Dee Smythe
Biographic Data
| ID | 3986685 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dee Smythe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dee |
| FAMILY NAME | Smythe |
| SIGNATURE | SMYTHE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9975-7086 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Unsettling Apologies
Unsettling Apologies
Drawing on the histories of injustice, dispossession and violence in South Africa, this book examines the cultural, political and legal role and value of an apology. It examines the multiple ways in which ‘sorry’ is instituted, articulated and performed, and critically analyses its various forms and functions in both historical and contemporary moments. How, and indeed if, apologies are made and received, denied and accepted, and how they come to…
What Future for Constitutional Democracy in South Africa
South Africa embraced constitutional democracy in 1994 following the collapse of the Apartheid regime. The constitution that was finally passed in 1996 promised the development of a social democratic society. Within two decades, much of the promise contained in its constitutional instrument had been hollowed out. This paper considers the manner in which the ruling party, the African National Congress, embraced a project termed State Capture in wh…
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Feminism vs . the State
South Africa's transition to a democratic state has been accompanied by an intensive focus on the use of the law as an instrument to address high levels of sexual assault as well as other social problems. Feminist legal scholars and activists have been involved in an ongoing critical engagement with government policy and law reform surrounding equality. Many leading feminists have questioned the extent to which the law can ever effectively deter …
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Feminism vs . the State
South Africa's transition to a democratic state has been accompanied by an intensive focus on the use of the law as an instrument to address high levels of sexual assault as well as other social problems. Feminist legal scholars and activists have been involved in an ongoing critical engagement with government policy and law reform surrounding equality. Many leading feminists have questioned the extent to which the law can ever effectively deter …
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Unsettling Apologies
Unsettling Apologies
Drawing on the histories of injustice, dispossession and violence in South Africa, this book examines the cultural, political and legal role and value of an apology. It examines the multiple ways in which ‘sorry’ is instituted, articulated and performed, and critically analyses its various forms and functions in both historical and contemporary moments. How, and indeed if, apologies are made and received, denied and accepted, and how they come to…
What Future for Constitutional Democracy in South Africa
South Africa embraced constitutional democracy in 1994 following the collapse of the Apartheid regime. The constitution that was finally passed in 1996 promised the development of a social democratic society. Within two decades, much of the promise contained in its constitutional instrument had been hollowed out. This paper considers the manner in which the ruling party, the African National Congress, embraced a project termed State Capture in wh…
Law (3 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Constitution (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Human Rights and Development (2 works) · Acknowledgement (1 works)