More Fire' Next Time
The Southern African Social Forum as a Locus of Social Protest, 2003-2005
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2307909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miles Larmer (0000-0002-2888-2581, University of Pretoria) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-37 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021909606072624 |
| OpenAlex | W2034123082 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Have the Social Forums that have taken place in southern Africa between 2003 and 2005 provided a useful forum for the region's social movements to improve their understanding of, and response to, the impact of global neo-liberal capitalism? The global Social Forum movement remains biased towards Western activists and agendas. Interviews with participants in southern African Social Forums, suggest that while the influence of Africans on the global social justice movement remains limited, southern African social movements are utilizing the Social Forum model to strengthen their own struggles
Capitalism · Movement (music · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social justice · Social movement · Social movement theory · Sociology · Community Development and Social Impact · Gender Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |