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”
Category: Anarchism/ syndicalism
Materials on anarchist and syndicalist history, ideas, critiques and strategy
[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)…
[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”
[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)
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2010, “COSATU’s Response to the Crisis: an Anarcho-Syndicalist Assessment and Alternative” [ZABALAZA]
COSATU’s Response to the Crisis: an Anarcho-Syndicalist Assessment and Alternative Lucien van der Walt, in Zabalaza: a journal of southern African revolutionary anarchism, no. 11 PDF of Zabalaza version online here South African unions, centred on the 2 million-strong Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), have consistently articulated a policy vision that … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2010, “COSATU’s Response to the Crisis: an Anarcho-Syndicalist Assessment and Alternative” [ZABALAZA]
[TALK]: Remarks to the 2010 NUMSA/ Wits graduates, Monday 6 December 2010
Professor Lucien van der WaltRemarks to the 2010 NUMSA/ Wits union graduatesMonday 6 December 2010Hofmeyer House, University of the WitwatersrandThank you. I will say a few words, if I may. In the first place, let me say a few ‘thank you’s:- To the comrades who attended the course studied hard and achieved; if you learnt … Continue reading [TALK]: Remarks to the 2010 NUMSA/ Wits graduates, Monday 6 December 2010
[ANALYSIS]: “2010 Anarchist Survey” – notes for a critical assesment
"2010 Anarchist Survey" - notes for a critical assessment Lucien van der Walt, December 2010 (minor edit Feb 2013, marked with []) Recently, an "Anarchist Survey" was run online, with the results appearing around August 2010. You can visit the survey here. This is a very interesting, indeed important, initiative - let me stress that. … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: “2010 Anarchist Survey” – notes for a critical assesment
[JOURNAL]: Ian Bekker& Lucien van der Walt, 2010, “The 2010 Mass Strike in the State Sector, South Africa: Positive Achievements but Serious Problems”
Ian Bekker and Lucien van der Walt, "The 2010 Mass Strike in the State Sector, South Africa: Positive Achievements but Serious Problems" Social.History Online / Sozial.Geschichte Online, open access journal Issue 4 / 2010 pp. 138-152 Article in PDF here Mirrored here Journal issue here The August-September 2010 mass strike in the South African state … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Ian Bekker& Lucien van der Walt, 2010, “The 2010 Mass Strike in the State Sector, South Africa: Positive Achievements but Serious Problems”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “South Africa after Apartheid ,” ‘Le Monde Libertaire’
Translated from Lucien van der Walt, "Afrique du Sud apres l'apartheid," 13-19 November 1997, Le Monde Libertaire, no. 1100Historically, South Africa epitomized the poverty and oppression associated with capitalism and racism. The first non-racial elections to parliament in April 1994 gave many hope for the redress of the injustices of the past. The holding of … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “South Africa after Apartheid ,” ‘Le Monde Libertaire’
