An international conference featuring delegates from Germany, Brazil, Russia as well as SA took place on 12 and 13 May both at Wits and the Goethe-Institut. Past and present analyses as well as future scenarios were discussed and debated.
| Panels |
Panelists |
12.05.06
21:00
Wits Theatre |
Panel 1: Discussion of the Play
- Moderation: John Matshikiza, journalist and director
- Mathew Krouse, journalist Mail & Guardian
- David Peimer, playwright and director, Johannesburg
- Lutz Hübner, dramatist and playwright
- Deborah Posel, Head of Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), Johannesburg
- Boyane Tshehla, Head of Crime and Justice Programme, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria
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13.05.06
09:00-10:30
Goethe-Institut |
Opening Address:
Firoz Cachalia, Gauteng Member of the Executive Council for Community Safety
Input Lecture: Raymond Suttner, Social and Political Analyst
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 |
Panel 2: Security and Statehood What are the results of the government’s abdication of accountability with regard to security, order and rights in urban society?
- Moderation: John Matshikiza, journalist and director
- Input Lecture: Fritz Sack, Professor emeritus of sociology and criminology at the University of Hamburg
- Valentin Golbert, sociologist, St. Petersburg
- Boyane Tshela, Head of Crime and Justice Programme, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria
- Igancio Cano, Professor of Research Methodology and Researcher Laboratório de Análise da Violência, State University, Rio de Janeiro
- Deborah Posel, Head of Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), Johannesburg
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13:00 -
14:30 |
Lunch Break |
| 14:30 - 16:30 |
Panel 3: Urbanity and Architecture How is the separation and exclusion of communities represented within town planning and architecture?
- Moderation: Alan Mabin, Head of the School of Architecture and Planning, Wits, Johannesburg
- Input Lecture: Karina Landmann, Research architect/urban designer, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria
- Alexander Wafer, Independent Developement Trust, Strategy and Policy sub-unit, Johannesburg.
- Damir Radonic, Architect, Johannesburg
- Henning Rasmuss, Architect, Johannesburg
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| From 16.30 |
Closing and Drinks |
