Jean Comaroff is part of the 2012 And Earlier cohort at STIAS.
Projects
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The Truth About Crime
Many African postcolonies are haunted by the spectre of: the waning efficacy of law enforcement, the ambiguity of authority, and the apparent abandonment of subjects by the state. -
Theory from the South
‘The Global South’ is rarely seen as a source of explanation for world historical events.
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STIAS reaches an important milestone – a full complement of Fellows at the Wallenberg Research Centre!
In early August the STIAS Fellows’ Programme reached an important milestone: a full complement of STIAS Fellows was resident at the Wallenberg Research Centre for the first time since the November 2007 inauguration of STIAS’ main research facility.
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"Theory from the South" and "Climate Change Remedies" published in the STIAS series
Theory from the South by STIAS fellows Jean and John Comaroff:and Climate Change Remediesedited by STIAS fellows Jaap Spier and Ulrich Magnus:These volumes may be ordered from the publisher SUN PRESS by clicking the respective links above, or the icons below: Earlier volumes in the STIAS series may be found at STIAS series of book publications with similar links for ordering.
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After Mandela: South Africans indebted to Madiba
We have to recognise our debt to Nelson Mandela, said philosopher, political scientist and public intellectual Prof Achille Mbembe from the University of the Witwatersrand on Wednesday (18 July 2018).
Publication
Theory from the South: Or, How Euro-America is Evolving Toward Africa (The Radical Imagination)
Jean Comaroff and John L. Comaroff. 2012. Theory from the South: Or, How Euro-America is Evolving Toward Africa (The Radical Imagination). Paradigm Publish...
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STIAS Series Volume 5: Theory from the South – How Euro-America is evolving toward Africa
Theory from the South– How Euro-America is evolving toward Africa Jean Comaroff and John Comaroff SUN PRESS (2014, 222 pp) ISBN: 978-1-920689-26-1 Not ava...