David Hemson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1263452 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Hemson |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Hemson |
| SIGNATURE | HEMSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Human Sciences Research Council |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Training and integrating rural women into technology
Women in developing countries are often poorly integrated into new technology sectors, but technical and vocational training may be a means of empowering women to achieve such integration. This article addresses the challenges of integrating rural women in Bangladesh into the Solar Home System (SHS) value chain through training. It reviews a USAID-funded training project undertaken by Grameen Shakti (GS), a major Renewable Energy Technology (RET)…
The Citizen Voice Project
Despite a legal framework for participation in South Africa, poor citizens have not to date been able to access the public services they need, leading some to talk of a ‘second democracy’, the political system as experienced by the poor. This action-research study involved local government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community leaders and community mobilisation to develop Water Services Scorecards, in rural Mbizana in the Eastern Cape…
Mamdani and the politics of migrant labor in South Africa
The Burden of Care
Women Are Weak When They Are Amongst Men
David Hemson, 'Women Are Weak When They Are Amongst Men': Women's Participation in Rural Water Committees in South Africa, Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity, No. 52, Sustainable Development: An Oxymoron? (2002), pp. 24-32
Civic structures and unfulfilled desires
Accelerated Delivery? Rural Women and Water
DAVID HEMSON looks at the contradictions in the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry's implementation of its policies on water and questions the effectiveness of service delivery in rural areas
For sure you are going to die
(1996). “For sure you are going to die!”: Political participation and the comrade movement in Inanda, Kwazulu‐Natal. Social Dynamics: Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 74-104
Liberation and working class struggles in South Africa
The general resistance of black people in South Africa to the apartheid regime is developing into a challenge both to the racist state and to employers. Both have been confronted through the attacks on the foundations of the state machinery of labour control in the townships and through the mass political strikes which have lead to mass demonstrations and a disruption of production. The black working class has drawn upon a long experience of prol…
Dock workers, labour circulation, and class struggles in Durban, 1940-59
(1977). Dock workers, labour circulation, and class struggles in Durban, 1940–59. Journal of Southern African Studies: Vol. 4, Protest and Resistance, pp. 88-124
Training and integrating rural women into technology
Women in developing countries are often poorly integrated into new technology sectors, but technical and vocational training may be a means of empowering women to achieve such integration. This article addresses the challenges of integrating rural women in Bangladesh into the Solar Home System (SHS) value chain through training. It reviews a USAID-funded training project undertaken by Grameen Shakti (GS), a major Renewable Energy Technology (RET)…
Dock workers, labour circulation, and class struggles in Durban, 1940-59
(1977). Dock workers, labour circulation, and class struggles in Durban, 1940–59. Journal of Southern African Studies: Vol. 4, Protest and Resistance, pp. 88-124
Mamdani and the politics of migrant labor in South Africa
For sure you are going to die
(1996). “For sure you are going to die!”: Political participation and the comrade movement in Inanda, Kwazulu‐Natal. Social Dynamics: Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 74-104
Women Are Weak When They Are Amongst Men
David Hemson, 'Women Are Weak When They Are Amongst Men': Women's Participation in Rural Water Committees in South Africa, Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity, No. 52, Sustainable Development: An Oxymoron? (2002), pp. 24-32
Liberation and working class struggles in South Africa
The general resistance of black people in South Africa to the apartheid regime is developing into a challenge both to the racist state and to employers. Both have been confronted through the attacks on the foundations of the state machinery of labour control in the townships and through the mass political strikes which have lead to mass demonstrations and a disruption of production. The black working class has drawn upon a long experience of prol…
Liberation and working class struggles in South Africa
The general resistance of black people in South Africa to the apartheid regime is developing into a challenge both to the racist state and to employers. Both have been confronted through the attacks on the foundations of the state machinery of labour control in the townships and through the mass political strikes which have lead to mass demonstrations and a disruption of production. The black working class has drawn upon a long experience of prol…
Dock workers, labour circulation, and class struggles in Durban, 1940-59
(1977). Dock workers, labour circulation, and class struggles in Durban, 1940–59. Journal of Southern African Studies: Vol. 4, Protest and Resistance, pp. 88-124
For sure you are going to die
(1996). “For sure you are going to die!”: Political participation and the comrade movement in Inanda, Kwazulu‐Natal. Social Dynamics: Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 74-104
Civic structures and unfulfilled desires
Accelerated Delivery? Rural Women and Water
DAVID HEMSON looks at the contradictions in the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry's implementation of its policies on water and questions the effectiveness of service delivery in rural areas
Women Are Weak When They Are Amongst Men
David Hemson, 'Women Are Weak When They Are Amongst Men': Women's Participation in Rural Water Committees in South Africa, Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity, No. 52, Sustainable Development: An Oxymoron? (2002), pp. 24-32
The Burden of Care
Mamdani and the politics of migrant labor in South Africa
The Citizen Voice Project
Despite a legal framework for participation in South Africa, poor citizens have not to date been able to access the public services they need, leading some to talk of a ‘second democracy’, the political system as experienced by the poor. This action-research study involved local government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community leaders and community mobilisation to develop Water Services Scorecards, in rural Mbizana in the Eastern Cape…
Training and integrating rural women into technology
Women in developing countries are often poorly integrated into new technology sectors, but technical and vocational training may be a means of empowering women to achieve such integration. This article addresses the challenges of integrating rural women in Bangladesh into the Solar Home System (SHS) value chain through training. It reviews a USAID-funded training project undertaken by Grameen Shakti (GS), a major Renewable Energy Technology (RET)…
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · South African History and Culture (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 works)