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This article is about the South African political scientist. For the co-founder of Johnson and Johnson and his descendants, see
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affairs. In early March 2009, Johnson injured his left foot while swimming. It became infected with
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who lives in South Africa. Born Richard "Bill" William in England, he was educated at
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in Johannesburg until 2001. He has been a South Africa correspondent for the London
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Launching Democracy in South Africa: South Africa's First Open Election, April 1994
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is a memoir of his years at Magdalen, including his work with college president
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South Africa's Brave New World: The Beloved Country since the End of Apartheid
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to rescue the college's finances and buildings. In reviewing his memoirs,
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On his return to South Africa in 1995, Johnson became director of the
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British journalist, political scientist, and historian (born 1943)
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Ironic Victory: Liberalism in Post-Liberation South Africa
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How Long Will South Africa Survive?: The Looming Crisis
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described Johnson as a "romantic contrarian liberal".
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Robert Wood Johnson
William Richard Johnson

Barry Streek Memorial Lecture
journalist
political scientist
historian
Natal University
Oxford University
Rhodes Scholar
fellow
Magdalen College
Oxford
Keith Griffin
The Economist
Helen Suzman Foundation
Sunday Times
London Review of Books
South African
Zimbabwean
necrotizing fasciitis
The Guardian
"'South Africa's Brave New World', By R. W. Johnson"
"Romantic contrarian"
Orion
Archived
Wayback Machine
London Review of Books
R. W. Johnson "Diary", London Review of Books
"RW Johnson Loses Part of Leg After Lagoon Swim"

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