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South Africa vs France: Whose Politics Would You Choose?
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TK Pooe & Marianne Severin | The TK Show
This episode was recorded on 15 July 2024.
In this episode, TK speaks to Dr. Marianne Séverin about the differences and parallels between South Africa and France. They discuss the impact of political corruption on South Africa, the history of the National Front and Jean-Marie Le Pen in France, what motivates French voters, the legacy of French colonialism in Africa, the virtues of South African media, if the rise of the far right threatens the European Union, and the socio-political challenges facing French society.
Marianne Séverin (PhD) is a French researcher of African descent who specializes in South Africa's political context. She has covered South African politics for over 30 years, having written her PhD dissertation on the ANC’s political networks. In addition to this, her research encompasses human rights in Africa, including women’s rights, disability rights, and the Right to Development, as well as the fight against corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs). Since 2023, she has been teaching courses on peace processes in Africa and will soon introduce courses on International Development and International Solidarity.
TK Pooe (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Witwatersrand School of Governance; his main fields of research are Public Policy themes such as Local Economic Development, Law and Development, Scenario Planning and Thinking, and Failure Analysis. Over the last ten years, he has lectured and consulted for various institutions like the North-West University’s Government Studies Programme, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Gordon Institute of Business Science (University of Pretoria) and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute. Before joining academia, he worked in various government institutions as a Public Policy research consultant.
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