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Architects of Revolution? A Strategic Analysis of South African Leftist NGOs in the Struggle for a Better World
Architects of Revolution? A Strategic Analysis of South African Leftist NGOs in the Strugg...
Architects of Revolution? A Strategic Analysis of South African Leftist NGOs in the Struggle for a Better World

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20250211152007
ISBN  
9798383284469
DDC  
306
저자명  
Sacks, Jared.
서명/저자  
Architects of Revolution? A Strategic Analysis of South African Leftist NGOs in the Struggle for a Better World
발행사항  
[Sl] : Columbia University, 2024
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
형태사항  
368 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-01, Section: A.
주기사항  
Advisor: West, Paige;Mitchell, Tim.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Columbia University, 2024.
초록/해제  
요약It presents a profound paradox that the end of formal apartheid in South Africa and the political ascendancy of Nelson Mandela's African National Congress have also signalled the disintegration of people's power and the marginalisation of a once formidable anti-capitalist Left. Those who refused to be defeated and insisted that a better world was still possible asked anew, What is to be done? Their answer was to build a new Independent Left, using the Non-Governmental Organisation as their primary tool. This dissertation examines two leftist NGOs with distinct political approaches to organising, which have shaped formal anti-capitalist strategies in Cape Town over the past decade. The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), an activist space, policy think-tank, and alternative media centre, has aimed to restore the politics of the united front by bringing together employed and unemployed workers to lead a new eco-socialist Left alternative. Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU), an activist research and legal centre focusing on housing in the inner city, has fostered an inspiring movement of building occupiers and aimed to deconstruct the legacy of the apartheid city. Through a militant commitment to this wider Independent Left community, I have accompanied these organisations in their efforts, seeking to understand the role they can play in improving society. This dissertation investigates the central question of how to effectively utilize NGOs in the struggle for freedom and equality within the context of neoliberal capitalism. It has become clear that intellectual genealogies and ideological fortitude have laid the political foundation of these projects. Combined with the NGO's formal and hierarchical structure, key themes that define the practices of these organisations have emerged. Matters of dependency and control, as well as organising and leadership, have been crucial features of these projects. This has engendered tensions within the organisations between technocratic and intellectual modes of rule, as well as resistance to these governing structures. Taken together, this analysis provides a window into the possibilities and limitations that these organisational tools offer for radically reimagining our world.
일반주제명  
Cultural anthropology
일반주제명  
History
일반주제명  
South African studies
키워드  
Leadership
키워드  
Left
키워드  
Militant research
키워드  
NGO
키워드  
Politics
키워드  
South Africa
기타저자  
Columbia University Middle East South Asian and African Studies
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-01A.
전자적 위치 및 접속  
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■520    ▼aIt  presents  a  profound  paradox  that  the  end  of  formal  apartheid  in  South  Africa  and  the  political  ascendancy  of  Nelson  Mandela's  African  National  Congress  have  also  signalled  the  disintegration  of  people's  power  and  the  marginalisation  of  a  once  formidable  anti-capitalist  Left.  Those  who  refused  to  be  defeated  and  insisted  that  a  better  world  was  still  possible  asked  anew, What  is  to  be  done? Their  answer  was  to  build  a  new  Independent  Left,  using  the  Non-Governmental  Organisation  as  their  primary  tool.  This  dissertation  examines  two  leftist  NGOs  with  distinct  political  approaches  to  organising,  which  have  shaped  formal  anti-capitalist  strategies  in  Cape  Town  over  the  past  decade.  The  Alternative  Information  and  Development  Centre  (AIDC),  an  activist  space,  policy  think-tank,  and  alternative  media  centre,  has  aimed  to  restore  the  politics  of  the  united  front  by  bringing  together  employed  and  unemployed  workers  to  lead  a  new  eco-socialist  Left  alternative.  Ndifuna  Ukwazi  (NU),  an  activist  research  and  legal  centre  focusing  on  housing  in  the  inner  city,  has  fostered  an  inspiring  movement  of  building  occupiers  and  aimed  to  deconstruct  the  legacy  of  the  apartheid  city.  Through  a  militant  commitment  to  this  wider  Independent  Left  community,  I  have  accompanied  these  organisations  in  their  efforts,  seeking  to  understand  the  role  they  can  play  in  improving  society.  This  dissertation  investigates  the  central  question  of  how  to  effectively  utilize  NGOs  in  the  struggle  for  freedom  and  equality  within  the  context  of  neoliberal  capitalism.  It  has  become  clear  that  intellectual  genealogies  and  ideological  fortitude  have  laid  the  political  foundation  of  these  projects.  Combined  with  the  NGO's  formal  and  hierarchical  structure,  key  themes  that  define  the  practices  of  these  organisations  have  emerged.  Matters  of  dependency  and  control,  as  well  as  organising  and  leadership,  have  been  crucial  features  of  these  projects.  This  has  engendered  tensions  within  the  organisations  between  technocratic  and  intellectual  modes  of  rule,  as  well  as  resistance  to  these  governing  structures.  Taken  together,  this  analysis  provides  a  window  into  the  possibilities  and  limitations  that  these  organisational  tools  offer  for  radically  reimagining  our  world.
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