David Fig

David Fig
NationalitySouth African
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Occupationenvironmental sociologist

David Fig (Born in Jacana ) is a South African environmental sociologist, political economist, and activist.[1] 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,"[2] 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.[3][4][5]

David Fig
Born
Jacana
Occupations

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.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Dr David Fig". University of Cape Town.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Search results". Transnational Institute. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Alsos: Uranium Road: Questioning South Africa's Nuclear Direction". alsos.wlu.edu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2017.