Hello. I'm trying to gain an overview of different efforts to reduce political violence and gang violence in South African cities after 1994, both at the local and national level and in between. I’m particularly interested in measures and programmes against violence in the Johannesburg- and Durban areas. Could you recommend me a few good sources? Thank you.
Dear Adrien,
I think the work of Claire Bénit-Gbaffou is very interesting in this regard:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02681235?LI=true
http://uar.sagepub.com/content/early/2008/01/15/1078087407309223.short
http://www.cairn.info/revue-raisons-politiques-2004-3-page-53.htm
Hope it is useful for your research. I'm sure you can also contact her: she might have more recent references for you.
Best
d.
Buur/Jensen/Stepputat 2007 ... this is more generally on the security-development nexus in Southern Africa, but really a brilliant book and there are two chapters on South Afriica - one focused on "developmental struggles" in the Townships: http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?productid=2189cat=26page=1
Also, check out Jensen, Steffen (2010): The Security and Development
Nexus in Cape Town: War on Gangs, Counterinsurgency and Citizenship, in: Security Dialogue 41:1, 77-98.
All the best
Anne
There are some useful papers on the Institute for Security Studies site, particularly on gangs and responses to them: http://www.issafrica.org/publications.
cheers
Julie
Dear Adrein,
Given the times, the issue you are dealing with is not just topical but very imperative. My speciality is urban planning but just like everyone else violence, like an evil wind, touches everyone, one way or the other. I believe you have seen the piece on "Someone Stole My Smile: An Exploration into the Causes of Youth Violence in South Africa" edited by Patrick Burton (2007) < http://scholar.google.nl/scholar?q=faith-based+organization+and+curbing+violence+in+south+Africa+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5>.
Besides, a focus on the role of faith-based organisations is also key in violence reduction or prevention. For example, the Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health is currently doing a similar thing with its Faith-Based Violence Prevention Initiatives
I wish you all the best the best in your endeavour!
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