Chris De Wet
Professor
Anthropology
Rhodes University
South Africa
Biography
Chris was trained at Stellenbosch, Oxford and Rhodes Universities. His PhD research was on the socio-economic impacts of resettlement arising out of a government development programme in a rural settlement in what was then the homeland/Bantustan of Ciskei. His subsequent research and consultancy work in development and resettlement issues has seen him involved more widely in southern Africa, and India, as well as in international resettlement policy issues. He taught in the Department of Anthropology from 1978 to 2013. He is currently a researcher with the Institute of Water Research at Rhodes University, and is affiliated to the Department of Anthropology, where he supervises thesis students, and participates in departmental activities.
Research Interest
"Rural ‘community’ studies, social change Rural development, land issues Development-initiated group resettlement Development ethics Integrated development Integrated water resources management"
Publications
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DE WET CJ ( 2012) Is International Resettlement Policy Applicable in African Villagization Projects?. Human Organization 71: 395-406.
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DE WET CJ (2009) Continuity and Change Over Sixty Years at Household Level in a Rural South African Village. Africa Review 1: 55-71.
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DE WET CJ (2008) Reconsidering Displacement in Southern Africa. Anthropology Southern Africa 31: 114-122.
