Overview

If we are to talk of a 'new' intellectual movement, the question is begged: what happened to the 'old' intellectual movement? What happened to the thinkers who inspired and led our struggle against colonialism, apartheid and exploitation? What has happened to the thinkers who gave substance and guidance and, in many cases, practical leadership to our attempts to undo the past and forge a new future? In pursuit of answers to these questions, the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), in partnership with the Liliesleaf Trust, hosted a roundtable in March 2015 on the theme 'The Role of Intellectuals in the State-Society Nexus'. The roundtable received inputs from a range of thinkers, including Ibbo Mandaza, Ben Turok, Ari Sitas, Ayanda Ntsaluba, Xolela Mangcu, Joel Netshitenzhe, Tshilidzi Marwala and Nomboniso Gasa, as well as provocative and piercing inputs from the attendees. This publication aims to put the contributions and debates at the roundtable further into the public domain and records the input of the main speakers, the respondents, as well as the discussion from the floor. The rigorous debate at the roundtable spilt out of the boundaries of the event itself and encouraged a number of thinkers to provide additional material for this publication: Z. Pallo Jordan, David Moore (with Tshilidzi Marwala) and Desiree Lewis.

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Author:   Nicholas Wolpe ,  Mcebisi Ndletyana ,  Ibbo Mandaza ,  Ayanda Ntsabula
Publisher:   Real African Publishers Pty Ltd
Imprint:   Real African Publishers Pty Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.250kg
ISBN:  

9781928341031

ISBN 10:   1928341039
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   01 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Opening; Welcoming Remarks - Nic Wolpe; Introductory Remarks - Mcebisi Ndletyana; Part one: The Intellect of Power and Power of Intellectuals in sub-Saharan Africa; The Role of Progressive African Intellectuals - Ibbo Mandaza; First Response - Ayanda Ntsaluba; Second Response - Xolela Mangcu; Discussion; Part two: Theorising the South African Renaissance Ideal; Theorising the South African Renaissance Ideal - Joel Netshitenzhe; Response - Ben Turok; Discussion; Part three: Humanities and Social Sciences in Unravelling the Dynamics of Class, Race and Gender; Humanities and Social Sciences in Unravelling the Dynamics of Class, Race and Gender - Ari Sitas; First Response - Tshilidzi Marwala; Second Response - Nomboniso Gasa; Discussion; Part four: Some Additional Thoughts Intellectuals, Science, and South Africa's National Democratic Revolution - David Moore and Tshilidzi Marwala The Role of Intellectuals in the State-Society Nexus - Z. Pallo Jordan; Academy-Based Feminist Intellectuals and the Nexus of State, Globalisation and Civil Society - Desiree Lewis; Contributors.

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The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) was founded by a group of South Africans with experience in research, academia, policy-making and governance who saw the need to create a platform for engagement around strategic issues facing South Africa.

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