- Nationality
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Affiliation
- University of Southern California
- Field of study
- Social Sciences
- Residencies at STIAS
- 2018 2nd Semester 2014 1st Semester 2012 & Earlier
Projects
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National Identities and State Formation
National identity is the set of inter-related cultural attributes that provides meaning and self-recognition to a collective of humans who define themselves as a national community. -
Rethinking Development in the Global Information Age: Implications for Africa
This seminar conducted by Manuel Castells is a follow-up to his previous STIAS seminar Informational Development and Human Development: South Africa in a Global Perspective (24–26 August 2011). -
Informational Development and Human Development: South Africa in a Global Perspective
In a current comparative research project the interaction between informational development and human development has been examined in various contexts, including Finland, Silicon Valley, Chile and Taiwan.
Related to this person
publication
National Identity and State Formation in Africa
Castells, Manuel and Bernard Lategan, B. (Eds.). 2021. National Identity and State Formation in Africa. Polity Press. https://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?i...
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Understanding the complexities of national identity and state formation in Africa
National Identity and State Formation in Africa.
public lecture / seminar
Trump, Brexit and beyond – a need to nurture new values: Public lecture by Manuel Castells
The beams of light in the dark include social movements like the women’s movement - notably the #MeToo movement - youth groups, groups of gay, lesbian and transgendered people, environmental groups – these offer a glimpse of hope and the possibility of nurturing new values for the future.
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STIAS Lecture Series 2018: Manuel Castells – Rupture. The Global Crisis of Liberal Democracy: Trump, Brexit and Beyond
You are cordially invited to attend the next public STIAS lecture of 2018.
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Humankind in period of historic transition – Manuel Castells
A highlight at STIAS and in Stellenbosch this year was a public lecture early in June by renowned sociologist Manuel Castells who, among other things, cast light on the recent rise of social movements across the globe.
public lecture / seminar
Manuel Castells' Public Lecture at STIAS – Rethinking Development
After the public lecture: Manuel Castells (in the middle), with (from left) Nico Cloete (Director: CHET), Paul Cluver (Wine producer and former Chair: SU Council), Johann Mouton (Director: CREST and DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and STI Policy) and Hendrik Geyer (Director: STIAS).
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STIAS Public Lecture: Manuel Castells - Rethinking Development in the Global Information Age: Implications for Africa
Date and time: Thursday, 5 June 16h30 Venue: Auditorium, Wallenberg Research Centre Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) Presenter: Manuel Castells Manuel Castells will present a public lecture on his forthcoming book called: Reconceptualising Development in the Global Information Age (to be published by Oxford University Press, August 2014).
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STIAS Fellow Manuel Castells wins Balzan Prize
Manuel Castells, STIAS Fellow and world-renowned sociologist, has won the Balzan Prize for 2013.
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Manuel Castells: STIAS Visiting Fellow awarded the 2012 Holberg International Memorial Prize
Prof. Manuel Castells, Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society at the University of Southern California, and permanent Visiting Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) has been awarded the 2012 Holberg International Memorial Prize for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology.
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DST commits over R6 million for the research programme at STIAS
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, has approved that the Department of Science and Technology (DST) support the research programme at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) with a grant of R6 526 million over three years.
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Two renowned international scientists to visit STIAS as first Donald Gordon Fellows
During the month of August the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) will host Profs Manuel Castells and Leonard Susskind as the first two Donald Gordon Fellows.