Critical South

Send us a textIn this episode of Critical South Professor Lawrence Hamilton talks to Professor Amilcar Pereira about the history of racism, the anti-racism movement and the fight against the myth of racial democracy in Brazil.They talk about the importance of the political struggle to transform society, touching on a wide range of events, ideas and thinkers including Amílcar Cabral as an educator of the revolution and how he influenced Paulo Freire.

Send us a textFor the first time since the dawn of democracy in South Africa 30 years ago, the African National Congress has lost its majority, forcing the liberation party to enter a coalition for it to rule the country. In this episode Professors Lawrence Hamilton and Susan Booysen have an in-depth discussion about the 2024 election results, how these results came about, how the country got to the junction of a government of national unity and what this means for South Africa. And...

Send us a textHow has Narendra Modi survived as India's Prime Minister since 2014? And how will he last beyond India's current 2024 elections? In this episode of Critical South we trace the political trajectory of Modi as Professor Lawrence Hamilton has a one-on-one with Professor Sanjay Ruparelia from Toronto Metropolitan University. Ruparelia draws some parallels between Modi's party and the African National Congress in South Africa and talks about castes, class and voting ability...

Send us a textHow did the Piquetero Movement in Argentina come about? And what did this movement as arguably the most significant unemployed workers' movement in the world do differently to other social movements. In this episode Professor Lawrence Hamilton speaks with Professor Federico Rossi about social movements and political change in Argentina. They discuss the emergence of the Piquetero Movement and the concept of Peronism in the country. Also, not to be missed, i...

Send us a textHow is democracy domesticated on the African continent? And when we talk about misgovernance in Africa, what do we mean? In this episode Professor Lawrence Hamilton has a one-on-one with Professor Bernard Matolino to answer these questions. Matolino talks about democracy by consensus versus majoritarian democracy looking at issues of representation and equality. And he casts a critical eye on misgovernance on the continent, even touching o...