Lindy Heinecken

Prof Lindy Heinecken is the former Chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology and from 2022 serves as Vice-Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She lectures in political and industrial sociology, with a research interest in armed forces and society. Her recent book is titled South Africa's Post-Apartheid Military: Lost in Transition and Transformation. She serves on numerous academic boards, including the Council of the...See more

Prof Lindy Heinecken is the former Chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology and from 2022 serves as Vice-Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She lectures in political and industrial sociology, with a research interest in armed forces and society. Her recent book is titled South Africa's Post-Apartheid Military: Lost in Transition and Transformation. She serves on numerous academic boards, including the Council of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS) and is currently the President of the International Sociological Association (ISA) Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution Research Committee (RC01). She is a National Research Foundation B rated researcher. She is also a Certified Sociological Practitioner, Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology accredited by the International Sociological Association. ORCiD: 0000-0003-1315-0000 See less