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Centre for Social Change The Chair is funded by the Department of Science and Technology and administered by the National Research Foundation. The chair-holder is Prof.

The South African Research Chair in Social Change is made up of scholars and students of varying backgrounds in the humanities who undertake research on all facets of social change and related themes. It exists as a unit within the Faculty of Humanities, and is encouraged to raise funds from other sources. The Chair’s aim is to understand the dynamics of social change in contemporary South Africa. This goal is addressed by means of numerous projects. The principal focus is on social change from below, including South Africa’s ‘Rebellion of the Poor’, but projects cover a wide range of topics from political economy, through social class and social entrepreneurs to South African film-makers. Peter Alexander, professor of sociology. His team includes Dr. Marcelle Dawson, a senior researcher seconded from the Sociology Department, who leads two projects funded by the National Research Foundation. The unit consists of research staff and associates, post-doctoral fellows, and doctoral and masters students.

Join the CSC and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on 30 November at 11am for a webinar on 'Voter fluidity and abstention in ...
22/11/2021

Join the CSC and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on 30 November at 11am for a webinar on 'Voter fluidity and abstention in the 2021 local government elections'.

To register: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/94/2oxk8tyk

Two key trends have emerged from the recent local government elections. One, that an increasing number of voters stayed away from the polls and, two, that an increasing number of those that did vote switched their votes away from the dominant political parties. In this webinar, we provide insight into the socio-demographic profile and motivations of those who stayed away from the polls and those who switched their votes within five metropolitan municipalities. The findings are based on a telephone survey conducted with over 3,000 participants and provides one of the most robust first glimpses into the emerging trend of voter fluidity and further analysis of voter abstention in South Africa.

In this webinar, we provide insight into the socio-demographic profile and motivations of those who stayed away from the polls and those who switched

CSC MA graduate Boikanyo Moloto writes on the roots of taxi violence
18/10/2021

CSC MA graduate Boikanyo Moloto writes on the roots of taxi violence

There is a need for a joint effort between all stakeholders to address the corruption that affects the taxi industry, writes the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation’s Boikanyo Moloto.

18/05/2021

Staff and students at the CSC today recorded a message of solidarity with the Palestinian people and their ongoing struggle

Social changers Angela Chukunzira and Tafadzwa Antonater Choto have been awaarded the the Lionel Cliffe Memorial Researc...
21/07/2020

Social changers Angela Chukunzira and Tafadzwa Antonater Choto have been awaarded the the Lionel Cliffe Memorial Research Scholarship for 2020.

Angela Chuunzira is a MA student at the Centre and her research will examine how the use of Zoom has impacted activism in Johannesburg during the Covid-19 crisis.

Tafadzwa Antonater Choto is a PhD student who is undertaking a Gramscian analysis of Zimbabwe’s working-class history from 1995 to 2002.

The Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) announces the winners of a small research grants competition for African researchers and activists based in Africa. The competition is based on the premise that a shortage of funding for critical research is one of the problems faced by Africa-based sc...

17/07/2020

Paddington Mutekwe is the winner of the 2019 Ruth First prize winner awarded by the journal Review of African Political for his article 'Resistance and repression in Zimbabwe: a case study of Zimplats mine workers Economy'. In this interview he shares his experience of being a member of the Centre for Social Change and his advice for prospective humanities postgraduate students.

The Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) has awarded CSC PhD student Paddington Mutekwe the 2019 Ruth First prize...
13/07/2020

The Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) has awarded CSC PhD student Paddington Mutekwe the 2019 Ruth First prize for his article ‘Resistance and repression in Zimbabwe: a case study of Zimplats mine workers’. It was published in ROAPE Volume 46, Issue 160 in Autumn 2019 and is available to download for free in celebration of this great achievement.

The Editorial Working Group of the Review of African Political Economy is pleased to announce the 2019 winner of the Ruth First prize. The prize is awarded to Paddington Mutekwe for his article ‘Resistance and repression in Zimbabwe: a case study of Zimplats mine workers’. The article is availab...

Professor Kate Alexander, Director of the Centre for Social Change, discussed the initial findings from the CSC survey, ...
22/04/2020

Professor Kate Alexander, Director of the Centre for Social Change, discussed the initial findings from the CSC survey, conducted in partnership wih DCES reearch division at the HSRC on 702 this morning.

Prof Kate Alexander from UJ takes us through the results of the initial study into the real impact of this pandemic on society.

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