Raymond Suttner
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 303832 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Raymond Suttner |
| NOMBRES | Raymond |
| APELLIDO | Suttner |
| FIRMA | SUTTNER R |
| AFILIACIONES | University of South Africa |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 31 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 70 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1970 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Marking 25 Years of Democracy in a Time of Lockdown
The road to democracy in South Africa, volume 6 [1990–1996], parts 1 and 2
(2016). The road to democracy in South Africa, volume 6 [1990–1996], parts 1 and 2. African Historical Review: Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 165-168
I Was Not Born With a Hunger to Be Free'. Nelson Mandela's Early Journeys towards Political Awareness
There is a stark contrast between Nelson Mandela the freedom fighter and the young man who grew up in rural Transkei without a 'hunger to be free'. Until entering Johannesburg in 1941, he generally did not recognise or resist white oppression. Mandela was destined to be counsellor to the future abaThembu king, not a leader himself. Nevertheless, he encountered discordant notes, suggesting that he could not be a man as long as Africans were a conq…
The South Africa Reader
The South Africa Reader: History, culture, politics." African Historical Review, 47(2), pp. 171–172
Refuge 30.1 (General Issue) Print Copy
This is an accessible copy of issue 30.1. It was certified by a CPWA-certified accessibility professional as meeting or exceeding all accessibility conformance requirements with respect to: WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA PDF/UA (David Berman Communications 13 October, 2025)
Nelson Mandela's masculinities
What constitutes a man is very relevant to post-apartheid South Africa, which experiences widespread violence, committed mainly by men. Across all sections of the population models of manhood are mainly of the rough, tough variety and resort to force is often a preferred method of resolving differences. The intricate strands of Nelson Mandela's evolving masculinity introduce a complexity that may contribute towards boys and men exploring ways of …
Encyclopedia of South Africa
From Protest to Challenge
Why Feminism Matters. Feminism Lost and Found
(2012). Why Feminism Matters. Feminism Lost and Found. African Historical Review: Vol. 44, Witchcraft and Xenophobic Violence in Modern South Africa, pp. 127-128
Understanding Non-racialism as an Emancipatory Concept in South Africa
Non-racialism is examined in relation to the concepts of race, generic humanism and universalism in order to establish conditions under which non-racialism can be implemented as an emancipatory concept. Denial of the salience or even the existence of the concept 'race' and also tendencies to organise on the basis of race essentialism are examined. It is accepted that race does not exist at an ontological level, in that it is not required for the …
The African National Congress centenary
The African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa was formed under difficult conditions, facing a Union government bent on extending racist laws and an unsympathetic British government to whom repeated petitions were addressed without success. By the 1930s petitioning had run its course and the organization collapsed. In the 1940s, however, structures were established which laid the basis for mass activities in the following decade. In the 1950…
The Road to Freedom is via the Cross’ ‘Just Means’ in Chief Albert Luthuli's Life
This article deals with the ambiguities relating to the use of violence on the part of Chief Albert Luthuli, president of the African National Congress (ANC) until his death in 1967, the first African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The article examines what Luthuli said and did and what are argued to be multiple meanings attached to these. The article does not set out a definitive reading but uses statements of Luthuli and others to probe a…
Africanisation', African identities and emancipation in contemporary South Africa
This article problematises the concept of ‘Africanisation’ as a response to colonial conquest and apartheid rule, bearing both political and knowledge consequences. It aims to rescue ‘Africanisation’ from essentialist notions, but at the same time to show how paradigms cannot be simply applied where they derive from quite different experiences. The article introduces modes of differentiating concepts that are dynamic, as opposed to static, singul…
The Zuma Era – Its Historical Context and the Future
The article tries to unpack the rise of the Zuma-led African National Congress (ANC) and government within the context of the history of the organisation. It traces the history of the liberation movement within the context of repeated themes of unity, continuity with ruptures, and ruptures with continuity. It shows how the unbanning of the ANC set in motion relationships that substantially weakened ties between leadership and popular forces. This…
The Jacob Zuma Rape Trial
The Challenge to African National Congress Dominance
Recent developments in the African National Congress (ANC), especially the conflict over the key leadership positions, indicate a substantial crisis in South Africa’s dominant party. Massive divisions have emerged and even led to a new breakaway party, Congress of the People (COPE). There is a lack of cohesion among party leadership, and many serious questions have been raised as to the enduring moral authority of the former liberation movement. …
Tsuneo Yoshikuni, African Urban Experiences in Colonial Zimbabwe
(Mis)Understanding Nelson Mandela
(2007). (Mis)Understanding Nelson Mandela. African Historical Review: Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 107-130
Party Dominance ‘Theory
This paper critiques the alleged value of the notion of 'party dominance' or the 'dominant party system', mainly propagated in South Africa by Roger Southall, Hermann Giliomee and Charles Simkins, and very much in vogue amongst scholars in the Netherlands, and to some extent in the USA and other places. Its overseas lineage is traced and its explanatory powers critiqued. It is argued that the approach is flawed democratically in being anti-popula…
The Quality of South African Democracy
There is a tendency amongst sections of the left to romanticise the most recent revolution, only then to replace it with a later one and consign it to the category of those that have failed expectations. This has happened, among others, with Vietnam, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau, and Zimbabwe. Sometimes, this has been deservedly so, as certain countries have drifted into various forms of authoritarianism and other abuses
South Africa’s Left Critiques
There is a tendency amongst sections of the left to romanticise the most recentrevolution, only then to replace it with a later one and consign it to the category of those that have failed expectations. This has happened, among others, with Vietnam, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau, and Zimbabwe. Sometimes, this has been deservedly so, as certain countries have drifted into various forms of authoritarianism and other abuses
The (Re-)Constitution of the South African Communist Party as an Underground Organisation
It is some 50 years since the formal reconstitution of the South African Communist Party (SACP) as an underground organisation. It is a subject about which little is known. Yet it will be argued that the communist underground, throughout its history, made a substantial contribution towards underground organisation in general, sometimes disproportionate to the number of people who were members of the Party. The manner in which that contribution wa…
The UDF period and its meaning for contemporary South Africa
(2004). The UDF period and its meaning for contemporary South Africa. Journal of Southern African Studies: Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 691-702
Democratic Transition and Consolidation in South Africa
The quality of the South African democratic order and its potential trajectory cannot be adequately measured by abstract and supposedly universal prescriptions. It is questionable whether democratic 'consolidation' requires the potential replacement of a government in power in the foreseeable future, whether there is an inevitable and necessary transition of liberation movements into political parties, and whether South Africa is a 'dominant part…
Culture(s) of the African National Congress of South Africa
(2003). Culture(s) of the African National Congress of South Africa: Imprint of Exile Experiences. Journal of Contemporary African Studies: Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 303-320
Party Dominance ‘Theory
This paper critiques the alleged value of the notion of 'party dominance' or the 'dominant party system', mainly propagated in South Africa by Roger Southall, Hermann Giliomee and Charles Simkins, and very much in vogue amongst scholars in the Netherlands, and to some extent in the USA and other places. Its overseas lineage is traced and its explanatory powers critiqued. It is argued that the approach is flawed democratically in being anti-popula…
The UDF period and its meaning for contemporary South Africa
(2004). The UDF period and its meaning for contemporary South Africa. Journal of Southern African Studies: Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 691-702
Democratic Transition and Consolidation in South Africa
The quality of the South African democratic order and its potential trajectory cannot be adequately measured by abstract and supposedly universal prescriptions. It is questionable whether democratic 'consolidation' requires the potential replacement of a government in power in the foreseeable future, whether there is an inevitable and necessary transition of liberation movements into political parties, and whether South Africa is a 'dominant part…
The Jacob Zuma Rape Trial
Culture(s) of the African National Congress of South Africa
(2003). Culture(s) of the African National Congress of South Africa: Imprint of Exile Experiences. Journal of Contemporary African Studies: Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 303-320
Understanding Non-racialism as an Emancipatory Concept in South Africa
Non-racialism is examined in relation to the concepts of race, generic humanism and universalism in order to establish conditions under which non-racialism can be implemented as an emancipatory concept. Denial of the salience or even the existence of the concept 'race' and also tendencies to organise on the basis of race essentialism are examined. It is accepted that race does not exist at an ontological level, in that it is not required for the …
The social and ideological function of African customary law in South Africa
The study of the terms and mode of application of African customary law in South Africa has generally been neglected both by lawyers and African Studies scholars. In the case of lawyers, there is little interest in a law potentially relevant to seventy per cent of the population ‐ where that seventy per cent is for the most part unable to pay lawyers’ fees (Suttner, 1974a: 189). In the case of students of African studies, the segregated legal and…
Legal Pluralism in South Africa
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(Mis)Understanding Nelson Mandela
(2007). (Mis)Understanding Nelson Mandela. African Historical Review: Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 107-130
The African National Congress (ANC) Underground
(2003). The African National Congress (ANC) Underground: From the M-Plan to Rivonia. South African Historical Journal: Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 123-146
The African National Congress centenary
The African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa was formed under difficult conditions, facing a Union government bent on extending racist laws and an unsympathetic British government to whom repeated petitions were addressed without success. By the 1930s petitioning had run its course and the organization collapsed. In the 1940s, however, structures were established which laid the basis for mass activities in the following decade. In the 1950…
Africanisation', African identities and emancipation in contemporary South Africa
This article problematises the concept of ‘Africanisation’ as a response to colonial conquest and apartheid rule, bearing both political and knowledge consequences. It aims to rescue ‘Africanisation’ from essentialist notions, but at the same time to show how paradigms cannot be simply applied where they derive from quite different experiences. The article introduces modes of differentiating concepts that are dynamic, as opposed to static, singul…
The Zuma Era – Its Historical Context and the Future
The article tries to unpack the rise of the Zuma-led African National Congress (ANC) and government within the context of the history of the organisation. It traces the history of the liberation movement within the context of repeated themes of unity, continuity with ruptures, and ruptures with continuity. It shows how the unbanning of the ANC set in motion relationships that substantially weakened ties between leadership and popular forces. This…
The Challenge to African National Congress Dominance
Recent developments in the African National Congress (ANC), especially the conflict over the key leadership positions, indicate a substantial crisis in South Africa’s dominant party. Massive divisions have emerged and even led to a new breakaway party, Congress of the People (COPE). There is a lack of cohesion among party leadership, and many serious questions have been raised as to the enduring moral authority of the former liberation movement. …
The (Re-)Constitution of the South African Communist Party as an Underground Organisation
It is some 50 years since the formal reconstitution of the South African Communist Party (SACP) as an underground organisation. It is a subject about which little is known. Yet it will be argued that the communist underground, throughout its history, made a substantial contribution towards underground organisation in general, sometimes disproportionate to the number of people who were members of the Party. The manner in which that contribution wa…
Legal Pluralism in South Africa
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The social and ideological function of African customary law in South Africa
The study of the terms and mode of application of African customary law in South Africa has generally been neglected both by lawyers and African Studies scholars. In the case of lawyers, there is little interest in a law potentially relevant to seventy per cent of the population ‐ where that seventy per cent is for the most part unable to pay lawyers’ fees (Suttner, 1974a: 189). In the case of students of African studies, the segregated legal and…
Who's Who in South African Politics
Freedom of Speech
(1990). Freedom of Speech. South African Journal on Human Rights: Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 372-393
Culture(s) of the African National Congress of South Africa
(2003). Culture(s) of the African National Congress of South Africa: Imprint of Exile Experiences. Journal of Contemporary African Studies: Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 303-320
The African National Congress (ANC) Underground
(2003). The African National Congress (ANC) Underground: From the M-Plan to Rivonia. South African Historical Journal: Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 123-146
Saul—Opening or Closing Debate
No doubt, Monthly Review will not want debate on John Saul's contributions to continue indefinitely. At the same time, his recent response to Jeremy Cronin (Monthly Review, December 2002) contains certain allegations about my conduct, which deserve space for a response.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly R…
The (Re-)Constitution of the South African Communist Party as an Underground Organisation
It is some 50 years since the formal reconstitution of the South African Communist Party (SACP) as an underground organisation. It is a subject about which little is known. Yet it will be argued that the communist underground, throughout its history, made a substantial contribution towards underground organisation in general, sometimes disproportionate to the number of people who were members of the Party. The manner in which that contribution wa…
The UDF period and its meaning for contemporary South Africa
(2004). The UDF period and its meaning for contemporary South Africa. Journal of Southern African Studies: Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 691-702
Democratic Transition and Consolidation in South Africa
The quality of the South African democratic order and its potential trajectory cannot be adequately measured by abstract and supposedly universal prescriptions. It is questionable whether democratic 'consolidation' requires the potential replacement of a government in power in the foreseeable future, whether there is an inevitable and necessary transition of liberation movements into political parties, and whether South Africa is a 'dominant part…
The Quality of South African Democracy
There is a tendency amongst sections of the left to romanticise the most recent revolution, only then to replace it with a later one and consign it to the category of those that have failed expectations. This has happened, among others, with Vietnam, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau, and Zimbabwe. Sometimes, this has been deservedly so, as certain countries have drifted into various forms of authoritarianism and other abuses
South Africa’s Left Critiques
There is a tendency amongst sections of the left to romanticise the most recentrevolution, only then to replace it with a later one and consign it to the category of those that have failed expectations. This has happened, among others, with Vietnam, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau, and Zimbabwe. Sometimes, this has been deservedly so, as certain countries have drifted into various forms of authoritarianism and other abuses
Party Dominance ‘Theory
This paper critiques the alleged value of the notion of 'party dominance' or the 'dominant party system', mainly propagated in South Africa by Roger Southall, Hermann Giliomee and Charles Simkins, and very much in vogue amongst scholars in the Netherlands, and to some extent in the USA and other places. Its overseas lineage is traced and its explanatory powers critiqued. It is argued that the approach is flawed democratically in being anti-popula…
(Mis)Understanding Nelson Mandela
(2007). (Mis)Understanding Nelson Mandela. African Historical Review: Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 107-130
Tsuneo Yoshikuni, African Urban Experiences in Colonial Zimbabwe
The Zuma Era – Its Historical Context and the Future
The article tries to unpack the rise of the Zuma-led African National Congress (ANC) and government within the context of the history of the organisation. It traces the history of the liberation movement within the context of repeated themes of unity, continuity with ruptures, and ruptures with continuity. It shows how the unbanning of the ANC set in motion relationships that substantially weakened ties between leadership and popular forces. This…
The Jacob Zuma Rape Trial
The Challenge to African National Congress Dominance
Recent developments in the African National Congress (ANC), especially the conflict over the key leadership positions, indicate a substantial crisis in South Africa’s dominant party. Massive divisions have emerged and even led to a new breakaway party, Congress of the People (COPE). There is a lack of cohesion among party leadership, and many serious questions have been raised as to the enduring moral authority of the former liberation movement. …
The Road to Freedom is via the Cross’ ‘Just Means’ in Chief Albert Luthuli's Life
This article deals with the ambiguities relating to the use of violence on the part of Chief Albert Luthuli, president of the African National Congress (ANC) until his death in 1967, the first African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The article examines what Luthuli said and did and what are argued to be multiple meanings attached to these. The article does not set out a definitive reading but uses statements of Luthuli and others to probe a…
Africanisation', African identities and emancipation in contemporary South Africa
This article problematises the concept of ‘Africanisation’ as a response to colonial conquest and apartheid rule, bearing both political and knowledge consequences. It aims to rescue ‘Africanisation’ from essentialist notions, but at the same time to show how paradigms cannot be simply applied where they derive from quite different experiences. The article introduces modes of differentiating concepts that are dynamic, as opposed to static, singul…
Why Feminism Matters. Feminism Lost and Found
(2012). Why Feminism Matters. Feminism Lost and Found. African Historical Review: Vol. 44, Witchcraft and Xenophobic Violence in Modern South Africa, pp. 127-128
Understanding Non-racialism as an Emancipatory Concept in South Africa
Non-racialism is examined in relation to the concepts of race, generic humanism and universalism in order to establish conditions under which non-racialism can be implemented as an emancipatory concept. Denial of the salience or even the existence of the concept 'race' and also tendencies to organise on the basis of race essentialism are examined. It is accepted that race does not exist at an ontological level, in that it is not required for the …
The African National Congress centenary
The African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa was formed under difficult conditions, facing a Union government bent on extending racist laws and an unsympathetic British government to whom repeated petitions were addressed without success. By the 1930s petitioning had run its course and the organization collapsed. In the 1940s, however, structures were established which laid the basis for mass activities in the following decade. In the 1950…
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From Protest to Challenge
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