The dissertation deals with the roots of civic apathy in local government, and the
main emphasis is to establish the root cause/s of civic apathy. The hypothesis: 'civic
apathy is a phenomenon intensified by ignorance and a feeling of powerlessness and
frustration on the electorate' is tested in this study. To examine further specific
aspects of civic apathy, including establishing the cause/s and effects of apathy, the
author conducted a quantitative research in the Northern Metropolitan Area m
Johannesburg, using questionnaires and literature study as the research method.
The hypothesis advanced in the dissertation has been validated insofar as it has been
argued and demonstrated that indeed people can feel powerless and frustrated if they
are deliberately being excluded from, or denied the opportunity to participate
actively in their local government activities. The main finding is that civic apathy is
intensified by ignorance. However, the most important finding is that there ts a
causal relationship between powerlessness, frustration and apathy. / Public Administration and Management / M. Admin. (Public Administration)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/17484 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Mokgwatsana, Edwin Ntwampe |
| Contributors | Theunissen, Christopher A., Nealer, E. J. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (x, 179 leaves) |
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