Edward Ramsamy
Biographic Data
| ID | 4195207 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward Ramsamy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramsamy |
| SIGNATURE | RAMSAMY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Between Non‐racialism and Multiculturalism
The paper examines the rhetoric of nation‐building in South Africa with particular reference to the incorporation of South Africans of Indian descent into the post‐1994 political order. During its years as a protest movement, the ANC came to embrace ‘non‐racialism’, a doctrine emphasising a common South African identity, in order to provide a counter‐rhetoric to the racially exclusive doctrine of apartheid. However, the organisation had difficult…
The world bank & urban programmes in Zimbabwe
The World Bank did not address urban issues for the first twenty-five years of its existence. However, a variety of political factors propelled the reluctant institution to address urban poverty in the early 1970s (Ayres, 1983; Ramsamy, 2006). The majority of the Bank's urban interventions during the 1970s concentrated on squatter upgrading and sites-and-services projects. While these programmes did have their problems, they represent the Bank's …
Post-Settlement South Africa and the National Question
The various liberation movements in South Africa historically have criticized ideologies that emphasize political mobilization along ethnic lines. However, the African National Congress (ANC) has had to contend with former KwaZulu Chief Minister Buthelezi's attempts to appeal to Zulu identity in order to mobilize political support, as well as the difficulty of attracting the Indian and coloured votes. These trends have forced the ANC to acknowled…
Between Non‐racialism and Multiculturalism
The paper examines the rhetoric of nation‐building in South Africa with particular reference to the incorporation of South Africans of Indian descent into the post‐1994 political order. During its years as a protest movement, the ANC came to embrace ‘non‐racialism’, a doctrine emphasising a common South African identity, in order to provide a counter‐rhetoric to the racially exclusive doctrine of apartheid. However, the organisation had difficult…
Post-Settlement South Africa and the National Question
The various liberation movements in South Africa historically have criticized ideologies that emphasize political mobilization along ethnic lines. However, the African National Congress (ANC) has had to contend with former KwaZulu Chief Minister Buthelezi's attempts to appeal to Zulu identity in order to mobilize political support, as well as the difficulty of attracting the Indian and coloured votes. These trends have forced the ANC to acknowled…
Post-Settlement South Africa and the National Question
The various liberation movements in South Africa historically have criticized ideologies that emphasize political mobilization along ethnic lines. However, the African National Congress (ANC) has had to contend with former KwaZulu Chief Minister Buthelezi's attempts to appeal to Zulu identity in order to mobilize political support, as well as the difficulty of attracting the Indian and coloured votes. These trends have forced the ANC to acknowled…
The world bank & urban programmes in Zimbabwe
The World Bank did not address urban issues for the first twenty-five years of its existence. However, a variety of political factors propelled the reluctant institution to address urban poverty in the early 1970s (Ayres, 1983; Ramsamy, 2006). The majority of the Bank's urban interventions during the 1970s concentrated on squatter upgrading and sites-and-services projects. While these programmes did have their problems, they represent the Bank's …
Between Non‐racialism and Multiculturalism
The paper examines the rhetoric of nation‐building in South Africa with particular reference to the incorporation of South Africans of Indian descent into the post‐1994 political order. During its years as a protest movement, the ANC came to embrace ‘non‐racialism’, a doctrine emphasising a common South African identity, in order to provide a counter‐rhetoric to the racially exclusive doctrine of apartheid. However, the organisation had difficult…
Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (2 works) · National identity (2 works) · Political economy (2 works)