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Event May 21, 2026, 15:00 - 16:00

South Africa: Busi­ness, Polit­ics, and Crony Cap­it­al­ism

How are busi­ness and polit­ics in­ter­twined in South Africa, and what con­sequences does this have for the coun­try’s de­vel­op­ment?

Pro­fess­or Mo­gens Kamp Justesen ex­plores the links between polit­ic­al and eco­nom­ic elites and shows how they shape power, de­cision-mak­ing and con­di­tions in mod­ern South Africa.

Portræt af Mogens Kamp Justesen

Prac­tic­al in­form­a­tion

Time
May 21, 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Location
CBS Lib­rary For­um, Lower ground floor
Sol­b­jerg Plads 3
2000 Fre­de­riks­berg
Format
Talk
Host
CBS Li­brary & Aca­de­mic Ser­vi­ces
Language
Eng­lish
Price
Free to at­tend, no re­gis­tra­tion
Subjects
Politics Business community Africa Democracy

About the event

In this talk, Mogens Kamp Justesen, professor at the Department of International Economics, Government and Business, will inquire into the relationship between business and politics in South Africa’s post-apartheid era.

Under the auspices of democratic rule, this showcases a country where connections between powerful elites in business and politics have become increasingly close.

In his talk, Mogens Kamp Justesen will look into how connections between business and politics have developed and why they matter in the South African context.

This event is part of CBS Library and Academic Services' celebration of CBS research, and it contributes to the CBS research dissemination efforts. 

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