by Ken Salo Abstract Constructivist interpretations of law as an open and contested social field whose form is contingent upon the outcome of interacting formal and informal socio-legal practices continue to illuminate how legal fields are formed and transformed. This essay uses these insights to shed light on how the legalities of informal fishers shaped […]
by Sean Jacobs and Krista Johnson Abstract South Africa’s mainstream print and broadcast media have attained a central role in shaping the discourse about HIV/AIDS as a result of their elevated role in politics after apartheid. Studies of media coverage of HIV/AIDS, however, have shown that despite the horrific impact of AIDS in South Africa, until […]
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by Henry J. Richardson, III Abstract Coming out of the apartheid nightmare in1994, South Africa became an immediate sovereign beacon for global justice with its path-breaking Constitution of 1996 that is the most rights-protective in the world. South Africa’s Constitutional Court has garnered global acclaim for the quality of its legal reasoning and the strength […]
by Thackwray Driver Abstract Over the past decade, “land issues” have reclaimed centre stage in international development debates, with Hernando De Soto’s influential work on land tenure and capitalism playing an important catalytic role. Post-apartheid South Africa has been highly visible in international discussions and debates about land reform, land tenure and land administration. The […]
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by Robert Edgar Abstract When I began conducting research as a graduate student in southern Africa in 1973, I was following in the wake of an intrepid group of American scholars – Gwendolyn Carter, Tom Karis, Dan Johns and Gail Gerhart – who were amassing a remarkable collection of documents on the South African freedom […]
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by John Edwin Mason Abstract Abdullah Ibrahim’s [Dollar Brand] composition “Mannenberg” was an instant hit, when it was released on the 1974 album, Mannenberg is Where It’s Happening. This paper shows that the song is a product of Ibrahim’s efforts to find an authentically South African mode of expression within the jazz tradition, blending South African musical […]
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by Sheridan Johns Abstract: Gwendolen Carter frequently mentioned communism in her seminal 1958 book, The Politics of Inequality: South Africa Since 1948. This paper will analyze South African communism in the opening decade and a half of apartheid. It will consider the characterization of communism in opposition as presented in Carter’s book, in light of recently […]
by R. Hunt Davis, Jr. Guest Editor Each year for nearly a quarter century, the University of Florida Center for African studies has honored Gwendolen M. Carter’s association with the Center in her latter years as a scholar through holding a conference or set of lectures named after her on a topic of critical importance […]
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by Doria Daniels & Quinton Adams Abstract For many Cape Flats communities in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, gangsterism defines the dominant culture. How the state of wellness in such communities influences decisions that individuals make, and the choices that are available to them when faced with hardships, violence-related trauma, and socio-economic crises, seldom […]
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by István Tarrósy and Péter Morenth Abstract Following the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union it held between January and June 2011, the Hungarian government introduced a new foreign policy strategy of “Global Opening.” As part of this strategic concept, Hungary intends to revitalize linkages with countries of sub-Saharan Africa with which it […]
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