Stellenbosse akademici en die politieke problematiek in Suid-Afrika, 1934-1948

[摘要] ENGLISH SUMMARY: This study examined the direct influence of the academicstaff of the University of Stellenbosch on the politics inSouth Africa from 1934 to 1948. Two themes seemed to be themost important: the stellenbusch academics role in partypolitics and the Stellenbosch academics and inter grouprelations.On the party political scene their most importantcontribution was the attempt to unite the Afrikaners on thepolitical field during 1939 and 1940. For this purpose theyfounded the Stellenbosse Versoeningskomitee. After theirattempts failed, they continued their involvement during thedebate between those who supported South Africa'sparticipation in the Second World War and those who opposedit. During 1941 a group of academics also opposed thenational socialist trends that became prominent in Arikanercircles.The Stellenbosch academics were also involved on thequestion of inter group relations. They publ icly statedtheir viewpoints on relations with the English speakingSouth Africans, the Jews, the Coloureds, the Asians and theBlacks. In this regard they opposed the immigration of Jewsto South Africa in 1936 and also played a major part in thecrystillization of apartheid. They also participated in theactivities of a number of commissions: the wilcocks'commission (1934), the De Villiers' commission (1936), theSauer commission (1948) and the protest against the findingsof the Fagan commission (1948). In this regard they playeda major role in the founding of the suid-Afrikaanse Buro virRasse-aangeleenthede in 1948.It is clear that the academicuniversity played a major role inAfrica from 1934 to 1948.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University