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    Interview with Karl von Holdt on the making and unmaking of social order
    SWOP Admin
    • Jun 2
    • 1 min

    Interview with Karl von Holdt on the making and unmaking of social order

    Following his Inaugural Lecture at Wits University, Prof Karl von Holdt was invited to be part of a conversation on the Voice of the Cape...
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    Living with Uncertainty. Reflections from Mexico and South Africa
    SWOP Admin
    • Jun 1
    • 1 min

    Living with Uncertainty. Reflections from Mexico and South Africa

    Join us for a conversation between Helena Chávez and Prishani Naidoo, moderated by Arturo Mendoza. Date: 10 June 2022 Time: 11h00 - 12h30...
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    [Public Forum] Rojava Revolution Youth Tour
    SWOP Admin
    • May 24
    • 1 min

    [Public Forum] Rojava Revolution Youth Tour

    ILRIG and SWOP invite you to join us for a public forum with a youth delegation from Rojava who will be sharing their experiences of the...
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    Grave Matters presented by Dineo Skosana
    SWOP Admin
    • May 5
    • 1 min

    Grave Matters presented by Dineo Skosana

    The Forge, in Johannesburg, will be hosting a series on Land Redistribution in Our Lifetime this month. SWOP's Dineo Skosana will be...
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    Inaugural Lecture of Professor Karl Von Holdt:The making and unmaking of social order
    SWOP Admin
    • May 4
    • 2 min

    Inaugural Lecture of Professor Karl Von Holdt:The making and unmaking of social order

    Inaugural Lecture of Professor Karl Von Holdt The making and unmaking of social order: disorder, violence, trajectories Date: Thursday,...
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    [Online Conference] Maternar. Perspectivas críticas desde el arte
    SWOP Admin
    • Apr 25
    • 1 min

    [Online Conference] Maternar. Perspectivas críticas desde el arte

    On 27 and 28 April, the Society, Work and Politics Institute (SWOP) will be co-hosting an online conference with the Institute for...
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    Call for Papers: Covid-19 Online Symposium
    SWOP Admin
    • Mar 10
    • 1 min

    Call for Papers: Covid-19 Online Symposium

    Call for papers for an online symposium: Building knowledge of social life through the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermaths in South Africa.
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    Call for Papers: Re-visiones nº 12 (2022) Labor, time, jobs, and the construction of subjectivities
    SWOP Admin
    • Mar 8
    • 4 min

    Call for Papers: Re-visiones nº 12 (2022) Labor, time, jobs, and the construction of subjectivities

    Call for Papers Re-visiones Journal: Labor, time, jobs, and the construction of subjectivities through artistic and cultural practices....
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    Silence, Subjectivity, & Sexual Violence:Reflecting on Oral History Interviews with Women in Thokoza
    SWOP Admin
    • Feb 7
    • 5 min

    Silence, Subjectivity, & Sexual Violence:Reflecting on Oral History Interviews with Women in Thokoza

    Read the full article by Kefuoe Maotoane here Via the South Africa's Hidden War website Kefuoe Maotoane is a Research Associate on the...
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    [Webinar] Discussion with the authors of 'Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy'
    SWOP Admin
    • Jan 21
    • 1 min

    [Webinar] Discussion with the authors of 'Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy'

    The WISER Political Economy Seminar, the Society Work and Politics Institute and the UJ History Department invite you to join us for an...
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    Call for Applications: MA bursaries 2022 -  Researching the “July Days”
    SWOP Admin
    • Dec 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Call for Applications: MA bursaries 2022 - Researching the “July Days”

    What happened during the July events this year? Was it an insurrection? Food riots? Ethnic insurgency? Ungovernability? An uprising? Two...
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    [Webinar] Cranes and coal: connecting the ‘Ecocene’ with the ‘Anthropocene’ in a new eco-politics.
    SWOP Admin
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    [Webinar] Cranes and coal: connecting the ‘Ecocene’ with the ‘Anthropocene’ in a new eco-politics.

    SWOP invites you to a webinar as part of the Alternatives to Capitalism Seminar Series: Cranes and coal: connecting the ‘Ecocene’ with...
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    What COVID-19 Revealed About Hunger
    SWOP Admin
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    What COVID-19 Revealed About Hunger

    SWOP Postdoctoral Fellow, Brittany Kesselman, recently published a piece in Project Syndicate on COVID-19 and hunger in South Africa....
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    [Book Launch] All Gomorrahs are the Same - Thenjiwe Mswane
    SWOP Admin
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    [Book Launch] All Gomorrahs are the Same - Thenjiwe Mswane

    SWOP invites you the the virtual launch of a new novel All Gomorrahs are the Same by Thenjiwe Mswane, in conversation with Gorata...
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    [Webinar] Industrial Action in South Africa (2000-2018): How to read strike statistics qualitatively
    SWOP Admin
    • Aug 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    [Webinar] Industrial Action in South Africa (2000-2018): How to read strike statistics qualitatively

    SWOP invites you to a webinar as part of the Alternatives to Capitalism Seminar Series: Industrial Action in South Africa (2000-2018):...
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    [Book Launch] Land, Law and Chiefs in Rural South Africa
    SWOP Admin
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    [Book Launch] Land, Law and Chiefs in Rural South Africa

    SWOP, together with Wits University Press and LARC are excited to announce the launch of a new book Land, Law and Chiefs in Rural South...
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    [Book Launch] Beyond the Wage: Ordinary Work in Diverse Economies
    SWOP Admin
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    [Book Launch] Beyond the Wage: Ordinary Work in Diverse Economies

    Beyond the Wage: A panel discussion to celebrate the launch of a new book SCIS and SWOP invite you to an online panel discussion to...
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    SWOP Admin
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Call for Applications for 2021 PhD Scholarships - Violent States, States of Violence

    Violent States, States of Violence Principal Investigators: Prof Garth Stevens (Department of Psychology) and Prof Karl von Holdt (SWOP)...
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    Jacklyn Cock appointed to COSATU Panel of Experts on a Just Transition from Coal for Workers
    SWOP Admin
    • Apr 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Jacklyn Cock appointed to COSATU Panel of Experts on a Just Transition from Coal for Workers

    Jacklyn Cock, a staff member at SWOP, has been appointed to the Cosatu Panel of Experts on a just transition from coal for workers. The...
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    SWOP Admin
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    South African president extends special COVID-19 grant. Why this is not enough

    Hannah Dawson, a Postdoctoral Fellow at SWOP, has recently written about the extension of the COVID-19 grant and the need for a basic...
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