Tom Lodge

Tom Lodge is professor of peace and conflict studies at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He was formerly professor of political studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is the author of Mandela: A Critical Life (Oxford University Press, 2006). His previous books include Politics in South Africa: From Mandela to Mbeki (Indiana University Press, 2003)

Mandela’s communism: why the details matter

The evidence of Nelson Mandela’s membership of the South African Communist Party in the early 1960s is clear. But what needs to be reassessed in light of it? A study of the precise chronology of Mandela’s activism and thinking at the time suggests an answer, says Tom Lodge, author of “Mandela: A C

By Tom Lodge

/ 9 Sep 2011

Northern Ireland: between peace and reconciliation

Two years since the establishment of its power-sharing executive following the March 2007 elections to the Northern Ireland assembly, the peace process in the territory appears firmly entrenched. The condemnation

By Tom Lodge

/ 3 Jun 2009

Nelson Mandela: assessing the icon

(This article was first published on 18 July 2008) On the whole, the public celebrations that accompany elderly politicians' birthdays are not voluntary. If they are still in power

By Tom Lodge

/ 18 Jul 2008