Mapping Hostilities: The Geography of Xenophobia in Southern Africa

dc.contributor.authorCrush, J
dc.contributor.authorPendleton, W
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-15T09:06:44Z
dc.date.available2016-11-15T09:06:44Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.updated2016-01-13T08:06:12Z
dc.description.abstractThe negative attitudes of South Africans towards non-citizens, migrants and refugees are now well-documented. However, since anti-immigrant intolerance is a global phenomenon, should South Africans be singled out? This paper seeks to contextualize the South African situation by comparing the attitudes of South Africans with citizens from several other countries in the Southern African region; namely, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The paper is based on a survey implemented in 2001–2 called the National Immigration Policy Survey (NIPS). The survey was designed to measure citizen knowledge of migration and attitudes towards citizenship and foreign citizens including migrants, immigrants and refugees. The survey found that citizens across the region consistently tend to exaggerate the numbers of non-citizens in their countries, to view the migration of people within the region as a “problem” rather than an opportunity, and to scapegoat non-citizens. The intensity of these feelings varies significantly from country to country. The harshest sentiments are expressed by the citizens of South Africa, Namibia and, to a lesser extent, Boswana.
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2007.9713874
dc.identifier.apacitationCrush, J., & Pendleton, W. (2007). Mapping Hostilities: The Geography of Xenophobia in Southern Africa. <i>South African Geographical Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22531en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCrush, J, and W Pendleton "Mapping Hostilities: The Geography of Xenophobia in Southern Africa." <i>South African Geographical Journal</i> (2007) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22531en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCrush, J., & Pendleton, W. (2007). Mapping hostilities: the geography of xenophobia, in Southern Africa. South African Geographical Journal= Suid-Afrikaanse Geografiese Tydskrif, 89(1), 64-82.
dc.identifier.issn0373-6245
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Crush, J AU - Pendleton, W AB - The negative attitudes of South Africans towards non-citizens, migrants and refugees are now well-documented. However, since anti-immigrant intolerance is a global phenomenon, should South Africans be singled out? This paper seeks to contextualize the South African situation by comparing the attitudes of South Africans with citizens from several other countries in the Southern African region; namely, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The paper is based on a survey implemented in 2001–2 called the National Immigration Policy Survey (NIPS). The survey was designed to measure citizen knowledge of migration and attitudes towards citizenship and foreign citizens including migrants, immigrants and refugees. The survey found that citizens across the region consistently tend to exaggerate the numbers of non-citizens in their countries, to view the migration of people within the region as a “problem” rather than an opportunity, and to scapegoat non-citizens. The intensity of these feelings varies significantly from country to country. The harshest sentiments are expressed by the citizens of South Africa, Namibia and, to a lesser extent, Boswana. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Geographical Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 SM - 0373-6245 T1 - Mapping Hostilities: The Geography of Xenophobia in Southern Africa TI - Mapping Hostilities: The Geography of Xenophobia in Southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22531 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22531
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCrush J, Pendleton W. Mapping Hostilities: The Geography of Xenophobia in Southern Africa. South African Geographical Journal. 2007; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22531.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Geographical Journal
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dc.titleMapping Hostilities: The Geography of Xenophobia in Southern Africa
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