Steven Friedman
South African academic and journalist (born 1953)
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Steven Eli Friedman (born 31 March 1953) is a South African academic, newspaper columnist, intellectual,[1] activist,[2] former trade unionist[3] and journalist.[4] He holds a doctorate in Literature from Rhodes University (2007) and directs the Centre for the Study of Democracy, a joint project by Rhodes University and the University of Johannesburg.[5] His book Building Tomorrow Today: African Workers in Trade Unions 1970-1984 has been described as a classic South African text.[6][7] He was appointed the National Head of the Independent Electoral Commission's Information Analysis Department during preparations for South Africa's 1994 election.[8]
Rhodes University
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| Born | 31 March 1953 |
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| Alma mater | Rhodes University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political scientist |
| Institutions | University of Johannesburg Rhodes University |
He has written opinion pieces for Thought Leader and The New Age and currently writes a weekly column for Business Day.[9]
He is also a strong supporter of rights for Palestinians[10] and a proponent of a one state solution in Israel and Palestine.[11]
He is the father of Daniel Friedman, a musical comedian known on stage as Deep Fried Man.[12][13][14]
Books
- Friedman, Steven (1987). Building tomorrow today : African workers in trade unions, 1970-1984 (1. publ. ed.). Johannesburg: Ravan Press. ISBN 9780869752876.
- Centre for Policy Studies (1993). Steven Friedman (ed.). The long journey : South Africa's quest for a negotiated settlement. Braamfontein, South Africa: Ravan Press. ISBN 9780869754443.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - Steven Friedman, ed. (2014). Race, Class and Power: Harold Wolpe and the Radical Critique of Apartheid. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: UKZN Press. ISBN 978-1-86914-286-5.
- Friedman, Steven (2019). Power in Action: Democracy, Citizenship and Social Justice. South Africa: NYU Press. ISBN 9781776143023.
- Friedman, Steven (2021). One Virus, Two Countries: What COVID-19 Tells Us About South Africa. South Africa: Wits University Press. ISBN 9781776147441.
- Friedman, Steven (2023). Good Jew, Bad Jew: Racism, anti-Semitism and the assault on meaning. South Africa: Wits University Press. ISBN 9781776148493.
