Abstract:
It is indeed gratifying to witness the fruits of an initiative of a small group of political
scientists assembling at the University of Pretoria 40 years ago to establish
the South African Political Science Association (SAPSA), with Politikon as its
flagship journal. From this inauspicious beginning, both SAPSA and Politikon
have become success stories, recognised nationally and internationally as the
main and representative fora of South African political scientists.
