Comprises nine of the papers presented at the 3rd biennial conference of the South African Political Studies Association, held in September 2006--Forew.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The need for post-third wave conversations / Joelien Pretorius -- The feasibility of a union government and a United States of Africa : dilemmas of political integration and democratisation / Khabele Matlosa -- From importer to exporter : the changing role of Nigeria in promoting democratic values in Africa / J. Shola Omotola -- The Afrikaner Broederbond : from 'Devil of Apartheid' to an actor of change in the transformation process of South Africa? / Annette Knecht -- The impact of HIV/AIDS on the electoral process in Africa / Kondwani Chirambo -- A silent revolution : South African voters during the first ten years of democracy, 1994-2004 / Collette Schulz-Herzenberg -- The ANC 'Leadership crisis' and the age of populism in post-apartheid South Africa / Ralph Mathekga -- Crafting new democratic spaces : participatory policy-making in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / Imraan Buccus and Janine Hicks -- The politics of social change and the transition to democratic governance : community participation in post-apartheid South Africa / John J. Williams -- Mother and slaughter: a comparative analysis of the female terrorist in the LRA and FARC / Suzanne Graham.