CITATION: Lucien van der Walt, Chris Bolsmann, Bernadette Johnson and Lindsey Martin, 2007, "Outsourcing: The Dirty Secret of Post-Apartheid University Transformation," unpublished paper. This was submitted to Debate magazine, but not published. Stumbled across a hard copy: extracted text below. OUTSOURCING: THE DIRTY SECRET OF POST-APARTHEID UNIVERSITY TRANSFORMATION Lucien van der Walt, Chris Bolsmann, Bernadette … Continue reading [unpublished] van der Walt, Bolsmann, Johnson & Lindsey Martin, 2002, “Outsourcing: The Dirty Secret of Post-Apartheid University Transformation”
Category: Labour history
Dealing with the history of the struggles and movements of the popular classes, worldwide
[unpublished] Lucien van der Walt, 1994, “Syndicalism on the Rand 1910-1913: The rise and fall of the IWW (SA Section)”
NOTE: I recently found the laid-out print-out of this old piece, which I wrote as an undergrad student. It had been intended for local magazine Unrest, which I co-edited; Unrest later merged into Workers Solidarity. At the last minute, I withdrew the piece and sent in a replacement. I'm not in 100% agreement with all … Continue reading [unpublished] Lucien van der Walt, 1994, “Syndicalism on the Rand 1910-1913: The rise and fall of the IWW (SA Section)”
[ANALYSIS] Lucien van der Walt, 2024, “The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) and the Battle to Organise across Southern Africa” [Workers World News]
Lucien van der Walt, December 2024, "The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) and the Battle to Organise across Southern Africa," Workers World News (ILRIG), number 129, p. 3. PDF is HERE.
[ANALYSIS] Lucien van der Walt, 2024, “Zarina Patel and the story of Kenya’s labour and left movements” [‘Amandla’ magazine version]
Lucien van der Walt, 6 June 2024, "Zarina Patel and the Story of Kenya’s Labour and Left Movements," print version from Amandla magazine, number 93, July 2024, pp. 38-40. Online version, somewhat longer, is HERE. PDF is HERE
[Workshop] Lucien van der Walt (2020), “Can we mix litigation and mass‐democratic mobilisation? Critical reflections on current community‐based legal challenges in the Eastern Cape, and the lessons of the 1980s and 1990s”
Workshop input: Lucien van der Walt, 2020, "Can we Mix Litigation and Mass-Democratic Mobilisation? Critical Reflections on Current Community-Based Legal Challenges in the Eastern Cape, and the Lessons of the 1980s and 1990s," presented at workshop / summit of Eastern Cape social movements on "Participatory Budgeting," Makhanda, 30 November 2020. Workshop hosted by Unemployed Peoples … Continue reading [Workshop] Lucien van der Walt (2020), “Can we mix litigation and mass‐democratic mobilisation? Critical reflections on current community‐based legal challenges in the Eastern Cape, and the lessons of the 1980s and 1990s”
[BOOK] “Labour Struggles in Southern Africa 1919-1949: New Perspectives on the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU)” (David Johnson, Noor Nieftagodien & Lucien van der Walt, 2022)
David Johnson, Noor Nieftagodien and Lucien van der Walt (eds.), 2022, Labour Struggles in Southern Africa 1919-1949: New Perspectives on the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU), Cape Town: HSRC Press, 308pp. Materials from the publisher are HERE. Introduction (David Johnson, Noor Nieftagodien and Lucien van der Walt) Section A: The ICU in Southern Africa … Continue reading [BOOK] “Labour Struggles in Southern Africa 1919-1949: New Perspectives on the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU)” (David Johnson, Noor Nieftagodien & Lucien van der Walt, 2022)
[BOOK] “Politics at a Distance from the State: Radical and African Perspectives” (Kirk Helliker & Lucien van der Walt, eds., 2022, paperback)
Kirk Helliker and Lucien van der Walt (eds.), 2022, Politics at a Distance from the State: Radical and African Perspectives, Oakland: PM Press, 172pp. Publisher information on book HERE. Description For decades, most anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movements identified radical transformation with capturing state power. The collapse of these statist projects from the 1970s led to … Continue reading [BOOK] “Politics at a Distance from the State: Radical and African Perspectives” (Kirk Helliker & Lucien van der Walt, eds., 2022, paperback)
[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)
[WORKSHOP]: Lucien van der Walt, 2020, “Working Class Heritage: The Creation of the Working Class and its Struggles in South Africa,” Sundays River Valley Farm Workers Forum
Workshop input: Lucien van der Walt, 2020, "Working Class Heritage: The Creation of the Working Class and its Struggles in South Africa" Heritage Day event, Sundays River Valley Farm Workers Forum, Masizakhe Community Hall, Nomathamsanqa township, Addo, Eastern Cape, 26 September.
[TRANSLATED]: Lucien van der Walt, [1998] 2020, “Os Coletivos na Espanha Revolucionária”
Lucien van der Walt, [1998] 2020, "Os Coletivos na Espanha Revolucionária" Translation of this, by joaoxavier https://medium.com/@joaolucasxavier?source=follow_footer-------------------------- Notas: Em 19 de julho completaram-se 84 anos do início da Revolução Espanhola. Abaixo segue um recorte sintético da organização econômica descentralizada do período revolucionário compreendido entre julho de 1936 e junho de 1937. Trecho do ensaio “Como uma … Continue reading [TRANSLATED]: Lucien van der Walt, [1998] 2020, “Os Coletivos na Espanha Revolucionária”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 1998, “The Collectives in Revolutionary Spain”
Lucien van der Walt, 1998, “The Collectives in Revolutionary Spain" Published at struggle.ws, and drawing on this paper. The Spanish Revolution began in the aftermath of a failed fascist coup by General Franco on the 18 July 1936. The coup, which was sponsored by conservative sections of big capital and the Church, failed in most … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 1998, “The Collectives in Revolutionary Spain”
[REVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 1994, “A Place in the City: The Rand on the Eve of Apartheid, Luli Callinicos”
REVIEW: Lucien van der Walt, 1994, “A Place in the City: The Rand on the Eve of Apartheid, Luli Callinicos, 1993, Ravan Press and Maskew Miller /Longman,” Unrest, number 1, p. 24. A Place in the City: The Rand on the Eve of Apartheid. Luli Callinicos. 1993. Ravan Press and Maskew Miller /Longman. 139 pages.R40.Available at large CNAs … Continue reading [REVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 1994, “A Place in the City: The Rand on the Eve of Apartheid, Luli Callinicos”
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 1999, “‘The Industrial Union is the Embryo of the Socialist Commonwealth’: The International Socialist League and Revolutionary Syndicalism in South Africa, 1915-1919”
Lucien van der Walt, 1999, "'The Industrial Union is the Embryo of the Socialist Commonwealth': The International Socialist League and Revolutionary Syndicalism in South Africa, 1915-1919," Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, volume XIX, number 1, in special issue 'South African Labour and the Left', pp. 5-30. PDF HERE
Lucien van der Walt, [1998] 2019, “Breaking the Chains: A History of Anarchism”
Lucien van der Walt, 2019, Breaking the Chains: A History of Anarchism, Zabalaza Books, Johannesburg, reprint of 1998 Workers Solidarity booklet, from HERE. "This is a book about the history of anarchism. It is a history of nearly 120 years of unbroken workers struggle. It is a history of sacrifice and bravery by ordinary people fighting for … Continue reading Lucien van der Walt, [1998] 2019, “Breaking the Chains: A History of Anarchism”
Lucien van der Walt, 2019, “Erneuerung und Reform der Arbeiterbewegung: Ein Plädoyer für den Anarcho-Syndikalismus”
Lucien van der Walt, 2019, "Erneuerung Und Reform Der Arbeiterbewegung: Ein Plädoyer für den Anarcho-Syndikalismus," Direkte Aktion, 18 October. From here, translation from here. Erneuerung und Reform der Arbeiterbewegung: Ein Plädoyer für den Anarcho-Syndikalismus Von: Lucien van der Walt - 18. Oktober 2019 Danke für die Einladung zu diesem Panel [1], zusammen mit der Genossin Hilary Wainwright, einer Schlüsselfigur … Continue reading Lucien van der Walt, 2019, “Erneuerung und Reform der Arbeiterbewegung: Ein Plädoyer für den Anarcho-Syndikalismus”
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