Browsing by Subject "Xenophobia"
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An analysis of knowledge and opinions on xenophobia among North West University students, Mafikeng Campus, South Africa (2008-2010)
(2011)The main objective of this study was to analyze the knowledge and opinions on Xenophobia among Students in North West University, Mafikeng Campus, North-West Province, South Africa. The hypotheses tested by the research ... -
Anti-Afrophobia policy shortfall and dilemma in the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and South Africa
(2015)Since 1994, South Africa witnessed various xenophobic attacks, the two recent ones leaving over 60 Africans dead in 2008 and 17 in 2015. Xenophobia is an embarrassment to the new South African Government, which is ... -
Approaches to "Xenophobia" interventions in Africa: Common narratives through community radio in South Africa
(2015)The article explores the prospects of community radio programming in providing organic interventions against xenophobia in South Africa. In the context of mounting migrationrelated complexities globally, the media have ... -
Governance, 'sovereignty-state-territory triad', human population migration and xenophobia in (South) Africa
(2015)This article seeks to examine the association of the concept of governance of international relations and, by implication, human population migration, through the rigid practices of “sovereignty-state-territory triad” ... -
Hallmarks of irresponsible and unresponsive governance: Internal xenophobic attacks in South Africa’s municipalities
(2015)Municipalities face major pressures to demonstrate that they are responsible and responsive institutions. At present, different policies and institutions exist to guide local governance in pursuit of numerous ideals ... -
Illegal immigration and weak border controls in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)South Africa's transition from apartheid to a constitutional democracy has been internationally applauded. The inception of a democratic South Africa has since become a beckon of hope to many African countries who are still ... -
Impact of Migration on Xenophobic Attacks in 2016 : the case of Bankhara-Bodulong, Northern Cape of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The purpose of this study was to examine the impact that migration has had on xenophobia in South Africa. This was explored using the case of Bankhara-Bodulong in the Northern Cape Province which witnessed xenophobic ... -
“Making History compulsory”: Politically inspired or pedagogically justifiable?
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)While recognising the contested nature of History as a school subject, this article explores the political context and practical implications of making History compulsory until Grade 12. After twenty one years of democracy, ... -
Naming and exploring the causes of collective violence against African migrants in post-apartheid South Africa: Whither Ubuntu?
(2015)In South Africa, attacks mainly directed at black non-South Africans, is a rampant, longstanding phenomenon notwithstanding the spirit of Ubuntu which is thought to permeate the social fabric. Assumptions have been made ... -
Psychosocial pathways to xenophobic attitudes among South Africans: a mediating study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Xenophobia, particularly the hatred and killings of foreigners from African countries, has been a source of political and social concerns for South Africa and African governments in general. Yet, limited research attention ...
