Contesting Transformation: Popular Resistance in Twenty-First Century South Africa

xi, 300 pages, illustrations : 23 cm. Contents: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Transforming Scholarship: Soberly Reflecting on the Politics of Resistance -- Marcelle C. Dawson and Luke Sinwell; 2. The Crisis of the Left in Contemporary South Africa -- Dale T. McKinley; 3. Voice, Political Mobilisation and Repression under Jacob Zuma -- Jane Duncan; 4. Barricades, Ballots and Experimentation: Making Sense of the 2011 Local Government Elections with a Social Movement Lens -- Peter Alexander. 5. Insurgent Citizenship, Class Formation and the Dual Nature of a Community Protest: A Case Study of 'Kungcatsha' -- Malose Langa and Karl von Holdt6. Unfolding Contradictions in the 'Zuma Movement': The Alliance in the Public Sector Strikes of 2007 and 2010 -- Claire Ceruti; 7. Labour Strikes and Community Protests: Is There a Basis for Unity in Post-Apartheid South Africa? -- Trevor Ngwane; 8. Agents of Change? Reflecting on the Impact of Social Movements in Post-Apartheid South Africa -- Fiona Anciano. 9. Resisting Privatisation: Exploring Contradictory Consciousness and Activism in the Anti-Privatisation Forum -- Carin Runciman10. The Challenge of Ecological Transformation in Post-Apartheid South Africa: The Re-emergence of an Environmental Justice Movement -- Jacklyn Cock; 11. 'Tacticians in the Struggle for Change'? Exploring the Dynamics between Legal Organisations and Social Movements Engaged in Rights-Based Struggles in South Africa -- Kate Tissington; 12. How the Law Shapes and Structures Post-Apartheid Social Movements: Case Study of the Khulumani Support Group -- Tshepo Madlingozi. 13. Managing Crisis and Desire in South Africa -- Shannon Walsh14. Transforming Contestation: Some Closing Words -- Luke Sinwell and Marcelle C. Dawson; Bibliography; About the Authors and Editors; Index.…