Raymond Suttner - Suttner's View
Suttner's View: Has our democracy matured?
13th May 2014 In this week's Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner discusses whether South Africa's democracy has matured. →
How do we move towards an emancipatory politics in South Africa? 
By: Raymond Suttner 13th May 2014 Political analyst Steven Friedman correctly concludes (in Business Day, 9 May 2014) that the ANC may not face electoral defeat for the foreseeable... →
Suttner's View: 20 Years of Democracy and the power of the ANC
By: Creamer Media Reporter 6th May 2014 In this week's Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner discusses 20 Years of Democracy and the power of the ANC. →
The Abahlali/DA pact: difficult situations require difficult decisions
By: Raymond Suttner 5th May 2014 In observing the current election campaigns one is struck by the lack of debate and vacuousness of ideas circulated in order to win votes.... →
Grappling with the impact of violent masculinities
29th April 2014 Researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Motshabi Hoaeane about patriarchy in South African politics. Click here to read... →
Suttner's View: Alex Boraine’s suggestion that exile is responsible for undermining democracy
By: Raymond Suttner 29th April 2014 In this week's Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner discusses Alex Boraine’s suggestion that exile was responsible for... →
Invoking Nelson Mandela’s legacies as we celebrate democracy
By: Raymond Suttner 29th April 2014 Nelson Mandela, generally viewed as the embodiment of South Africa’s democracy, was not always the genial, open-minded fatherly figure whose... →
Electoral silence on patriarchy speaks volumes
By: Raymond Suttner 23rd April 2014 For anyone concerned about gender equality, it is significant that patriarchy is not being raised by any political party in their election... →
Suttner's View: 20 years of democracy – What went wrong? (Part one)
22nd April 2014 In this week's Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner discusses what's gone wrong in 20 years of democracy in South Africa. →
The vote is a fundamental right, but democracy is more than elections
22nd April 2014 Researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Motshabi Hoaeane about the fundamental right to vote. Click here to read... →
