num_pages: 357
description: This book presents the best contributions and some more invited papers of a Conference which was organised at the University of Durban-Westville in South Africa by the Research Committee 10 - Participation, Organisational Democracy &amp; Self-Management of the International Sociological Association, and the South African Sociological Association, from 1 to 5 October 2000. The nineteen contributions come from Africa, America and Europe and cover the topic in an interdisciplinary way. A major concern within the process of globalisation being democratic participation and cultural diversity. A critique of this process and alternatives to it are presented with a number of case studies. Dasarath Betwen Neo-Liberalism and Empowerment of the People in South Africa - Gyorgy Securing South Africa's Future - A View from Outside - Richard L. The Democratisation of the State and the State A Global Perspective - Antonio El Trabajo en la Nueva Sociedad de la Informatcion (Work in the New Informational Society) - Johann Maree/Shane The Relationship between Participation and Performance in a South African Fish Processing Enterprise in a Context of Cultural Diversity and Globalisation - Claude Cooperation, participation, culture et mondialisation en Afrique Noire (Co-operation, Participation, Culture and Globalisation in Black Africa) - Richard Ru Participation and After Ten Years of Transformation - Volkmar Privatisation and the Development of New Middle Classes in Transforming Societies - A Comparison between the New Lander of Germany and Russia - Pitika P. Participation, Globalisation and Culture in the Era of the African An Overview - Heinz Democracy, Participation and Education - Martina Hartkemeyer/Johannes F. Dialogue - A Different Approach for Learning - Ari Globalisation and Participation - the South African Dilemma - Louis Black Exclusivism and Trade Unionism in South The Case of the Black Allied Workers' Union, 1973-1984 - David Top Concord and Casual Labour - Globalisation and Livelihoods in the Durban Docks - Nora The Role of Information Technology in the Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Programmes - Priya On the Fringes of Women's Participation in the Community Life of Urban Informal Settlements - Sultan Khan/David Youth Participation in the Labour Globalisation and some Critical Junctures for Youth Employment Policies in the Post-Apartheid South Africa - Fernand La mondialisation et l'avenir de l'humanite (The Globalisation and the Future of Humanity) - Alain Actors' Participation at the Core of Societal Changes and Global Challenges."
language: English
title: Participation, Globalisation & Culture: International and South African Perspectives
titlecomplete: Participation, Globalisation & Culture: International and South African Perspectives (Work - Technology - Organization - Society. Vol. 14)
publisher: Peter Lang Publishing