The African National Congress and Participatory Democracy: From People's Power to Public Policy

1. Introduction: A Battle of Ideas
1.1. The Intertwining of Movement and Democracy1.2. South Africa's Landscape of Participatory Traditions1.3. Approaching the Study of Ideas1.4. The Role of Theory in Shaping Democracy1.5. Currents of Participation and their Intellectual Origins1.6. The ANC's Theory of Participatory Democracy
2.  Participation in the History of ANC Democratic Thought2.1. From Conservative Liberalism to African Nationalism2.2. Participation through Mass Movement Politics2.3. Revolutionary Theory and the Popular Role2.4. Conclusion
3. Discourses of 'People's Power'3.1. The Context for a Popular Movement3.2. Themes and Ideas in the Conception of 'People's Power'3.3. Ideologues and Influences3.4. Implications for Participatory Democracy3.5. Conclusion
4. The People Shall Govern: The Codification of Ideas4.1 Participation and Constitutionalism4.2. Participation and the Local4.3. Conclusion
5.  Post-1994 Policy and Movement Discourse5.1. Participatory Policy in New Local Government5.2 Participation in Movement Discourse5.3. Conceptual Tensions and Parallels5.4 Conclusion
6. Conclusion: The Power of Ideas6.1. Vanguardism and Democracy