Deborah Posel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 or 1958 (age 66–67) |
| Spouse | Max Price |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of the Witwatersrand Nuffield College, Oxford (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Sub-discipline | Political sociology and historical sociology of South Africa |
| Notable works | The Making of Apartheid, 1948–1961: Conflict and Compromise (1991) |
Deborah Posel (born 1957 or 1958) is a South African sociologist who is professor emeritus at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She was the founding director of two prominent interdisciplinary research institutes, UCT's Institute for Humanities in Africa (founded 2010) and the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (founded 2001). Her academic interests are primarily in the historical sociology of apartheid and the sociology of post-apartheid South Africa.