David Fig
David Fig is a South African environmental sociologist, political economist, and activist. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, with his thesis titled, The political economy of South-South relations: The case of South Africa and Latin America,[1] and specialises in questions of energy, trade, biodiversity, and corporate responsibility. His recent books include Staking their Claims: Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility in South Africa (UKZN Press, 2007) and Uranium Road: Questioning South Africa's Nuclear Direction (Jacana, 2005), which was turned into a 53-minute documentary film in 2007.[2][3][4]
Fig chairs the board of Biowatch South Africa, which is concerned with food security and sustainable agriculture, and works closely with various environmental justice non-government organizations. He has previously been executive director of the Group for Environmental Monitoring in Johannesburg, a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand, and a board member of South African National Parks.[2][3]
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- ^ Fig, David (1992). The political economy of South-South relations: The case of South Africa and Latin America (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Search results". Transnational Institute. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ a b Lutz Mez, Mycle Schneider and Steve Thomas (Eds.) (2009). International Perspectives of Energy Policy and the Role of Nuclear Power, Multi-Science Publishing Co. Ltd, p. 590.
- ^ "Alsos: Uranium Road: Questioning South Africa's Nuclear Direction". alsos.wlu.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
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