Nicoli Nattrass

Nicoli Nattrass
Born (1961-05-30) 30 May 1961 (age 63)
OccupationProfessor at University of Cape Town (UCT)
SpouseJeremy Seekings
AwardsUCT Book Award (2014, 2005)
Bill Venter/Altron Literary Award (2008)
UCT Distinguished Teacher Award (2001)
Rhodes Scholarship (1984)
Academic background
EducationStellenbosch University (BA)
University of Natal (MA)
Oxford University (DPhil)
ThesisWages, Profits and Apartheid (1991)
Doctoral advisorAndrew Glyn
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
InstitutionsUniversity of Cape Town
Main interestsHIV/AIDS, political economy of South Africa, labour-intensive growth, human–wildlife conflict
Notable worksThe Moral Economy of AIDS in South Africa (2004)
Class, Race, and Inequality in South Africa (2005)
InfluencedSeth Kalichman

Nicoli Nattrass (born 30 May 1961) is a South African development economist who is professor of economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She is the co-director of the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild) and was the founding director of the Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR).

Nattrass's published work is mainly within the field of South African political economy. Her research interests include HIV/AIDS policy and denialism, labour-intensive growth, and human–wildlife conflict.[1][2] She is also known for her 2005 book on inequality in South Africa, Class, Race and Inequality in South Africa (2005), which she co-wrote with her husband, Jeremy Seekings.[3]

  1. ^ "Prof Nicoli Nattrass". Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Nicoli Nattrass Research & Publications". School of Economics, University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ^ Seekings, J.; Nattrass, N. (2008). Class, Race, and Inequality in South Africa. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12875-8. Retrieved 10 June 2020.