https://epubs.ac.za/index.php/newagenda <p>NEW AGENDA is an <strong>Open Access,</strong> peer-reviewed journal and is accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). The journal’s focus encompasses South African, African and international developments in social and economic research and policy. It aims to provide high-quality pertinent information and analysis for stakeholders in government, academia and civil society. </p> <p>New Agenda is the flagship publication of the Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA). IFAA is dedicated to promoting economic transformation, non-racialism, anti-racism and gender equality, continental solidarity and African self-reliance, and youth participation in political and social discourse.</p> en-US https://epubs.ac.za/index.php/newagenda/announcement/view/24 <h3><strong>Call for Abstracts</strong><br /><strong>New Agenda Special Issue: </strong><strong>Living the Transition: Energy Change and Rural Realities in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa</strong></h3> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">We invite submissions for a special issue exploring the dynamics, challenges, and opportunities of the energy transition in South Africa’s Northern Cape and Karoo regions. As these areas become focal points for renewable energy development, particularly solar, wind, and green hydrogen, this special issue aims to critically engage with the environmental, social, economic, and political implications of the shift to low-carbon energy futures.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Themes may include (but are not limited to):</p> <ul> <li><strong>Land, Landscape, and Renewable Energy<br /></strong>(Land use change, ecological impacts, and cultural landscapes)</li> </ul> <ul style="font-weight: 400;"> <li><strong>Community Engagement and Resistance<br /></strong>(Participation, agency, and contestation)</li> <li><strong>Socio-Economic Impacts and Equity<br /></strong>(Benefit sharing, livelihoods, and local development)</li> <li><strong>Governance and Policy Gaps<br /></strong>(Planning, regulation, and institutional dynamics)</li> <li><strong>Just Transition in Rural Contexts<br /></strong>(Local justice narratives, inclusion, and future imaginaries)</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Knowledge, Narrative, and Representation<br /></strong><strong style="font-size: 0.875rem;">(</strong><span style="font-size: 0.875rem;">Artistic, oral, and indigenous knowledge representations of energy change)</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Energy, Memory, and Historical Trajectories<br /></strong><span style="font-size: 0.875rem;">(Historical energy regimes and Long-term rural marginalisation)</span></li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">We welcome interdisciplinary contributions from scholars, practitioners, and community researchers working across energy studies, geography, environmental science, political ecology, sociology, social anthropology and related fields.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Abstracts should be 500 words</strong> and clearly outline the focus, methodology, and contribution of the proposed paper.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Please also include a short bio (100 words max) with your submission.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Deadline for abstract submission: 2 May 2025</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Submit abstracts to: sborchardt@sun.ac.za</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to submit full papers for peer review. Further details on the timeline and publication will be shared upon acceptance.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Approved articles may be published in subsequent issues of New Agenda, due to space and time constraints.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">For any inquiries, please contact Dr Stephanie Borchardt at <a href="mailto:sborchardt@sun.ac.za">sborchardt@sun.ac.za</a></p> New Agenda: South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy 2025-04-16 https://epubs.ac.za/index.php/newagenda/announcement/view/14 <p><strong><em>New Agenda</em></strong> is the flagship publication of the Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA) a Cape Town-based think-tank and policy research institute.</p> <p>The journal encompasses South African, African and international developments in social and economic research and policy. We aim to provide high-quality pertinent information and analysis for people in government, academia and civil society. We are dedicated to promoting democratic participation in economic, social and political life. </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em>New Agenda</em> is a fully accredited academic journal listed in the Department of Higher Education and Training’s Index of Approved South African Journals. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The Institute for Social Development (ISD) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) provides an academic home for <em>New Agenda,</em> in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2023. The aim is to broaden editorial governance, automate peer review processes, and use digital platforms to expand readership of the magazine. All submissions to <em>New Agenda</em> will be processed on the OJS/PKP platform hosted by the UWC Library.</span></p> <p>See the current and <strong>previous issues of <em>New Agenda</em> <a href="https://ifaaza.org/new-agenda-main/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a></strong>.</p> New Agenda: South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy 2024-06-05