South African Democracy: Lessons from 30 Years

Expectations for democracy in South Africa have been shaped by a longer history of citizenship linked to white supremacy. Moreover, the concept of relational citizenship, a concept explored in this talk, is an important way of thinking about political belonging. The national context of South Africa, then, requires reflection on the different kind of political imagination people in places like South Africa have who have experienced sustained oppression and how we might learn from it in the US. 

 

Thank you to Iowa City City Channel 4 for the recording and to the Iowa City Public Library for hosting this event.