# Steven Friedman

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{{Short description|South African academic and journalist (born 1953)}}
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'''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](/source/Rhodes_University) and the [University of Johannesburg](/source/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](/source/Independent_Electoral_Commission_(South_Africa))'s Information Analysis Department during preparations for South Africa's [1994 election](/source/South_African_general_election%2C_1994).<ref>[http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/steven-eli-friedman Steven Friedman SA History Online]</ref>

He has written opinion pieces for ''[Thought Leader](/source/Thought_Leader)'' and ''[The New Age](/source/The_New_Age_(South_African_newspaper))'' and currently writes a weekly column for ''[Business Day](/source/Business_Day_(South_Africa))''.<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](/source/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](/source/one_state_solution) in [Israel](/source/Israel) and [Palestine](/source/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](/source/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==
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*{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Steven|title=Building tomorrow today : African workers in trade unions, 1970-1984|year=1987|publisher=[Ravan Press](/source/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}}

==References==
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* [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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