The Meaning(s) of Solidarity
Narratives of Anti-Apartheid Activism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4603795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Håkan Thörn (0000-0001-5437-9157, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 417-436 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7070 • E-ISSN: 1465-3893 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03057070902919959 |
| OpenAlex | W2003453115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
The global anti-apartheid movement mobilised millions of people who took part in boycotts and demonstrations. Despite the significance of the anti-apartheid movement, actual research on its nature as a transnational movement has been meagre. Most research on the anti-apartheid movement has focused on its national aspects, looking, for example, at the Australian, American, British or South African anti-apartheid movements. In this article, I argue that the most crucial aspect of this movement was its construction of transnational networks and forms of action. The central dimensions of the action forms and identification processes of the anti-apartheid struggle are analysed; historical continuities as well as discontinuities are investigated; and the movement is related to relevant political and historical contexts. The analysis is based on historical documents and interviews with 52 activists in four countries, and intends to make a contribution to the interrelated theoretical debates on (a) the relations between ‘new’ and ‘old’ social movements, and (b) transnational activist networks and social movements in a globalising world
Aesthetics · Collective action · Epistemology · Narrative · New social movements · Political action · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social movement · Social movement theory · Sociology · Solidarity · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · South African History and Culture
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The Strengths and Weaknesses of Integrative Solutions for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Polarized words
Pre- and post-pandemic attitudes toward participation in community-based initiatives
Collective Identity and Care Ethics
Global political iconography
Mandela’s out so apartheid has finished’
Political humanitarianism in the 1930s
Film Pioneers? Swedish Women’s Documentaries about the “Third World” in the 1970s and 80s
The South African Student Exchange Program
Practices of Solidarity
Women's Activism in the British Anti-Apartheid Movement, 1986–1994
Political imaginaries of solidarity
Storytelling, Identity, and Strategy
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |