Negotiating South Africa’s Decentralisation Model

The successful management of intrastate conflict requires a governance system that accommodates varying interests. Before South Africa's post-1990 negotiation, the conflicting parties had strong, diverse positions on the form of decentralisation the country should take. Some wanted a unitary state, others wanted federalism, and others wanted confederalism. This book presents a riveting narration by those who participated in South Africa's post-1990 negotiation. It details how they resolved their differences by designing a decentralisation system that ended a centuries-long war and explores the sustainability thereof.