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Citizen Participation & Protest in South Africa
Tue, July 16, 12:00 to 1:30pm, TBASession Submission Type: Panel
Abstract
This panel is a focus on South Africa with reference to the high and continuing rates of social protest which dominate the civic space. The four papers examine the architecture or landscape of this protest activity, the tactics employed by protesting citizens, responses to protesters and to protest action and finally, the way in which protest action can be captured by right wing populism and whether this opens civic space for the building of a counter-movement for social justice.
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Individual Presentations
South Africa’s Protest Architecture: Foundations of Collective Action - Heidi Brooks, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa’s Protest Tactics: Evolution and Expansion - Shauna Mottiar, University of KwaZulu Natal
South Africa’s Protest Responses: Responding to large-scale social unrest. - Rekgotsofetse Chikane, University of Witwatersrand
Weaponising Grassroots Democracy: Operation Dudula’s Right-Wing Populism and the need for a Counter-Movement - Luke Sinwell; Trevor Ngwane; Terri Maggott, University of Johannesburg