Prof SM Mapadimeng

Qualifications

• BA Sociology and History (Wits)
• BA (Hons Industrial Sociology) (Wits)
• MA (Industrial Sociology) (Wits)
• PhD Industrial, Organisational and Labour Studies (UKZN)

Fields of academic interests

• Rural development
• Afrocentric and Indigenous theories and decolonial emancipatory discourses
• Economic and industrial development 

Field of Specialisation

• Economic Sociology/Sociology of Labour
• Culture and Development
• Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS)
• Rural and Agrarian Development 

Books

Mapadimeng M.S. (ed.) (2022). Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the 21st Century - Recognising and Harnessing their Worth. Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd.

Dwyer T, Gorshkov MK, Modi I, LI C, Mapadimeng M.S. (eds) (2017) Handbook of the Sociology of Youth in the BRICS countries (World Scientific Publishers, China, ISBN: 978-981-3148-38-3).

Mapadimeng M.S. (2023). Towards Indigenisation of the Educational Curriculum: Challenges and Possibilities with Specific Reference to African Myths as Knowledge Source. Frontpage Publications Limited: United Kingdom. ISBN. 9789381043516.

Mapadimeng, M.S. and Mncwango, B. (2022). Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP) Study and Lessons for the Maritime Sector- A Labour Market Theoretical Analysis. In M. Kitada (ed.) Forward Thinking for Maritime Education and Training Excellence – Supply and Demand for Skills in the Oceans Economy.  Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd.

Mapadimeng M.S. (2022). African Indigenous Language & Policy in SA - Implications for Indigenisation of Education. In Mapadimeng M.S. (ed.) Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the 21st Century - Recognising and Harnessing their Worth. Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd.

Mapadimeng, M.S. (2022). Water-based Healing Treasures - Interview with Mocholoko Dr ZuluMathabo Zulu. In Mapadimeng M.S. (ed.) Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the 21st Century - Recognising and Harnessing their Worth. Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd.

Mokgoatšane, S and Mapadimeng, M.S. (2021). African Naming System - Case Study of the Bapedi Community in South Africa. In Mapadimeng M.S. (ed.) Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the 21st Century - Recognising and Harnessing their Worth. Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd.

Mekoa, I. and Mapadimeng, M.S. (2022) For Indigenous Knowledge Systems in South Africa - Policy and Legislative Frameworks. In Mapadimeng M.S. (ed.) Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the 21st Century - Recognising and Harnessing their Worth. Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd.

Mapadimeng, M.S. (2021) The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4th IR): A Theoretical Critique of The Discourse. In T. Ngwane, M. Tshoaedi, and Hlatswayo, M (eds.) Critical Perspectives on the so-called 4th (Capitalist) Industrial Revolution. Johannesburg: Jacana Media.

Mapadimeng, M.S. and Swartz, S. (2021).  Youth Emancipation and Theologies of Domination, Resistance, Assistance, and Prosperity. In Swartz, Cooper, A., Batan, C.M., and Causa, L.K. The Oxford Handbook of Global South Youth Studies. Oxford University Press.

Makgamatha, M.M, Mapadimeng, M.S., and Namome, C. (2021). The repositioning of the HSRC to support educational change in post-apartheid South Africa. In C Soudien, S Swartz & G Houston (eds.) Society, Research and Power: A history of the Human Sciences Research Council from 1929 to 2019. Cape Town: HSRC Press.

Mapadimeng, M.S. (2017). Education, Skills, Economy and Youth Unemployment in South Africa. In Dwyer T, Gorshkov MK, Modi I, LI C, Mapadimeng M.S. (eds) Handbook of the Sociology of Youth in the BRICS Countries. Singapore: World Scientific Publishers. (ISBN: 978-981-3148-38-3). 

Mapadimeng. M.S. & Govender, J (2017) Conclusion on South African Youth and Future Prospects. In Dwyer T, Gorshkov MK, Modi I, LI C, Mapadimeng M.S. (eds) Handbook of the Sociology of Youth in the BRICS Countries. Singapore: World Scientific Publishers. (ISBN: 978-981-3148-38-3).

Mapadimeng, M.S. & Mekoa, I. (2017). The Cultural and Economic Significance of Land: Indigenous African Perspectives on Land and its Uses in South Africa, in Mekoa, I (ed) Re-Imagining - Africa Perspectives on African Culture, Education and Development. The Incwadi Press, Cape Town, South Africa (ISBN: 978-620-77409-3). 

Mapadimeng, M.S. (2017). Review of Historical and Contemporary Concepts and Theoretical Assumptions in Youth Studies of South Africa. In Dwyer T, Gorshkov MK, Modi I, LI C, Mapadimeng M.S. (eds) Handbook of the Sociology of Youth in the BRICS countries, Singapore: World Scientific Publishers. (ISBN: 978-981-3148-38-3).

Martinez-Mullen, C & Mapadimeng, M.S (2017). Leisure and Consumption: Youth Escapism in South Africa through Illegal Substances. In Dwyer T, Gorshkov MK, Modi I, LI C, Mapadimeng M.S. (eds) Handbook of the Sociology of Youth in the BRICS countries, Singapore: World Scientific Publishers. (ISBN: 978-981-3148-38-3). 

Journal articles

Mapadimeng M.S. (2023). INDIGENOUS AFRICAN FOODS IN DECLINE? A study on changing consumption patterns within the Barolong Boo Ratshidi community, Northwest Province of South Africa. In South African Review of Sociology, 53(1).

Mapadimeng, M.S. (2018). Youth Theory in South Africa – An Indigenous African Perspective. In Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies. 28(1) ISSN 1016-8427.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

Editorial Board Member of the South African Journal on Maritime Education and Training (SAJMET). South African International Maritime Institute. www.saimi.co.za