Jeremy Seekings

Jeremy Seekings is Professor of Political Studies and Sociology and Director of the Centre for Social Science Research at the University of Cape Town. His most recent books were “Policy, Politics and Poverty in South Africa” (2015, published in South Africa as Poverty, Politics and Poverty in South Africa in 2016) and “Inclusive Dualism: Labour-Intensive Development, Decent Work, and Surplus Labour in Southern Africa” (2019) (both co-authored with Nicoli Nattrass). His current research focuses on the politics of welfare reforms historically and in contemporary Africa, and on party politics and voting behaviour in Southern Africa.