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Category: Economic & social policy

Critical analyses of state/ capitalist economic and social and ‘development’ strategies, with notes on libertarian/ anarchist/syndicalist alternatives

[ANALYSIS] Lucien van der Walt, 2008, “Historical Analysis of South African Political Economy” (DITSELA / COSATU)

Lucien van der Walt, 2008, "Historical Analysis of South African Political Economy," in Organiser Modules - Module 3:  Political Economy and Alternative Organising under Neo-liberal Capitalism in South Africa, Development Institute for Training, Support and Education for Labour (DITSELA) / Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), Johannesburg, pp. 106-131. PDF of this article HERE and get … Continue reading [ANALYSIS] Lucien van der Walt, 2008, “Historical Analysis of South African Political Economy” (DITSELA / COSATU) →

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Lucien van der Walt + Popular and union education, Collections, Economic & social policy, From 2000+, Labour history, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, South Africa, Unions: analysis & strategy Leave a comment June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 1 Minute

[CONFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2000, “South African Capital and Power in SADC: Neo-liberalism and ‘small’ imperialism”

Get the PDF here Lucien van der Walt, 2000, "South African Capital and Power in SADC: Neo-liberalism and "small" imperialism," paper presented at Comparing and Connecting Labour in Southern Africa/ Workshop for Comparative Labour Studies, Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit (now University of Johannesburg), 28-29 October. Lucien van der Walt[1] The issue of South African neo-liberalism in relation … Continue reading [CONFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2000, “South African Capital and Power in SADC: Neo-liberalism and ‘small’ imperialism” →

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Lucien van der Walt Africa (other), Economic & social policy, From 2000+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, Shorter analyses, South Africa Leave a comment July 15, 2020 14 Minutes

[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2003/2004, “NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa’s Exploitation”

Lucien van der Walt, 2003/2004, “NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa’s Exploitation” in Anarcho-syndicalist Review, #38, pp. 8-9. This is basically a reprint of Lucien van der Walt, 2004, “The Political Significance of NEPAD”, Zabalaza: a southern African journal of revolutionary anarchism, number 5, which is here. Get the ASR PDF here The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2003/2004, “NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa’s Exploitation” →

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Lucien van der Walt Economic & social policy, From 2000+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, Shorter analyses Leave a comment July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 6 Minutes

[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, ca. 2004, “Il Significato Politico del Nepad: Ricetta Africana per Il Neoliberismo”

IL SIGNIFICATO POLITICO DEL NEPAD: RICETTA AFRICANA PER IL NEOLIBERISMO Pensare l'Africa globalmente - ma organizzarsi localmente di Lucien van der Walt della Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Federation-Sud Africa From here. Il NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa's Development), adottato dall'Unione Africana ad Abuja in Nigeria nell'ottobre del 2001, non è niente di più e niente di … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, ca. 2004, “Il Significato Politico del Nepad: Ricetta Africana per Il Neoliberismo” →

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Lucien van der Walt Anarchism/ syndicalism, Economic & social policy, From 2000+, Italian, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, Shorter analyses Leave a comment July 15, 2020July 17, 2020 6 Minutes

[SHORT] Lucien van der Walt, 2019, “The State, Accumulation and Class Formation after Apartheid”

Lucien van der Walt, 2019, “The State, Accumulation and Class Formation after Apartheid” in John Reynolds and Lucien van der Walt (eds.), Strategy: Debating Politics Within and At a Distance from the State, Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa, pp. 62-68.  PDF of this article HERE, and the whole book HERE, … Continue reading [SHORT] Lucien van der Walt, 2019, “The State, Accumulation and Class Formation after Apartheid” →

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Lucien van der Walt Economic & social policy, From 2010+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, Shorter analyses, South Africa Leave a comment June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 15 Minutes

COLLECTION: John Reynolds and Lucien van der Walt (eds.), 2019, “Strategy: Debating Politics Within and At a Distance from the State”

John Reynolds and Lucien van der Walt (eds.), 2019, Strategy: Debating Politics Within and At a Distance from the State, Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.  Free for download, and sharing, published under copy-left. PDF of collection HERE, mirrored from HERE. What are the routes for societal transformation? What are the … Continue reading COLLECTION: John Reynolds and Lucien van der Walt (eds.), 2019, “Strategy: Debating Politics Within and At a Distance from the State” →

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Lucien van der Walt + Popular and union education, Collections, Economic & social policy, From 2010+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, South Africa, Unions: analysis & strategy Leave a comment June 10, 2020 2 Minutes

WORKERS’ CONVERSATIONS South Africa Livestream! Tuesday 26 May @ 19h00: Lucien van der Walt: “The working class, welfare and perspectives in the lockdown crisis”

WORKERS' CONVERSATIONS Livestream! Tuesday 26 May at 19h00 via SAFTU on Facebook, and via Zoom : the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) and Zwelinzima Vavi will be in discussion with Professor Lucien van der Walt of the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University, Makhanda. What measures have been put in place, … Continue reading WORKERS’ CONVERSATIONS South Africa Livestream! Tuesday 26 May @ 19h00: Lucien van der Walt: “The working class, welfare and perspectives in the lockdown crisis” →

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Lucien van der Walt Audio/ video / photo, Economic & social policy, From 2020+, South Africa, Unions: analysis & strategy 2 Comments May 25, 2020June 3, 2020 1 Minute

[CONFERENCE] Lucien van der Walt, 1998, “Anarcho-syndicalist Economics, or, Beyond Markets and Marxism: Is There a Future for Socialist Economics Today?”

Lucien van der Walt, 1998, "Anarcho-syndicalist Economics, or, Beyond Markets and Marxism: Is There a Future for Socialist Economics today?" paper presented at Colloquium: Justice, Policy and Change in Southern Africa, Postgraduate Forum, University of the Witwatersrand, 3 October. Note: If I did this paper now, I would more clearly exclude Proudhon from the canon, … Continue reading [CONFERENCE] Lucien van der Walt, 1998, “Anarcho-syndicalist Economics, or, Beyond Markets and Marxism: Is There a Future for Socialist Economics Today?” →

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Lucien van der Walt Anarchism/ syndicalism, Economic & social policy, Events, talks, interviews, From 1990+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation Leave a comment March 11, 2019May 28, 2019 87 Minutes

[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2010, “COSATU’s Response to the Crisis: an Anarcho-Syndicalist Assessment and Alternative” [ASR]

Lucien van der Walt, 2011, "COSATU's Response to the Crisis: An Anarcho-Syndicalist Assessment and Alternative," ASR/ Anarcho-syndicalist Review, number 56, pp. 11-13.   PDF of Anarcho-syndicalist Review version here

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Lucien van der Walt Economic & social policy, From 2010+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, Shorter analyses, Unions: analysis & strategy Leave a comment February 22, 2019February 27, 2019 1 Minute

[TALK]: Lucien van der Walt, 1998, “Low Wages will not Create Jobs, Struggle will”

Lucien van der Walt, 1998, "Low Wages Will Not Create Jobs , Struggle Will," Workers Solidarity meeting, Workers Library and Museum, Newtown, Johannesburg, 15 August The bosses and the government say that low wages will lead to more jobs.  This is in the GEAR (government) and the SA Foundation (big business) policies.  Both government and … Continue reading [TALK]: Lucien van der Walt, 1998, “Low Wages will not Create Jobs, Struggle will” →

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Lucien van der Walt + Popular and union education, Economic & social policy, Events, talks, interviews, From 1990+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, Unions: analysis & strategy Leave a comment January 14, 2019April 5, 2019 13 Minutes

[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Racism, Neo-Liberalism and Class Struggle in South Africa”

Lucien van der Walt, 2001, "Racism, Neo-Liberalism and Class Struggle in South Africa"  Bikisha Media Collective, South Africa Article for Comunismo Libertario (Italy): published as  Lucien van der Walt, June 2001, "Razzismo, neoliberismo e lotta di classe in Sudafrica," Comunismo Libertario, no. 51, p. 8 (part 1) and November-December 2001, "Razzismo, neoliberismo e Iotta di classe … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Racism, Neo-Liberalism and Class Struggle in South Africa” →

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Lucien van der Walt Economic & social policy, From 2000+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, Race & national liberation struggles, Shorter analyses, South Africa Leave a comment January 14, 2019 9 Minutes

[PRESS]: “Academics support student struggle: Democratise higher education now” [2015]

Academics support student struggle: Democratise higher education now 22 October 2015, Mail and Guardian, here A collective statement from academics at South African institutions of higher education. As academics in South African institutions of higher education, we stand with students in their fight for the democratisation of our universities. The current student protests that have … Continue reading [PRESS]: “Academics support student struggle: Democratise higher education now” [2015] →

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Lucien van der Walt Economic & social policy, From 2010+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, Press citations, Race & national liberation struggles Leave a comment January 14, 2019 8 Minutes

[PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt on university outsourcing [2002]

The outsourced university 14 June 2002, Mail and Guardian, here David Macfarlane Low-wage workers have been prime victims of transformation in South African higher education, and unions at universities have been eroded in the process. While institutional power relations that disadvantage workers have placed much of the burden of restructuring on them, the main blame … Continue reading [PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt on university outsourcing [2002] →

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Lucien van der Walt Economic & social policy, From 2000+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, Press citations Leave a comment January 14, 2019 4 Minutes

[UNPUBLISHED 2002]: “Outsourcing: The Dirty Secret of Post-Apartheid University Transformation” (Lucien van der Walt, Chris Bolsmann, Bernadette Johnson and Lindsey Martin)

This article was submitted to Debate: Voices from the South African left (second series) in July 2002. It was not published in the end. Lucien van der Walt, Chris Bolsmann, Bernadette Johnson and Lindsey Martin, 2002, "Outsourcing: The Dirty Secret Of Post-Apartheid University Transformation" (Johannesburg, unpublished). For all their sound and fury, recent debates on the … Continue reading [UNPUBLISHED 2002]: “Outsourcing: The Dirty Secret of Post-Apartheid University Transformation” (Lucien van der Walt, Chris Bolsmann, Bernadette Johnson and Lindsey Martin) →

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Lucien van der Walt Economic & social policy, From 2000+, Neo-liberalism & privatisation, Shorter analyses, South Africa Leave a comment March 21, 2017April 24, 2017 5 Minutes

[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2015, “Ταξική πάλη και αναρχοκομμουνιστική λύση”

Source: here Μόνο μια ριζοσπαστική αλλαγή –μια νέα Αφρική βασισμένη στην ελευθεριακή και σοσιαλιστική ανάπτυξη– μπορεί να σπάσει αυτό τον φαύλο κύκλο. Αυτό περιλαμβάνει τόσο τον αγώνα ενάντια στις αφρικανικές ελίτ, όσο και ενάντια στον ιμπεριαλισμό. Και αυτό με τη σειρά του απαιτεί μια ρήξη με τις ιδέες του «τρίτου κόσμου», που αγνοούν τα ταξικά … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2015, “Ταξική πάλη και αναρχοκομμουνιστική λύση” →

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Lucien van der Walt Africa (other), Economic & social policy, Greek, Race & national liberation struggles, South Africa, Translated works (non-English) Leave a comment March 1, 2017July 17, 2020 1 Minute

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I currently teach at Rhodes University, the Eastern Cape. I’m 10th generation South African. Also involved in union education, with a background in social movement and left-wing activism, the Workers’ Library and Museum, the Anti-Privatisation Forum, and the National Health & Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU). I have given 120-plus paper presentations, edited four journal specials, and produced four books, around 40 academic articles and book chapters, 20 reference entries, 130-plus shorter articles, and six research reports. I was Southern Africa editor for the 2009 ‘International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest’ (Blackwell). I won the 2008 international ‘Labor History’ thesis prize, and the 2008/2009 Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) award for best African dissertation, for my PhD thesis on South African anarchism, syndicalism and black militants. My focus has been on South Africa, but I have also done research in Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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