Steven Friedman

{{Short description|South African academic and journalist (born 1953)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Use South African English|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox academic | honorific_prefix =  | name = | honorific_suffix = | image = File:Steven Friedman - "No Electoral Game Changer In South Africa Without Another Split In the ANC".jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|03|31|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | death_cause = | nationality =  | citizenship =  | other_names = | occupation = | period = | known_for = | title = | boards =  | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards =  | website = | education = | alma_mater = Rhodes University | thesis_title = | thesis_url = | thesis_year = | school_tradition = | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | influences =  | era = | discipline = Political scientist | sub_discipline =  | workplaces = University of Johannesburg<br/>Rhodes University | doctoral_students =  | notable_students = | main_interests = | notable_works = | notable_ideas = | influenced =  | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | footnotes = }}

'''Steven Eli Friedman''' (born 31 March 1953) is a South African academic, newspaper columnist, intellectual,<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2011-12-15-commentariat-rentaquote-or-valuable-insight Commentariat: Rent-a-quote or valuable insight?], by Niren Tolsi, ''Mail & Guardian'', 15 December 2011</ref> activist,<ref>[http://www.ru.ac.za/modules/blog_include/blog_content.php?blog_id=1452 An undemocratic democracy]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Rhodes University Website</ref> former trade unionist<ref>Building Tomorrow Today: African Workers in Trade Unions 1970-1984 (1987)</ref> and journalist.<ref>[http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/steven-eli-friedman Steven Friedman SA History Online]</ref> He holds a doctorate in literature from Rhodes University (2007) and directs the Centre for the Study of Democracy, a joint project by Rhodes University and the University of Johannesburg.<ref>[http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Faculties/humanities/researchcentres/cod/aboutus/Staff/Pages/Director.aspx Steven Friedman's staff page at the University of Johannesburg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927115708/http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Faculties/humanities/researchcentres/cod/aboutus/Staff/Pages/Director.aspx |date=27 September 2011 }}</ref> His book ''Building Tomorrow Today: African Workers in Trade Unions 1970-1984'' has been described as a classic South African text.<ref>[http://www.ru.ac.za/modules/blog_include/blog_content.php?blog_id=1452 An undemocratic democracy]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Rhodes University Website</ref><ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2010-06-04-what-are-the-prospects-of-real-political-realignment-in-south-africa What are the prospects of real political realignment in South Africa?], Imraan Buccus, ''Mail & Guardian''</ref> He was appointed the National Head of the Independent Electoral Commission's Information Analysis Department during preparations for South Africa's 1994 election.<ref>[http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/steven-eli-friedman Steven Friedman SA History Online]</ref>

He has written opinion pieces for ''Thought Leader'' and ''The New Age'' and currently writes a weekly column for ''Business Day''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Friedman profile|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/staffprofiles/2012/08/07/steven-friedman-profile|publisher=Business Day|accessdate=21 April 2013|quote=Steven is director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy and writes a weekly column for Business Day newspaper and BDlive.}}</ref>

He is also a strong supporter of rights for Palestinians<ref>[http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/art.php?aid=56249 Taken for a Ride by the Israeli Left], ''Electronic Intifada'', 2007</ref> and a proponent of a one state solution in Israel and Palestine.<ref>[http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/db.php?aid=66817 Statement: One country, one state], ''Electronic Intifada'', 2007</ref>

He is the father of Daniel Friedman, a musical comedian known on stage as Deep Fried Man.<ref>{{cite news|last=de Waal|first=Mandy|title=Daniel Friedman debuts 'Deeply Fried'|url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-11-22-daniel-friedman-debuts-the-deeply-fried/#.UVn9_aJTCz4|newspaper=Daily Maverick|date=22 November 2011|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chance|first=Katy|title=COMEDY: Deeply Fried|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/articles/2011/11/24/comedy-deeply-fried;jsessionid=9CFCEB56778DC7F5D31630B0ED55C74C.present1.bdfm|accessdate=1 April 2013|newspaper=Business Day|date=24 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=He's bringing Jewish back|url=http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/hes-bringing-jewish-back-20111126/|access-date=3 April 2013|newspaper=City Press|date=26 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407032939/http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/hes-bringing-jewish-back-20111126/|archive-date=7 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Books== 300px|thumb|thumbtime=3:24|Steven Friedman (2014) *{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Steven|title=Building tomorrow today : African workers in trade unions, 1970-1984|year=1987|publisher=Ravan Press|location=Johannesburg|isbn=9780869752876|edition=1. publ.|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/buildingtomorrow00frie}} *{{cite book|editor=Steven Friedman|author=Centre for Policy Studies|title=The long journey : South Africa's quest for a negotiated settlement|year=1993|publisher=Ravan Press|location=Braamfontein, South Africa|isbn=9780869754443}} *{{cite book|editor=Steven Friedman|title=Race, Class and Power: Harold Wolpe and the Radical Critique of Apartheid|year=2014|publisher=UKZN Press|location=Pietermaritzburg, South Africa|isbn=978-1-86914-286-5}} *{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Steven|title=Power in Action: Democracy, Citizenship and Social Justice|year=2019|publisher=NYU Press|location=South Africa|isbn=9781776143023}} *{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Steven|title= One Virus, Two Countries: What COVID-19 Tells Us About South Africa|year=2021|publisher=Wits University Press|location=South Africa|isbn=9781776147441}} *{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Steven|title=Good Jew, Bad Jew: Racism, anti-Semitism and the assault on meaning|year=2023|publisher=Wits University Press|location=South Africa|isbn=9781776148493}}

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==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110927115708/http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Faculties/humanities/researchcentres/cod/aboutus/Staff/Pages/Director.aspx Staff profile at the University of Johannesburg] * [http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/steven-eli-friedman Steven Friedman SA History Online] * [http://www.whoswho.co.za/steven-friedman-4364 Who's Who SA: Steven Friedman]

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