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Explaining the Impact of Non-state Security, Victimization, and Insecurity on Voting in South Africa

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This chapter explores the impact of non-state security, victimization, and insecurity on voting in South Africa. The security variables examined here, to the extent that they have an effect, tend to suppress participation in electoral politics. I suggest that those who rely on non-state providers for security and those who have been victims of violent crime may have lost faith in their ability to affect change through elections in South Africa. The nature of the party system in South Africa may further contribute to this outcome.

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Kushner, D.C. (2019). Explaining the Impact of Non-state Security, Victimization, and Insecurity on Voting in South Africa. In: The Politics of Everyday Crime in Africa. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98095-9_6

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