980–2017)

Mamvura

2020

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This article explores the post-colonial national identity formation using place names that commemorate the nation’s past in Zimbabwe. Place name alterations that the new political elites implemented at independence in 1980 were aimed at disassembling relics of the deposed regime and craft a new national identity. The commemorative landscapes of Harare, as a national capital, constitute a strategic medium in the constitution of national identity. Ethnicity dominated the political landscape in Zimbabwe. The two main political parties, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU), have been aligned with the two supertribes, Shona and Ndebele, respectively. The article explores how the ruling ZANU (PF) government whose leadership was largely Shona used a meta-narrative modelled around discourses of exclusionary autochthony and a partial presentation of the liberation war history that projected ZAPU as having made an insignificant contribution to the liberation war to construct a national identity. It concludes that the use of exclusionary definitions of belonging and a one-sided presentation of the war past that projected ZANU as having contributed more to the liberation war entrenched Shona ethnic chauvinistic tendencies and propagated ZANU (PF) political hegemony. Using the theoretical lens of critical toponymy, the article argues that politically motivated place renaming efforts usually select from the past aspects that serve present political purposes.

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Correction to: ‘Where Art Thou?’: Ethnocracy, Toponymic Silence, and Toponymic Subjugation in the Harare Commemorative Landscapes During the Mugabe Era (1980–2017)

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Perspectives on National Identity: The Case of Emerging Intelligentsia in South Africa

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Determinants of support for social integration in South Africa: The roles of race relations, social distrust, and racial identification

Determinants of support for social integration in South Africa: The roles of race relations, social distrust, and racial identification

‘Where Art Thou?’: Ethnocracy, Toponymic Silence, and Toponymic Subjugation in the Harare Commemorative Landscapes During the Mugabe Era (1980–2017)

Correction to: ‘Where Art Thou?’: Ethnocracy, Toponymic Silence, and Toponymic Subjugation in the Harare Commemorative Landscapes During the Mugabe Era (1980–2017)

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