Browsing by Subject "citizenship"

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    The ‘Cabbage and the Goat’: Xenophobic Violence in South Africa
    (Taylor & Francis, 2012) Reddy, Thiven
    The paper offers a way to think through the advent of xenophobia as a feature of post 1994 South African democracy. It does so by locating it within a broader politics of a mobilized citizenry in which a ruling class has been unable to assert its hegemony. In this context of opposing wills, the very terms of reference of citizenship are contested, the elite in the society operate within an idiom of rights, and the mass of poor, radical resource distribution and recognition. The ambivalent position of the ANC as liberation movement, key actor in the founding of the new constitutionalism, and political party engaged in competitive electoral politics adds to the social unease. The resultant fragile ruling ideology has allowed local discourses to thrive based on degrees of authentic belonging.
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    Conclusion: children as citizens
    (Children's Institute, 2011) Jamieson, Lucy; Pendlebury, Shirley; Bray, Rachel
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    Neoliberalism and rural exclusion in South Africa: Xolobeni case study
    (2021) Madiya, Sisanda Bongiswa; Maluleke, Gavaza; Lushaba, Siyabonga
    This study investigates the exclusion of rural communities from the postcolonial South African nation state as a result of the neoliberal agenda of the democratic government. This is a qualitative study that was conducted using a desktop analysis of literature and information on the case of the rural Xolobeni community and their resistance to mining. The secondary sources analysed included books, journal articles, news articles and online court documents. The study was also guided by the postcolonial concepts of the nation state and neoliberalism, which have both contributed to the conceptualisation of citizenship in the postcolonial world. The study found that economic growth-centred development in South Africa is often at the expense of those living in the poor communities of the country, such as in the rural areas (Capps & Mnwana, 2015; Kunnie, 2000). Rural communities, such as the former Bantustans, are often stripped of their land rights and livelihood strategies without their consent, at the hands of the democratic government of South Africa under the guise of development. This study argues that this is an injustice that results in the exclusion of rural communities from the postcolonial nation state. This exclusion is not only undemocratic – it resembles the oppression of these communities that characterised apartheid in South Africa.
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    The lived experiences of women in backyard dwellings: a Cape Town case study
    (2026) Abrahams, Hayley; Scheba, Suraya; Scheba, Andreas
    Backyarding has grown rapidly in South Africa, and it remains poorly understood. This study explores the embodied experiences of women residing in informal backyard dwellings, and how their infrastructural conditions shape their citizenship rights. This study makes use of the example of the Wesbank community in Kuilsriver, Cape Town. Through semi-structured interviews, focus groups discussions and non-participant observations, this study reveals how women struggle to practise their citizenship rights through everyday negotiations within their landlords, and makes visible how emotions are a fundamental component of the intricate ways in which individuals acquire and utilise resources that are vital to their basic life. By revealing these experiences, the work adds to a more thorough knowledge of the lived reality of these women and provides insights into the gendered dynamics of informal backyard dwelling.