Scholars in political science, political sociology, and the sociology of higher education have
investigated the different dimensions of student politics for more than half a century …

This book is about modern politics and young people. Judith Bessant revises some long-
standing myths about children and young people's politics. She highlights the huge gap …

How can we begin to make sense of the diversity of hashtag student movements that sprang
up in South Africa in the course of 2015? In this paper we start by presenting key elements of …

Student leadership is often misconceptualized as merely a pedagogical exercise revolving
around simulated political arenas with little to no immediate real political consequence …

This article analyses the 2015 student mobilizations in South Africa (SA), which arose in
opposition to a 10% hike in tuition fees planned for 2016 at the University of Witwatersrand …

The second volume of the African Higher Education Dynamics Series brings together the
research of an international network of higher education scholars with interest in higher …

In March 2015, a wave of student protests started at the University of Cape Town (UCT),
South Africa, with the purpose to 'decolonise'the University and rid it of offensive colonial …

This article presents a wide range of factors that arguably underwrite South Africa's higher
education institutions' governance crisis. It highlights overcrowding, infrastructure …

Student activism has been pivotal in Ghana's political and democratic history. Prior to
Ghana's Fourth Republic, student activism was highly confrontational and entailed student …

Abstract Higher Education in South Africa has been in crisis over recent years. University
systems in many parts of South Africa have witnessed student protest, as well as ongoing …