Contesting transformation : popular resistance in twenty-first-century South Africa / edited by Marcell C. Dawson and Luke Sinwell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dawson, Marcelle C., editor.

Sinwell, Luke, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements--South Africa.

Social movements.

Social movements--Political aspects--South Africa.

South Africa--Politics and government--21st century.

South Africa.

South Africa--Social conditions--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [date of distribution not identified]

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A sober and critical reflection of the wave of social movement struggles which have taken place in post-Apartheid South Africa.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

1. Transforming Scholarship: Soberly Reflecting on the Politics of Resistance - Marcelle C. Dawson and Luke Sinwell

2. The Crisis of the Left in Contemporary South Africa - Dale T. McKinley

3. Voice, Political Mobilisation and Repression under Jacob Zuma - Jane Duncan

4. Barricades, Ballots and Experimentation: Making Sense of the 2011 Local Government Elections with a Social Movement Lens - Peter Alexander

5. Insurgent Citizenship, Class Formation and the Dual Nature of a Community Protest: A Case Study of 'Kungcatsha' - Malose Langa and Karl von Holdt

6. Unfolding Contradictions in the 'Zuma Movement': The Alliance in the Public Sector Strikes of 2007 and 2010 - Claire Ceruti

7. Labour Strikes and Community Protests: Is There a Basis for Unity in Post-Apartheid South Africa? - Trevor Ngwane

8. Agents of Change? Reflecting on the Impact of Social Movements in Post-Apartheid South Africa - Fiona Anciano

9. Resisting Privatisation: Exploring Contradictory Consciousness and Activism in the Anti-Privatisation Forum - Carin Runciman

10. The Challenge of Ecological Transformation in Post-Apartheid South Africa: The Re-emergence of an Environmental Justice Movement - Jacklyn Cock

11. 'Tacticians in the Struggle for Change'? Exploring the Dynamics between Legal Organisations and Social Movements Engaged in Rights-Based Struggles in South Africa - Kate Tissington

12. How the Law Shapes and Structures Post-Apartheid Social Movements: Case Study of the Khulumani Support Group - Tshepo Madlingozi

13. Managing Crisis and Desire in South Africa - Shannon Walsh

14. Transforming Contestation: Some Closing Words - Luke Sinwell and Marcelle C. Dawson

Bibliography

About the Authors and Editors

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783712120

1783712120

9781849648325

1849648328

OCLC:

877868696