Staff

André du Toit

Professor  André du Toit is an Emeritus Professor with the department and has a Drs Phil from Leyden University and a DPhil. from Stellenbosch University. His research interests are: Intellectual history of South African political thought and traditions; political ethics, ideologies and discourse;  philosophical reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; the narrative interpretation of political violence in South Africa.

Recent publications:

"The Moral Foundations of Truth Commission: Truth as Acknowledgement and Justice as Recognition as Principles of Transitional Justice in the Practice of the South African TRC," in Robert Rotberg & Denis Thompson (eds), Truth versus Justice, Princeton U.P, 2000.

"Critic and Citizen: The Intellectual, Transformation and Academic Freedom," Pretexts, Vol.9,2000.

Contact details:

• Physical Address: Room 5.80, Robert Leslie Building, Upper Campus
• Postal Address: Department of Political Studies, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7700
• Tel.: +27 21 650 3379 (direct), 650 3381/3916 (messages), 6503799 (fax)
• Email: andre.dutoit@uct.ac.za

Courses taught:

• POL4003X Theories of Rights and Justice (2007)
• POL4032Z Comparative Transitional Justice (2006)
• POL4041Z Critical Analysis (2007)
• POL4043Z Conceptual Analysis (2007)
• POL5030Z Discourse and Ideology (2007)