ism ▁watch ▁list ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Ide ology ▁The ▁AN C ▁de ems ▁itself ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁national ▁liber ation ▁in ▁the ▁post - ap art heid ▁era ; ▁it ▁officially ▁defines ▁its ▁ag enda ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Revolution . ▁The ▁AN C ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁International . ▁It ▁also ▁sets ▁forth ▁the ▁red ress ing ▁of ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁differences ▁stem ming ▁from ▁colonial - ▁and ▁apart heid - era ▁policies ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁focus ▁of ▁AN C ▁policy . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Revolution ▁( ND R ) ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁process ▁through ▁which ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Society ▁( ND S ) ▁is ▁achieved ; ▁a ▁society ▁in ▁which ▁people ▁are ▁intellect ually , ▁soci ally , ▁econom ically ▁and ▁polit ically ▁emp ower ed . ▁The ▁drivers ▁of ▁the ▁N DR ▁are ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁mot ive ▁forces ▁and ▁are ▁defined ▁as ▁the ▁elements ▁within ▁society ▁that ▁gain ▁from ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁N DR . ▁Using ▁cont our ▁plots ▁or ▁concent ric ▁circles ▁the ▁centre ▁represents ▁the ▁elements ▁in ▁society ▁that ▁gain ▁the ▁most ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁N DR . ▁Mov ing ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁centre ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁the ▁g ains ▁that ▁those ▁elements ▁derive . ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁force ▁that ▁occup ies ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁those ▁concent ric ▁circles ▁in ▁countries ▁with ▁low ▁un emp loyment ▁is ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁while ▁in ▁countries ▁with ▁higher