Starting from a definition of the modern nation state, the presentation will briefly sketch the relationship between the nation, culture, ethnicity and the homogenising thrust of the modern state. The perseverance or resurgence of ethnicity is then explored, both in a more general perspective and more specifically in post-colonial settings, and more specifically to Southern Africa. This is then linked to the complex issue of accommodating ethnicity and particularly its institutional expression in traditional authority, within the postcolonial, republican state. Such issues relate to decentralisation as well as point back to the overarching theme of homogenisation.  Please RSVP by 12 February to:
HSRC Cape Town: 12th Floor, Plein Park Building (Opposite Revenue Office)
Plein Street, Cape Town
Contact Ngxubaza Vuyo, on +27 (0)21 466 8099 HSRC Durban: 1st floor boardroom
750 Francois Road, Ntuthuko Junction, PODS 5 and 6
Cato Manor, Durban
Contact Johannes Khoele on +27 (0)31 242 5400 HSRC Pretoria: Video Conference Room
1st floor, HSRC Library
HSRC Building, 134 Pretorius Street Pretoria
Contact Arlene Grossberg on +27 (0)12 302 2801
or Baby Twala on +27 (0)12 302 2368 |
