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Index
Cover
Contents
African Struggles Today
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
The view from below
Ideological tools
Understanding the faces of nationalism
Social movements and NGOism
The structure of this book
2. Social Movements and the Working Class in Africa
Conceptualizing social movements
Transformative moments in African history
The cage of independence: Nationalism and
The role of ideology
Global downturn, globalization, and resist
Democracy and new social movements
Modernism and postmodernism in African sch
Class and social movements in Africa
Conclusion: The state of the African worki
3. An Epoch of Uprisings
Introduction
Nationalism and its discontents, 1945–1970
Trade unions and the working class
Religious movements and the struggle for i
Women and the nationalist movements
Rural Africans and nationalism
The role of students and intellectuals
The first wave: Economic crisis and struct
The second wave: Pro-democracy movements a
Conclusion: Democratic transition to what?
4. Cracks in the Monolith
Social movements and the rise and fall of
The contours of the liberation movement
Reform, repression, and revolt: The 1980s
Striking back: The 1986 strike waves
From grassroots to government, 1990–1994
From liberation to liberalization: April 1
“Normalizing” labor relations
Storm clouds gather over the Rainbow Natio
New millennium, new movements
The fall of Mbeki and the breaking of the
Conclusion: A kaleidoscope of resistance a
5. Social Movements after the Transition
Social movements and the transition to dem
The changing role of civil society in the
Relations with post-transition governments
Neoliberalism and economic discontents
The politics of participation in the 2000s
Deepening democracy and constitution-makin
PRSPs: Co-opting social movements
Social movements and anticapitalism since
Conclusion: The limits of civil society or
6. Frustrated Transitions
Democratic Republic of Congo: Crisis, resi
The transition
Protest of hope: February 16, 1992
Frustrated transition
The Congo since 2000
Zimbabwe: Struggle, dictatorship and socia
Economic and political unrest: 1997–2000
ZANU-PF strikes back
The 2008 elections
Zimbabwe since 2008
The MDC and social movements in perspectiv
Swaziland
Conclusion: Withered hopes?
7. Social Forums and the World Social Forum in Africa
Globalization, anticapitalism, and transna
Africa and globalization
The World Social Forums
Social Forums in Africa
The first Southern African Social Forum: L
The third African Social Forum: Lusaka, 20
The second Southern African Social Forum:
World Social Forum: Nairobi, 2007
The anticapitalist movement and Africa
Conclusion: Which way forward for African
8. Conclusion
Inequality, hierarchy, and contradiction
Globalization, extraversion, and commodifi
The role of ideology, organization, and th
Neoliberalism, crisis, and revolt
The nature of political change
List of Acronyms
Notes
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