Johann van Rooyen completed a PhD at
the University of Cape Town in 1992, specializing in nationalism and identity
politics in pre-1994 South Africa. He lectured part-time at the Universities of
Cape Town and Rhodes and published several political works during the 1990s,
including the critically acclaimed Hard Right: South Africa's New White Power (St Martin’s Press, New York).
In 2000 he wrote the definitive book on
South African emigration titled: The New Great Trek - the Story of South Africa's White Exodus, published by Unisa Press. In 2010 he published the biography
of one of South Africa's greatest Afrikaner entrepreneurs, businessman Renier van Rooyen, the founder of Pep
Stores.
Following five years of research, the 4th edition
of Van Rooyen’s first eBook was published in 2018, titled Residency and Citizenship through
Investment 2018: Investment Migration Options for Emigrants, Expatriates and
Global Citizens.
His latest book is titled Global Mobility and Migration 2019: A Guide for Skilled Workers, Entrepreneurs, Retirees, Investors, and Refugees
Dr van Rooyen is Director of Citizenship
& Residence Research Consultants (CRRC), which focusses on select aspects
of global migration. He presents new research in book form, at international
conferences and through the media and blogs.
