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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
Göran Therborn is part of the 2014 2nd Semester, 2015 2nd Semester, 2016 2nd Semester, and 2017 2nd Semester cohorts at STIAS.
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Refractions of the National, the Popular, and the Global in African cities
The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) and the African Centre for Cities (ACC) will jointly host a conference on Refractions of the National, the Popular, and the Global in African cities at the Wallenberg Research Centre in Stellenbosch (South Africa) on Monday 31 July & Tuesday 1 August 2017.
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When the Rainbow Melts, Celebrate the Thoughts that Tried to Find Out Why
Panel discussion and book launch of the three STIAS volumes: Persistence of Race (2020) Race in Education (2019) The Effects of Race (2018) Twenty-six years since the dawn of democracy and race is still a talking point in parts of South African society.
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Refractions of the National, the Popular and the Global in African Cities
This volume edited by Simon Bekker, Sylvia Croese and Edgar Pieterse draws together case studies of metropolitan cities in nine African countries that explore the interrelated themes of the national influence on urban development, the popular dynamics that shape urban development and the global currents on urban development.
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STIAS Long-Term Project: Being Human Today -- The Effects of Race
Over the next five years, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation will fund seven long term STIAS research projects on selected themes.
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Future must suffocate racism – STIAS seminar by Njabulo Ndebele
The Effects of Racegroup at STIAS: Back: Nina Jablonski, Aryan Kaganof and Zimitri Erasmus Front: Göran Therborn, Gerhard Maré, Barney Pityana, Crain Soudien, Njabulo Ndebele, Mikael Hjerm and Chabani Manganyi (Absent: Norman Duncan) Photo: Anton Jordaan Our new future must suffocate racism – racism must not continue to suffocate people, said Prof.
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Göran Therborn singles out "Health and education as key long-term solutions to inequality"
Göran Therborn presenting a fellows seminar at STIAS Photo: Christoff Pauw Talking about inequality in South Africa is a bit like discussing rope in a hangman’s house.
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Celebrity culture perpetuates old stereotypes - Fellows' seminar by Nina Jablonski
The privileging of light skin colour – both between and within groups – is now recognised as one of the most lamentable cultural universals that exist, said Prof.
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What do we wish to change with regard to race, racism and racialism? Fellows' Seminar by the 'Effects of Race' group
The project faces a daunting challenge.
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When the rainbow melts – trying to find out why
Twenty-six years since the dawn of democracy and race is still a talking point in South African society.
Publication
Cities of Power. The Urban, the National, the Popular, the Global
Therborn, Göran. 2017. Cities of Power. The Urban, the National, the Popular, the Global. London & New York: Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/books/2421-c...