Lucien van der Walt, "Afrique du Sud:La signification politique du NEPAD, une recette maison pour le néolibéralisme," February 2004, ILS-SIL Bulletin no. 1 Afrique du Sud:La signification politique du NEPAD, une recette maison pour le néolibéralisme Texte de Lucien van der Walt Penser en terme d’Afrique, mais s’organiser localement. Le nouveau partenariat pour le développement … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2004, “Afrique du Sud: La signification politique du NEPAD, une recette maison pour le néolibéralisme”
Author: Lucien van der Walt
I teach at Rhodes University, the Eastern Cape. I’m 10th generation South African, born and bred. I have long been involved in union and working class education, and have a background in social movement and left-wing activism, the Workers’ Library and Museum, the Anti-Privatisation Forum, and the National Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU).
I’ve presented or published 450+ papers, including conferences and workshops, co-edited 4 journal specials (on global and African labour history, and the left), and produced five books. Southern Africa editor for the 2009 'International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest' (Blackwell). I won the 2008 international ‘Labor History’ PhD thesis prize, and the 2008/2009 Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) award for best African dissertation, for my thesis on South African anarchism, syndicalism and black militants. I have also done research in Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, ca 2001, “L’Anarchismo Rivoluzionario ed il Movimento Anti-Globalizzazione”
Italian L'Anarchismo Rivoluzionario ed il Movimento Anti-Globalizzazione Lucien van der Walt Cariche di polizia contro la gioventù. Forze armate che blindano una delle maggiori città americane. Decine di migliaia di manifestanti sotto le bandiere dell'anticapitalismo. Giovani e lavoratori dell'occidente che si battono fisicamente contro il WTO (OMC in italiano, ndt) e l'imperialismo. Queste forti immagini … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, ca 2001, “L’Anarchismo Rivoluzionario ed il Movimento Anti-Globalizzazione”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2004, “Üvahy o rase a anarchismuv Jižní Africe v letech 1904-2004”
Lucien van der Walt, 2004, "Üvahy o rase a anarchismuv Jižní Africe v letech 1904-2004," A-Kontra, 3/ 2004, pp. 26-28 Czech translation of Lucien van der Walt, 2004, “Perspectives on Race and Anarchism in South Africa, 1904-2004,” Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, volume 8 number 1, pp. 1, 14-16, which is here. Get the PDF here
[TALK]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, lecture at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Film Pre-Preview and Discussion: Varieties of Anarchism from here (11.08.2014) The International Dissidence research group and the Cluster of Excellence “Normative Orders” held a film pre-preview and a discussion on “Varieties of Anarchism: Anarchist Projects and the Struggles that Define them” on 7 August 2014.After the film pre-screening Prof. Lucien van der Walt (Rhodes University, South Africa) … Continue reading [TALK]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, lecture at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
[INTERVIEW]: KDVS Interview with Lucien van der Walt, co-author of “Black Flame”
From here Richard Estes and Ron Glick interviewed Lucien van der Walt, co-author of Black Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism, on their show “Speaking In Tongues,”KDVS, 90.3 FM, University Of California, Davis. The interview took place on September 25, 2009.The interview covers issues like defining anarchism, anarchism and trade unions today, … Continue reading [INTERVIEW]: KDVS Interview with Lucien van der Walt, co-author of “Black Flame”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “O istorie a anti-imperialismului anarhist”
Romanian translation, from website of IASR (Initiativa Anarho-Sindicalista) from Romania, with the article itself here. Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “O istorie a anti-imperialismului anarhist" O istorie a anti-imperialismului anarhist – Lucien van der Walt Scrie un comentariu Posted by Volkmar pe 28 decembrie 2012 În cadrul mişcării anarhiste există o tradiţie îndelungată de luptă împotriva … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “O istorie a anti-imperialismului anarhist”
[ANALYSIS]: van der Walt, 2014, “Bernard Sigamoney, Durban Indian revolutionary syndicalist”
Lucien van der Walt, 2014, "Bernard Sigamoney, Durban Indian revolutionary syndicalist," Tokologo, number 4, p.11. Get the PDF here Bernard Sigamoney, Durban Indian revolutionary syndicalist by Lucien van der Walt A global movement, the anarchist and syndicalist tradition has influenced people from all walks of life. A notable figure was Bernard L.E. Sigamoney, born … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: van der Walt, 2014, “Bernard Sigamoney, Durban Indian revolutionary syndicalist”
[REVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, on Jared Davidson, “Sewing Freedom: Philip Josephs, Transnationalism and Early New Zealand Anarchism”
Lucien van der Walt, 2014, "Jared Davidson, Sewing Freedom: Philip Josephs, Transnationalism and Early New Zealand Anarchism, Oakland, CA: AK Press, 2014; 174pp," Anarchist Studies, volume 22, number 2, pp. 120-121 Get the PDF here In this gem of a biography, Jared Davidson recovers the life and achievements of one of the often-forgotten tens … Continue reading [REVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, on Jared Davidson, “Sewing Freedom: Philip Josephs, Transnationalism and Early New Zealand Anarchism”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “Repensando la protección social: una crítica radical”
Spanish language translation of my "Rethinking Welfare: A radical critique," which is online here. Translation by the ICEA (Institute of Economic Sciences and Self-Management/ Instituto de Ciencias Economicas y de la Autogestión) in Spain, which has a website here. Published at the ICEA's blog Economía para todos at the Diagonal Periódico newspaper, here, on 2 … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “Repensando la protección social: una crítica radical”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “T.W. Thibedi and the Industrial Workers of Africa, April-July 1919”
Lucien van der Walt, 2014, "T.W. Thibedi and the Industrial Workers of Africa, April-July 1919," Tokologo no. 3, July 2014, p. 10 PDF is here T.W. Thibedi, radical school-teacher, was a leading figure in the anarchist / syndicalist International Socialist League (ISL) and the revolutionary syndicalist Industrial Workers of Africa (IWA) union. He was involved … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “T.W. Thibedi and the Industrial Workers of Africa, April-July 1919”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “[Higher education liberalization and workers:] South Africa”
Section of a larger chapter outlining the harsh impact of economic liberalization in higher education in South Africa, and the effects on various categories of workers. The piece was commissioned, and the details are as follows: Lucien van der Walt, 2006, "South Africa," commissioned section of Eva Hartmann, Sebastian Haslinger and Christoph Scherrer, "Liberalization of … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “[Higher education liberalization and workers:] South Africa”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “Breve Histoire de l’anarchisme en Afrique du Sud”
Lucien van der Walt, 1997, "Breve Histoire de l'anarchisme en Afrique du Sud," Le Monde Libertaire, 12 November 1997, no. 1100. Click the image to get the PDF or click here
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “L’Afrique du Sud apres l’apartheid”
Lucien van der Walt, 1997, "L'Afrique du Sud apres l'apartheid," Le Monde Libertaire, 12 November 1997, no. 1100. Click the image to get the PDF or click here
[CHAPTER]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “Revolutionary Syndicalism, Communism and the National Question in South African Socialism, 1886-1928”
Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “Revolutionary Syndicalism, Communism and the National Question in South African Socialism, 1886-1928”, in Steven J. Hirsch and Lucien van der Walt (eds.), (foreword by Benedict Anderson), 2014, Anarchism and Syndicalism in the Colonial and Postcolonial World, 1870-1940: the praxis of national liberation, internationalism, and social revolution, Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, … Continue reading [CHAPTER]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “Revolutionary Syndicalism, Communism and the National Question in South African Socialism, 1886-1928”
[CHAPTER]: Hirsch and van der Walt, 2010, “Final Reflections: the vicissitudes of anarchist and syndicalist trajectories, 1940 to the present”
Steven J. Hirsch and Lucien van der Walt, 2010, “Final Reflections: the vicissitudes of anarchist and syndicalist trajectories, 1940 to the present”,in Steven J. Hirsch and Lucien van der Walt (eds.), (foreword by Benedict Anderson), Anarchism and Syndicalism in the Colonial and Postcolonial World, 1870-1940: the praxis of national liberation, internationalism, and social revolution, Brill … Continue reading [CHAPTER]: Hirsch and van der Walt, 2010, “Final Reflections: the vicissitudes of anarchist and syndicalist trajectories, 1940 to the present”
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