Steven Friedman

Steven Eli Friedman (born 31 March 1953) is a South African academic, newspaper columnist, intellectual,^[1] activist,^[2] former trade unionist^[3] and journalist.^[4] 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 and the University of Johannesburg.^[5] His book Building Tomorrow Today: African Workers in Trade Unions 1970-1984 has been described as a classic South African text.^[6][7] He has written opinion pieces for Thought Leader and The New Age and currently writes a weekly column for Business Day.^[8]

Steven Friedman
Born	(1953-03-31) 31 March 1953 (age 72)
Academic background
Alma mater	Rhodes University
Academic work
Discipline	Political scientist
Institutions	University of Johannesburg Rhodes University

He is also a strong supporter of rights for Palestinians^[9] and a proponent of a one state solution in Israel and Palestine.^[10] He was appointed the National Head of the Independent Electoral Commission's Information Analysis Department during preparations for South Africa's 1994 election.^[11]

He is the father of Daniel Friedman, a musical comedian known on stage as Deep Fried Man.^[12][13][14]

Books

Steven Friedman (2014)

• Friedman, Steven (1987). Building tomorrow today : African workers in trade unions, 1970-1984 (1. publ. ed.). Johannesburg: Ravan Press. ISBN 9780869752876.
• Centre for Policy Studies (1993). Steven Friedman (ed.). The long journey : South Africa's quest for a negotiated settlement. Braamfontein, South Africa: Ravan Press. ISBN 9780869754443. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
• Steven Friedman, ed. (2014). Race, Class and Power: Harold Wolpe and the Radical Critique of Apartheid. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: UKZN Press. ISBN 978-1-86914-286-5.
• Friedman, Steven (2019). Power in Action: Democracy, Citizenship and Social Justice. South Africa: NYU Press. ISBN 9781776143023.
• Friedman, Steven (2021). One Virus, Two Countries: What COVID-19 Tells Us About South Africa. South Africa: Wits University Press. ISBN 9781776147441.
• Friedman, Steven (2023). Good Jew, Bad Jew: Racism, anti-Semitism and the assault on meaning. South Africa: Wits University Press. ISBN 9781776148493.