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Globalization, marginalization and contemporary social movement / Ballard, Richard; Habib, Adam; Valoda, Imraan; Zuern, Elke

2005

Ballard, Richard	Journal Article
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2005.

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Globalization ; South Africa

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Memorial politics: challenging the dominant party's narrative in Namibia / Zuern, Elke

Zuern, Elke	Journal Article
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2012.

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Greater international attention to human rights, particularly genocide, has offered activists opportunities to draw on transnational networks and norms. Many examples have been documented of the varying successes of domestic movement organisations employing international support. Much less attention has been paid to cases lacking significant organisations, but small groups and even individuals can draw attention to their demands if they effectively engage transnational interest. Genocide offers a particularly potent means of generating attention. Namibia is engaged in domestic debates over crimes committed by German forces over a century ago. In a country with no large opposition party and no significant social movement mobilisation, a number of relatively small groups of activists are indirectly challenging the power of the dominant party by correcting its one-sided narrative of the country's anti-colonial heroes. German efforts to respond to crimes committed in the past offer further opportunities for activists to draw attention to heroes and histories beyond those celebrated by the dominant party.

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Human Rights ; Namibia ; Genocide ; Employment ; Domestic Movement Organisations ; Social Movement Mobilisation

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Why protests are growing in South Africa / Zuern, Elke

Zuern, Elke	Journal Article
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Publication	2013.
Summary/Abstract	While the ANC retains a firm grip on power, factionalism within the party, corruption, and an increasing distance from ordinary people undermine its ability to deliver on its promises.

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South Africa ; Wages ; Corruption ; Factionalism ; African National Congress ; Salaries

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