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Who’s the alien? xenophobia in post-apartheid south africa (2009).
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Duponchel, Marguerite |
| Abstract | In May 2008, South Africa became the theatre of widespread violent attacks on migrants. Over sixty were killed, hundreds wounded and tens of thousands displaced. In the aftermath of the attacks, a large range of explanation of the phenomenon was iterated by researchers. This analysis aims at identifying the characteristics of the victims in an attempt to portray the ’Alien’. Its originality lies in the level of analysis as well as the method. Indeed it uses a quantitative analysis to explore this under-researched question. In February 2009, the South African Red Cross (SARCS), in partnership with Wits University and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) conducted a household survey in the Johannesburg inner city and in Alexandra township. It covers both South African citizens and foreigners who were the primary, but not only, target. Questions relating to violence and displacements were incorporated to a larger survey on living conditions. Using a victimisation measure, I thus investigate the characteristics of those undesirable ”outsiders”. Results confirms that foreigners face a higher probability of being victimised on the ground of xenophobia. Relative poverty appears to have a positive impact on the probability of being attacked, |
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| Publisher Date | 2009-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
