Date of Submission
Spring 2019
Academic Programs and Concentrations
Global and International Studies
Project Advisor 1
Peter Rosenblum
Abstract/Artist's Statement
This project explores the political history of land dispossession in twentieth century South Africa. It conducts a comprehensive analysis of the legal mechanisms and public policies articulated in the democratic era to address the dark history of dispossession and land theft. It concludes with the suggestion that the resurgence of land in the contemporary political debate questions the legitimacy of the democratic transition and Constitution, when, in fact, the political establishment bears a large responsibility for the glacial pace of land reform over the first twenty-five years of democracy.
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Recommended Citation
Sparks, Dylan Anton, "Land In South Africa: Dispossession, Constitutionalism, Political Expediency" (2019). Senior Projects Spring 2019. 223.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2019/223
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