Steven Eli Friedman (born 31 March 1953) is a South African academic, newspaper columnist, intellectual, ^[1] activist, ^[2] former trade unionist ^[3] and journalist. ^[4] He holds a doctorate in Literature from Rhodes University (2007) and directs the Centre for the Study of Democracy, a joint project by Rhodes University and the University of Johannesburg. ^[5] His book Building Tomorrow Today: African Workers in Trade Unions 1970-1984 has been described as a classic South African text. ^{[6] [7]} He has written opinion pieces for Thought Leader and The New Age and currently writes a weekly column for Business Day. ^[8]

He is also a strong supporter of rights for Palestinians ^[9] and a proponent of a one state solution in Israel and Palestine. ^[10] He was appointed the National Head of the Independent Electoral Commission's Information Analysis Department during preparations for South Africa's 1994 election. ^[11]

He is the father of Daniel Friedman, a musical comedian known on stage as Deep Fried Man. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

• Friedman, Steven (1987). Building tomorrow today : African workers in trade unions, 1970-1984 (1. publ. ed.). Johannesburg: Ravan Press. ISBN  9780869752876.
• Centre for Policy Studies (1993). Steven Friedman (ed.). The long journey : South Africa's quest for a negotiated settlement. Braamfontein, South Africa: Ravan Press. ISBN  9780869754443. {{ cite book}}: |author= has generic name ( help)
• Steven Friedman, ed. (2014). Race, Class and Power: Harold Wolpe and the Radical Critique of Apartheid. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: UKZN Press. ISBN  978-1-86914-286-5.
• Friedman, Steven (2019). Power in Action: Democracy, Citizenship and Social Justice. South Africa: NYU Press. ISBN  9781776143023.
• Friedman, Steven (2021). One Virus, Two Countries: What COVID-19 Tells Us About South Africa. South Africa: Wits University Press. ISBN  9781776147441.
• Friedman, Steven (2023). Good Jew, Bad Jew: Racism, anti-Semitism and the assault on meaning. South Africa: Wits University Press. ISBN  9781776148493.

• Staff profile at the University of Johannesburg
• Steven Friedman SA History Online
• Who's Who SA: Steven Friedman

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