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Research Interests
Sociology of sport; social identity; social movements.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The revenge of history: Indian indenture and its afterlife in South Africa
Vahed, G. & Desai, A., 2026, In: South Asian Diaspora. 18, 1, p. 89-104 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Out of Apartheid’s (Racial) Corner: One Man’s Journey from Bare-Fists to Bible-Puncher
Desai, A., 2025, In: International Journal of the History of Sport. 42, 1, p. 48-61 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The politics of economics in South Africa, 1990–1994: the case of the Macroeconomic Research Group
Desai, A., 2025, In: Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 43, 3, p. 363-377 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ROOTING HISTORY: INDIAN INDENTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE SULTAN OF MANY JOURNEYS
Vahed, G. & Desai, A., 1 Jan 2024, Girmitiyas and the Global Indian Diaspora: Origins, Memories, and Identity. Cambridge University Press, p. 225-253 29 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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There are hearings but is anyone acting? Re-making South African cricket, or following on?
Vahed, G. & Desai, A., 28 Nov 2024, Cricket and Nationhood in the Twenty-First Century: Identity Projects in Uncertain Times. Oxford University Press, p. 38-63 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Press/Media
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Sir Srinivasa Sastri: 'Empire's silver-tongued orator' in South Africa
18/12/25
2 items of Media coverage
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