Contesting Transformation

1: Introduction: Transforming Scholarship: Soberly Reflecting on the Politics of Resistance Marcelle C. Dawson and Luke Sinwell 2: The Crisis of the Left in Contemporary South Africa Dale T. McKinley 3: Voice, Political Mobilisation and Repression under Jacob Zuma Jane Duncan 4: Barricades, Ballots and Experimentation: Making Sense of the 2011 Local Government Election with a Social Movement Lens Peter Alexander 5: Insurgent Citizenship, Class Formation and the Dual Nature of a Community Protest: A Case Study of 'Kungcatsha' Malose Langa and Karl von Holdt 6: Unfolding Contradictions in the 'Zuma Movement': The Alliance in the Public Sector Strikes of 2007 and 2010 Claire Ceruti 7: Labour Strikes and Community Protests: Is there a Basis for Unity in Post-apartheid South Africa? Trevor Ngwane 8: Agents of Change? Reflecting on the Impact of Social Movements in Post-apartheid South Africa Fiona Anciano-White 9: Resisting Privatisation: Exploring Contradictory Consciousness and Activism in the Anti-Privatisation Forum Carin Runciman 10: The Challenge of Ecological Transformation in Post-apartheid South Africa: The Re-emergence of an Environmental Justice Movement Jacklyn Cock 11: 'Tacticians in the Struggle for Change'? Exploring the Dynamics between Legal Organisations and Social Movements Engaged in Rights-Based Struggles in South Africa Kate Tissington 12: How the Law Shapes and Structures Post-apartheid Social Movements: Case Study of the Khulumani Support Group Tshepo Madlingozi 13: Managing Crisis and Desire in South Africa Shannon Walsh 14: Transforming Contestation: Some Closing Words Luke Sinwell and Marcelle C. Dawson Bibliography About the authors Index