South Africa: Case Study II of Youth and Political Violence
Presenters
Nazir Carrim
Senior Lecturer in the Wits School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Title: “Racial Dynamics in Schools since 1994: Trends, constraints and possibilities.” Link to Abstract
Catherine L. Ward
Chief Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
Title: “Trauma and violence in young South Africans: Past and contemporary influences.” Link to Abstract
Fébé Potgieter-Gqubule
Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to Poland
Title: “Debating South Africa’s next generation of youth policies – 2009 and beyond..” Link to Abstract
Saadhna Panday
Senior Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
Title: “Bridging the research-policy divide: The Youth Policy Initiative in South Africa.” Link to Abstract
Sharlene Gale Swartz
Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
Title: “The quiet violence of dreams: South African township youth’s understanding of poverty, responsibility, and the future.” Link to Abstract
Colin Tredoux
Professor, and Head of Department, Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Title: “Inter-racial contact among university and school youth in post-apartheid South Africa.” Link to Abstract
David Fryer
Lecturer, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Title: “Youth and the dysfunctional welfare state in South Africa.” Link to Abstract
Arvin Bhana
Deputy Executive Director of the Child, Youth, Family and Social
Development Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Durban, South Africa
Title: “‘Youth Sexuality, HIV and AIDS: The challenge of Prevention.” Link to Abstract
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