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Revive Non-Aligned Movement to Foil the Cold War, says Prof Varoufakis Progressives have a task to revive the idea of a non-aligned movement and create a new international economic system to avert the “catastrophic cold” war that is destab...

Ben Turok Memorial Lecture The Institute for African Alternatives invites you to the Ben Turok Memorial Lecture 2022. Keynote speaker Yanis Varoufakis (pictured), renowned radical economist and forme...

Apply now: An Introduction to New Economics The Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA) with Institute for Social Development is offering a workshop program on New Economics. There is a growing consensus that the assump...

Student Engagement on Combative Decoloniality: Prof Nelson Maldonado-Torres The Institute for Social Development (ISD) and International Relations Office (IRO) at UWC and Institute for Social and Health Sciences (ISHS) at UNISA are proud to joint...

UWC attracts partnership funding and makes an impact in the study of migration and mobilities in Africa Two global migration projects involving academics from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) have been awarded partnership funding of Can$2.5 million each from the Canadian Soci...

Inaugural Ben Turok Memorial Lecture sets challenge for developing countries Renowned Cambridge University development economist Professor Ha-Joon Chang has called on developing countries to challenge mainstream neo-liberal economic theory to find alternati...

Ben Turok’s legacy to be marked at upcoming inaugural memorial lecture Amid the chaos left in the wake of recent local government elections, we are reminded of the words of the late former MP Ben Turok who warned shortly before his death of a dangerou...

Invitation: Inaugural Ben Turok Memorial Lecture

Bursary available: Honours in Development Studies 2022 The Institute for Social Development have confirmed an available bursary for 2022. For all the details, consult the flyer below:

UK-SA Bilateral Research Chair a timely boost for Food Security in South Africa In the midst of rising food prices - coupled with one of the worst droughts South Africa has ever experienced - food security research at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) h...