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Radicalism is not a new dynamic for South Africa . The 1940s held the potential for political and social reform in South Africa with the promise of a more inclusive approach towards the black majority in the country.
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de Jager, N., Steenekamp, C. (2019). Political Radicalism: Responding to the Legitimacy Gap in South Africa. In: van Beek, U. (eds) Democracy under Threat. Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89453-9_6
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