Southern Resistance in Critical Perspective

The Politics of Protest in South Africa's Contentious Democracy

AvMarcel Paret,Carin Runciman

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

From the Arab Uprising, to anti-austerity protests in Europe and the US Occupy Movement, to uprisings in Brazil and Turkey, resistance from below is flourishing. Whereas analysts have tended to look North in their analysis of the recent global protest wave, this volume develops a Southern perspective through a deep engagement with the case of South Africa, which has experienced widespread popular resistance for more than a decade. Combining critical theoretical perspectives with extensive qualitative fieldwork and rich case studies, Southern Resistance in Critical Perspective situates South Africa’s contentious democracy in relation to both the economic insecurity of contemporary global capitalism and the constantly shifting political terrain of post-apartheid nationalism. The analysis integrates worker, community and political party organizing into a broader narrative of resistance, bridging historical divisions between social movement studies, labor studies and political sociology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-03-30
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781472473462

Utforska kategorier

Politisk aktivism inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Marcel Paret is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Utah, USA, and Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Social Change at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Carin Runciman is Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Change at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Luke Sinwell is Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Change at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Figures and TableNotes on Contributors PrefaceList of AbbreviationsChapter 1 - Southern Resistance in Critical PerspectivePart I: Global FormationsChapter 2 - Social Movements in the Neoliberal Age Chapter 3 - South African Social Movements in the Neoliberal AgePart II: Community FormationsChapter 4 - Postcolonial Politics: Theorizing Protest from Spaces of ExclusionChapter 5 - South Africa ‘Unrest’ or Rebellion: A Focus on Durban Community ProtestsChapter 6 - Social Movements Beyond Incorporation: The Case of the Housing Assembly in Post-Apartheid Cape TownPart III: Local State FormationsChapter 7 - Party Politics and Community Mobilisation in Buffalo City, East LondonChapter 8 - Protests, Party Politics, and Patronage: A View from Zandpsruit Informal Settlement, JohannesburgPart IV: Labour FormationsChapter 9 - Changing Forms of Power and Municipal Worker Resistance in JohannesburgChapter 10 - Organic Intellectuals and Leadership in South Africa’s Contemporary Mineworkers’ MovementPart V: Left FormationsChapter 11 - South Africa’s New Left Movements: Challenges and HopesIndex