Apartheid and Its Aftermath: Justic, Reconciliation, and Commemoration
- Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory FoundationA non-profit organization focused on dialogue and advocacy, and memory and legacy work, founded by Nelson Mandela in 1999.
- South African Human Rights CommissionThe South African Human Rights Commission is the national institution established to support constitutional democracy
- The South Africa Film and Video Project (SAFVP)The South Africa Film and Video Project (SAFVP) assists in preserving and making accessible moving images from the years of struggle against apartheid.
- African Oral Narratives: 'Forgotten' Voices in the PresentThis research project is an attempt to capture 'histories from below' of the South African transition, and represent a meaningful cross-section of rural, urban and peri-urban realities in South Africa's post-1994 political, social and economic history, as lived and experienced by the oppressed and the marginalized majority.
- South African History OnlineSouth African History Online (SAHO) is a non-partisan people's history project founded in June 2000.
- South African History Archive (SAHA)"The South African History Archive (SAHA) is an independent human rights archive dedicated to documenting, supporting and promoting greater awareness of past and contemporary struggles for justice through archival practices and outreach, and the utilisation of access to information laws."
- Truth and Reconciliation CommissionThe South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was set up by the Government of National Unity to help deal with what happened under apartheid. The conflict during this period resulted in violence and human rights abuses from all sides. No section of society escaped these abuses.
ARTICLES in JOURNALS:
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowComprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary resource containing a large number of peer-reviewed journals.
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new windowMajor index of research on national and international public policies.
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Environmental Issues
QUICK OVERVIEWS
- South Africa Environment - Current IssuesFrom the CIA World Factbook
- An Overview of Environmental Issues in Southern AfricaAn article in the African Journal of Ecology
- South Africa - OECD.orgOECD Environmental Performance Review for South Africa
Finding Articles: Suggested databases for finding scholarly & popular articles on the environment in South Africa and the U.S.
Sustainability/Environmental Studies:
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new windowEncompasses all aspects of the impact of people and technology on the environment and the effectiveness of remedial policies and technologies.
- Environment Complete This link opens in a new windowExtensive coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.
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- GreenFILE This link opens in a new windowInformation from journals, government publications, and magazines covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
Policy Studies:
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowIn-depth reports and background information on major current topics and policy issues.
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new windowMajor index of research on national and international public policies.
- Policy File Index This link opens in a new windowCovers all public policy issues, drawing its content from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers, including the Hoover Institution, International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, RAND Corporation, and the World Bank.
