Lucien van der Walt, 2013, "Who Rules South Africa? An anarchist/syndicalist analysis of the ANC,the post-apartheid elite pact and the political implications," Zabalaza: a journal of southern African revolutionary anarchism, no. 13, pp. 7-13 get the paginated PDF here. 2012 is the centenary of the African National Congress (ANC). The party that started out as … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2013, “Who Rules South Africa? An Anarchist/Syndicalist Analysis of the ANC, the Post-Apartheid Elite Pact and the Political Implications”
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[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Saving Jobs in South Africa in the Crunch: ‘Engage’ or Revolt? Learning from workers in Korea and France”
This article first appeared at the international anarchist-communist, platformist and especifista news and discussion website anarkismo.net in April 2009, right here. The financial crisis was kicking in hard, neo-liberal restructuring was accelerating, and and the question was being sharply posed: how should the unions, and the working class more generally, respond? The orthodox approach in … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Saving Jobs in South Africa in the Crunch: ‘Engage’ or Revolt? Learning from workers in Korea and France”
[SPECIAL ISSUE]: Devan Pillay, Lucien van der Walt (eds.), 2012, “Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century”
Labour, Capital and Society/ Travail, capital et société Volume 44, number 2 http://www.lcs-tcs.com/current.html Devan Pillay and Lucien van der Walt (eds.), "Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century" CONTACT: Lucien van der Walt l.vanderwalt@ru.ac.za with enquiries, or regarding copies. Paper by Pillay and … Continue reading [SPECIAL ISSUE]: Devan Pillay, Lucien van der Walt (eds.), 2012, “Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century”
[TALK]: Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Anarchism’s historical role: a global view”
Freedom • February 2012 • pp.12-14 Original PDF (with great images, also page numbers) is here. FEATURE Anarchism’s historical role: a global view Lucien van der Walt, co-author of Black Flame: the revolutionary class politics of anarchism and syndicalism [For more on Black Flame at wikipedia: click here]. Freedom bookshop was proud to host a … Continue reading [TALK]: Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Anarchism’s historical role: a global view”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt& Ian Bekker, 2011, “Améliorer le mouvement des travailleurs : leçons de la grande grève de 2010 en Afrique du sud”
Améliorer le mouvement des travailleurs : leçons de la grande grève de 2010 en Afrique du sud Lucien van der Walt, Ian Bekker Terre et Liberté (Mai 2012), n°2 Get the published PDF here. Paru dans Zabalaza n°12, juillet 2011. Traduction : SI de la CNT En août et septembre 2010, une grande grève, à laquelle … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt& Ian Bekker, 2011, “Améliorer le mouvement des travailleurs : leçons de la grande grève de 2010 en Afrique du sud”
2012 University / work webpage (mirror and link + UPDATE)…
Click here [dead link] to go to my new work webpage, at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. This is also mirrored below, in case: Professor Lucien van der WaltBA, BA Hons(Wits), PhD (Wits)e-mail: l.vanderwalt@ru.ac.za Teaching areas include: Labour and left history, movements, politics and theory; Political economy and economic sociology, with a focus on neo-liberal … Continue reading 2012 University / work webpage (mirror and link + UPDATE)…
[REVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “Triumph and Tragedy of a South African Communist: Ray Simons, 1914-2004 – review of Ray Alexander Simons, 2004, ‘All my Life and All my Strength'”
van der Walt, Lucien, (2007), "Triumph and Tragedy of a South African Communist: Ray Simons, 1914-2004 [review of Ray Alexander Simons, 2004, All my Life and All my Strength]," Khanya: a journal for activists, number 13 The previous link to the review went down. The PDF is now online here (mirrors here or here). The text … Continue reading [REVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “Triumph and Tragedy of a South African Communist: Ray Simons, 1914-2004 – review of Ray Alexander Simons, 2004, ‘All my Life and All my Strength'”
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism”
Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism," International Socialism: a quarterly journal of socialist theory, no. 130 , pp. 193-207. PDF from hard copy edition, with page numbers, is online here. The published online version is reproduced below, from here. For a much-expanded version of … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism”
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Anarchism and Syndicalism in an African Port City: the revolutionary traditions of Cape Town’s multiracial working class, 1904-1931”
Lucien van der Walt, 2011, "Anarchism and Syndicalism in an African Port City: the revolutionary traditions of Cape Town's multiracial working class, 1904-1931," Labor History, Volume 52, Issue 2, pp. 137-171 PDF online here. The Cape Town docks in 1919, site of the joint strike between the syndicalist Industrial Workers of Africa (IWA) and the … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Anarchism and Syndicalism in an African Port City: the revolutionary traditions of Cape Town’s multiracial working class, 1904-1931”
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Negro e Vermelho: anarquismo, sindicalismo revolucionário e pessoas de cor na África Meridional nas décadas de 1880-1920”
Negro e Vermelho: anarquismo, sindicalismo revolucionário e pessoas de cor na África Meridional nas décadas de 1880-1920 Lucien van der Walt Mundos del Trabalho, volume 2, number 4 (Brazil), pp. 174-218. PDF is here (and mirrored here) Cena de 1918 do protesto contra em Witwatersrand, na qual Cetiwe e Kraai foram figuras chave. Resumo Este … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Negro e Vermelho: anarquismo, sindicalismo revolucionário e pessoas de cor na África Meridional nas décadas de 1880-1920”
[JOURNAL]: Peter Cole & Lucien van der Walt , 2011, “Crossing the Color Lines, Crossing the Continents: Comparing the Racial Politics of the IWW in South Africa and the United States, 1905-1925”
Peter Cole & Lucien van der Walt "Crossing the Color Lines, Crossing the Continents: Comparing the Racial Politics of the IWW in South Africa and the United States, 1905-1925" Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 2011, 69-96 PDF is available here. ABSTRACT In two of the … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Peter Cole & Lucien van der Walt , 2011, “Crossing the Color Lines, Crossing the Continents: Comparing the Racial Politics of the IWW in South Africa and the United States, 1905-1925”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “[Dunbar, Thibedi, Sigamoney]: A Look at Three figures from the IWW in South Africa”
Lucien van der Walt, 2011, "International Labor Struggles: A Look At Three Figures From The IWW In South Africa," Industrial Worker, May 2011, no. 1735, p. 15 Get the PDF here A Look At Three Figures From The IWW In South Africa Lucien van der Walt The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “[Dunbar, Thibedi, Sigamoney]: A Look at Three figures from the IWW in South Africa”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt and Ian Bekker, 2011, “Build a Better Workers’ Movement: learning from South Africa’s 2010 mass strike”
Build a Better Workers’ Movement: learning from South Africa’s 2010 mass strike Lucien van der Walt and Ian Bekker Zabalaza: a journal of Southern African revolutionary anarchism, no. 12, 2011, pp. 11-15 PDF online here The biggest single strike since the 1994 parliamentary transition in South Africa showed the unions’ power. It won some … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt and Ian Bekker, 2011, “Build a Better Workers’ Movement: learning from South Africa’s 2010 mass strike”
[DISCUSSION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, Detailed reply to ‘International Socialism’: debating power and revolution in anarchism, ‘Black Flame,’ and historical Marxism
Detailed reply to International Socialism: debating power and revolution in anarchism, Black Flame and historical Marxism [1] 7 April 2011 PDF is online here Lucien van der Walt, Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, l.vanderwalt@ru.ac.za **This paper substantially expands arguments I published as “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black … Continue reading [DISCUSSION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, Detailed reply to ‘International Socialism’: debating power and revolution in anarchism, ‘Black Flame,’ and historical Marxism
[PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: counterpower to neo-liberalism, by Peter Kenworthy (Denmark, 2011)
Source: http://stiffkitten.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/lucien-van-der-walt-counterpower-to-neo-liberalism/Lucien van der Walt: counterpower to neo-liberalismby Peter Kenworthy (Denmark, 2011), Africa blogIn neo-liberalism the expansion of the market has become an end in itself. The market must engulf all areas of society. Neo-liberalism is therefore much more of an all-embracing life philosophy than classic liberalism. The economic crisis of the early eighties, the collapse … Continue reading [PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: counterpower to neo-liberalism, by Peter Kenworthy (Denmark, 2011)
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