ABSTRACT
The chapter considers the conditions for effective network relationships with regard to the effective pursuit of transformative justice in South Africa and highlights the importance of financial and non-financial resources to effective network action. Social movements, trade unions and nongovernmental organisations do interact both directly and indirectly in the network. Particular clusters of actors within the network are also identifiable, particularly around the Housing Assembly, Poor People's Alliance and Slum Dwellers International (SDI). The relationships within the case study network display a variety of characteristics. Elements of the network involve highly formalised ties between nodes. For instance, the cluster of actors associated with SDI has a clear structure and format and the Housing Assembly is based at its core on a formal structure and a formalised relationship between South African Municipal Workers’ Union, International Labour Research and Information Group and other participants.
