scholarly journals The governance of public schooling in South Africa and the middle class: social solidarity for the public good versus class interest

2016 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf Sayed
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Public Schooling ◽  
The Public ◽  
Class Interest

scholarly journals The limited public good of a confession. A public theological reflection on enhancing the (public) good of the Belhar Confession in the Reformed Church family of South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
AR Brunsdon
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
Biblical Exegesis ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Native Land ◽  
The Public ◽  
Reformed Church ◽  
The Social

Public theology takes on many forms, generally seeking some public good by interpreting Scripture, trying to reveal the social relevance of the theological truth concerned. In this framework the Belhar Confession can arguably be deemed a public theological tour de force as it spoke out against, amongst others, social injustices based on wrongful Biblical exegesis. Speaking to different “publics” over the last three decades, the good resulting from this confession, ironically, seems extremely limited – especially in the Reformed Church family (public) of its native land, South Africa. It would even be safe to allege that this confession has had a polarizing effect, rather than a unifying one. As public theology is regarded as an intra-disciplinary venture, this article will reflect critically on the limited good of this confession and will ponder the notion of enhancing its good as a form of public theology by means of a public-theological reflection. It is suspected that several possibilities reside within a public-theological reading whereby the good this confession is capable of can be enhanced.

Living with non-state policing in South Africa: the issues and dilemmas

2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Baker
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Private Security ◽  
Police Force ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
The Social

Though policing is widely regarded as an inherently public good, in reality non-state policing is widespread in South Africa, doing everything that the public police force does. The paper examines the extent, nature and attitudes towards non-state policing in South Africa in its different forms, that is, autonomous citizen responses, ‘responsible’ citizen responses and commercial private security. The paper concludes by assessing the social and political implications of non-state policing.

Challenging the "Apartheids" of Knowledge in Higher Education through Social Innovation

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Critical Reflections

In order to understand the relationship between social innovation and the reimagining of the knowledge economy necessary to reorient higher education most fully towards the public good, we must draw from the experiences of those working on the front lines of change. This collection represents diverse voices and disciplines, drawing together the critical reflections of academics, students and community partners from across South Africa. The book seeks to bring together theoretical and practical lessons about how research methods can be used in socially innovative ways to challenge the ‘apartheids’ of knowledge in higher education and to promote the democratisation of the knowledge economy.

scholarly journals God's Delivery State

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-58
Author(s):  
Anna-Riikka Kauppinen
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Public Good ◽  
The State ◽  
The Public ◽  
Infrastructural Development ◽  
Monetary Transfers ◽  
The Government

Middle-class Christians in Ghana’s capital Accra voice ambivalence about paying taxes: some claim that the government wastes their hard-earned money, while others consider taxes a Christian duty enshrined in the scripture. By contrast, most Christians in Accra esteem tithes to churches as contributions that yield infrastructural ‘development’ and divine favor. Drawing on the explicit comparisons that Ghanaian Christians make between the benefits of paying taxes vis-à-vis paying tithes, this article argues that taxes exist as part of a wider conceptual universe of monetary transfers. The efficacy of such transfers is evaluated in relation to what I call a ‘rightful return’. The unveiling of tithes as the counterpoint to taxes ultimately elicits an emergent Ghanaian conception of the public good between the state and God’s Kingdom.

Positional Commitments and the Public Good: Perceptions of a Defecting Group Leader

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Sibicky ◽  
Cortney B. Richardson ◽  
Anna M. Gruntz ◽  
Timothy J. Binegar ◽  
David A. Schroeder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Group Leader ◽  
The Public
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