Reconciliation Politics: A Case Study Of The Elimination Of Apartheid In South Africa

With the continuing research of political development theory,a multitude of political development theories have been come into being and spawned variety of angles and genres.Different methods have been used in the modernization and democratization of different countries.Peace and development are the theme of today,and the way of political development should be consist with the theme.The emergence of Political reconciliation method is particularly important.Political reconciliation is based on the spirit of the tolerance and justice to achieve peaceful development.And it emphasizes the tolerance as the foundation of democratic consultation,equal dialogue and peaceful competition activities.Ultimately,political reconciliation is aim to build political justice,promote the development of democracy.South Africa's political development process is a typical case in the world.There is no racial massacre in the elimination of racial discrimination existed for a hundred years and laws and institutions under apartheid,whereas in the process of political development,antagonistic races sought the possibility of negotiations,and by continuously diplomacy means,compromising ways achieved reconciliation,realized the comparative democracy in South Africa.After the black achieved equal social status and gained democratic power,new government built the new political,economic and social system through forgiveness and reconciliation idea.Through the laws and social mechanisms,political reconciliation and tolerant spirit were implemented in the national civil society life to cultivate and develop the idea of forgiveness,equality,democracy.At the same time,South Africa government also forged social justice by setting departments like the truth and reconciliation commission in order to clear the historical hatred between the different races by exchanging truth with forgiveness.It's an extraordinary change for South Africa though a lot of works still need to be done.Elimination of apartheid in South Africa is the process of political reconciliation in their political development road.Throughout the international society,there are many implacable contradictions such as ethnic conflicts,religious conflicts,and separatism and international terrorism,as well as much historical hatred between nations.Reconciliation of political advocates the ideal of tolerance and peace and encourages the opposite parties to contribute to the possibility of negotiations to realize win-win with the settlements.