, critical
  perspectives
  on
  Southern
  Africa


EDITORS:
Bill Freund, Gerhard Mare\ Mike Morris (University of Natal), Vishnu
Padayachee (University of Durban-Westville)
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Stephen Gelb (University of Durban-Westville), Peter Hudson, Alan
Mabin, Debbie Posel (University of the Witwatersrand), David Kaplan,
Alan Hirsch, Dave Lewis (University of Cape Town), Colin Bundy,
Robert Davies (University of the Western Cape), Marian Lacey (Rhodes),
Gavin Williams (University of Oxford), Dan O'Meara (University of
Quebec, Montreal), John Saul (York University).
PUBLICATION CO-ORDINATOR: Linda Price
LAYOUT B Y : Rob Evans
PUBLICATION GUIDELINES:
We ask contributors to submit two (2) typed copies, following the format
 (on such issues as references and notes) of articles in this issue of
 TRANSFORMATION. Whilst the journal will cater for work at any level
 of abstraction, or detail, a number of criteria will guide the editors in selection
 of material for inclusion. Articles should aim for academic rigour but also
 clarify the political implications of the issues discussed. We are concerned
 not to compete with other South African journals that may cover related
 ground but in different ways - this will govern our selection principles. All
 articles will be assessed anonymously by the referees. Contributions should
 preferably not exceed the following lengths:
 Analytical articles: 7 000 words
 Debates and review articles: 3 000 words
 The views expressed in TRANSFORMATION do not necessarily reflect
 those of the editors.
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                                 ISSN: 0258 - 7696


                                                       17            1992
 TRANS
CONTENTS
Articles
SOUTH AFRICA: A CONSOCIATIONAL PATH TO PEACE?                            1
    Arend Lijphart's consociational model of constitution building
     based on ethnic blocks as givens, has been highly influential in
     conservative thinking on South Africa. RUPERT TAYLOR
     critiques the way it reifies ethnicity and suggests why its
     implementation would put a clamp on progressive social
    change.
TRANSITION IN NAMIBIA 1989-90: AND THE
SOUTH AFRICAN CASE                                                      12
    Was the real significance of transition in Namibia a dress
    rehearsal for the creation of the 'new South Africa'?
    CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS systematically explores the
    main features of that process with his eye on that question.
CONTRADICTIONS OF INDEPENDENCE;
NAMIBIA IN TRANSITION                                                   25
    Riven with contradictions, independent Namibia faces all the
    problems of previously independent African countries in a
    difficult conjuncture. LINDA FREEMAN provides a sobering
    overview of the possibilities for this key state in the southern
    African region.


Debates
TRANSFORMATION TIME!                                                 48
    MALA SINGH argues how and why the concept of
    transformation needs to be defined and critically examined as
    a means of defining the agenda in South Africa today.
BEYOND THE FRONTIER; CIVIL SOCIETY REVISITED                         61
    The struggle for civil society, for hegemony in the new South
    Africa using this currently salient discourse, is theorised by
    DANIEL NINA.
Conference Report
VIOLENCE, RESEARCH AND INTELLECTUALS                                 74
     GRAHAME HAYES reports on and assesses an Oxford
     conference dealing with the themes of political violence in
     southern Africa in June, 1991
Review Article
THE RAINBOW ALLIANCE; POPULIST LIMITATIONS
OF SOUTH AFRICA'S 'GREEN' MOVEMENT                                   87
     Going Green: A picture in only two dimensions? TIM
                                                                        ?
     QUINLAN looks at the strengths and weaknesses of green
     thought as it has developed thus far in South Africa, according
     to the recently published collection edited by Cock and Koch.