Simon Bekker Editor

Simon Bekker is Emeritus Professor in Sociology at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. He acted as Professor of Development Studies at Rhodes University, Professor of Sociology at UNISA and Director of the Centre for Social and Development Studies at the (then) University of Natal (Durban).

Laurent Fourchard is currently senior researcher for the National Foundation of Political Science at the Centre d’Etude d’Afrique Noire, University of Bordeaux, France. He is co-editor of the journal Politique africaine.