Cape Town Forums - 1997

The International Conference The Political Economy of Social Change in South Africa.

The first event held under the banner of the Trust was an international conference. This was made possible through funding by SIDA of the Swedish Government, Interfund, Human Science Research Council, British Council, Africa Educational Trust and the University of the Western Cape. The conference was held on 1-2 April 1997 in association with the Education Policy Unit at the University of the Western Cape.

There are two papers available electronically:

• The engaged Intellectual and the struggle for a democratic South Africa
  - By Dan O'Meara, 1 - 2 April 1997
• Thinking Theoretically
  Afrikaner nationalism and the comparative theory of the politics of identity.
  A tribute to Harold Wolpe
  - by Dan O'Meara 1-2 April, 1997

The other papers presented are as follows:

Presenter: By Dan O'Meara
The engaged Intellectual and the struggle for a democratic South Africa

Presenter: Dr Neville Alexander
Language and the National Question

Discussant: Ms Zubeida Desai

Presenter: Prof Michael Burawoy
The Relevance of Russian and Chinese Models of Transition for Africa.

Discussant: Dr Maxine Molyneux

Presenter: Prof Mahmood Mamdani
Justice and Reconciliation: Making sense of the African experience.

Discussant: Dr Rob Davies

Presenter: Dr Blade Nzimande
The State and the National Question

Discussant: Mr Yunus Carrim

Presenter: Prof Henry Bernstein
Social Change in the South African Countryside. Land and Production, Poverty and Power

Discussant: Dr Helena Dolny

Presenter: Prof Eddie Webster
Knowledge, Power and the University Intellectual: The Case for Critical Engagement

Discussant: Prof Jakes Gerwel

Presenter: Dr Sheila Meintjies
Critical Perspectives on Women and Feminism in South Africa

Discussant: Dr AnnMarie Wolpe

Presenter: Dr Stephen Gelb
Consolidating Democracy: The State and the Transition from Apartheid

Discussant: Dr Derek Swartz

Presenter: Dr Gail Thomas
Race and Gender Relations in the US: Implications for the 21st Century

Discussant: Prof Rachel Sharp

Presenter: Prof Wally Morrow
Equity and Development in Education

Discussant: Mr Saleem Badat