Author:Seekings, Jeremy; Alexander, Karin; Jooste, Tracy; Matzner, IsaacDate:2004The Cape Area Study (CAS) comprises an ongoing series of surveys conducted in Cape Town.?The surveys have covered and will continue to cover a wide range of topics.?Over time, however, CAS will have a quality that is unique in South Africa ...Read morecbnd
Author:Jooste, TracyDate:2005Dominant political theory suggests that social capital is an important prerequisite for sustaining democracy and upholding the civic culture in society. This paper examines the link between facets of social capital and outcomes usually ...Read morecbnd
Author:Seekings, Jeremy; Jooste, Tracy; Langer, Mirah; Maughan-Brown, BrendanDate:2005The 2005 Cape Area Study comprises a survey of aspects of diversity and inequality in the South African city of Cape Town. The survey was designed as both part of an ongoing study of Cape Town (that includes a series of surveys) and part of ...Read morecbnd
Author:Jooste, TracyDate:2005This paper provides a critique of the dominant approach to the study of social capital in political science. Social capital is widely studied in terms of only two variables: general interpersonal trust and formal associational activism. This ...Read morecbnd
Author:Seekings, Jeremy; Jooste, Tracy; Muyeba, Singumbe; Coqui, Marius; Russell, MargoDate:2010The post-apartheid state has, through the provision of subsidies, fuelled a massive expansion of formal, low-income housing in South African towns and cities. The new public housing neighbourhoods are, however, as segregated racially as their ...Read morecbnd