Simon Bekker

Teaching

I acted as supervisor for a number of doctoral and Masters students whose research interests coincide with mine. In addition, I continue to participate in the undergraduate semester module for foreign students, offered by the University of Stellenbosch and entitled Political and Cultural Change in Contemporary South Africa.

I list below successful doctoral students for whom I acted recently (after 2000) as supervisor or co-supervisor.

As supervisor

Bam, June (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis on the history curriculum in South African state highschools.

Croese Sylvia (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis title: Post-war state-led development at work in Angola. The Zango housing project in Luanda as a case study.

Eigelaar-Meets, Ilse (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis on internal migration in post-apartheid South Africa.

Groenewald Leila (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis on urban citizenship in Gauteng with a focus on informal settlements and housing.

Gumbi, T.A.P. (D Phil in Social Science Methods) Thesis on rural development initiatives in KwaZulu-Natal.

Hungwe, Ema (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis on Land and Development Issues in Peri-urban Harare.

Ibaka, Philippe (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis written in French on the adaptation of traditional institutions in present-day Kinshasa.

Leilde Anne (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis title: Changing identities in urban South Africa: an interpretation of narratives in Cape Town.

Lekogo Rodolf (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis title: The dynamics of Francophone African migration to Cape Town after 1994.

Mdunyelwa L.M. (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis title: Public participation in hostel redevelopment programs in Nyanga and Langa.

Medjo Medjo, Michel (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis in French on the influence of ethnicity on market activities in a border town of Cameroon.

Netswera, G.F. (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis on the culture of non-payment in Johannesburg.

Onana, Serge (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis in French on Socio-economic integration in the CEMAC zone: the case of Central African nationals in Douala, Cameroon.

Puttergill Charles (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis title: Discourse on identity: conversations with white South Africans.

Togolo, Jean-Pierre (D Phil in Sociology) Thesis in French on urbanization after independence in Yaoundé, capital city of Cameroon.

As co-supervisor

Broadbridge H. (D Phil in Social Anthropology) Thesis on gentrification in Cape Town.

Mavhungu, K.N. (D Phil in Social Anthropology) Thesis on a comparative study of witchcraft in South Africa and Cameroon.