Michael Neocosmos
Encyclopedia
Michael Neocosmos, is an author, translator and Professor and Director of Global Movements Research at Monash University
, in Johannesburg
South Africa
. He is also a fellow at the Centre for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape.
Neocosmos graduated B.Sc. (1972, Loughborough University
, UK); MA (1973, Wye College
, University of London
, UK), Ph.D. (1982, Bradford University, UK). He has taught at various universities in the United Kingdom and in Africa, most especially at the University of Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
, at the University of Swaziland
, at the National University of Lesotho
where he headed the Department of Development Studies, at the University of Botswana
where he was Associate Professor of Sociology, and at the University of Pretoria
where he held the position of Professor of Sociology.
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
, in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He is also a fellow at the Centre for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape.
Neocosmos graduated B.Sc. (1972, Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
, UK); MA (1973, Wye College
Wye College
The College of St. Gregory and St. Martin at Wye, more commonly known as Wye College, was an educational institution in Kent, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1447 by John Kempe, the Archbishop of York, as a college for the training of priests. It is located in the small village of Wye, Kent, 60...
, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, UK), Ph.D. (1982, Bradford University, UK). He has taught at various universities in the United Kingdom and in Africa, most especially at the University of Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, at the University of Swaziland
University of Swaziland
The University of Swaziland developed from the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland , formerly known as the University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland , which had its headquarters in Lesotho between 1964 and 1975. It eventually became the University of Botswana and Swaziland in...
, at the National University of Lesotho
National University of Lesotho
The National University of Lesotho is situated at Roma some 34 kilometers southeast of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. The Roma valley is broad and is surrounded by a barrier of rugged mountains which provides magnificent scenery. The University enjoys a temperate climate with four distinctive...
where he headed the Department of Development Studies, at the University of Botswana
University of Botswana
The University of Botswana, or UB was established in 1982 as the first institution of higher education in Botswana. The university has four campuses: two in the capital city Gaborone, one in Francistown, and another in Maun. The university is divided into six faculties: Business, Education,...
where he was Associate Professor of Sociology, and at the University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria is a multi campus public research university located in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa...
where he held the position of Professor of Sociology.
Books
- Social Relations in Rural Swaziland (editor) (1987)
- The Agrarian Question in Southern Africa (1993)
- From Foreign Natives to Native Foreigners: Explaining Xenophobia in South Africa (2006 & 2010).
Open Access Online Articles
- Thinking the Impossible? Elements of a Critique of Political Liberalism in South Africa, 2004
- Citizenship, Rights and Development: Revisiting the social in Africa today, 2005
- Civil society, citizenship and the politics of the (im)possible: rethinking militancy in Africa today, 2007
- The Pogroms in South Africa: The Politics of Fear and the Fear of Politics, 2008
- African and Migration in a Globalised World, 2008
- The Political Meaning of the Attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo, 2009
- Mass mobilisation, ‘democratic transition’ and ‘transitional violence’ in Africa, 2011