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From Deprivation to Mobilization: Towards a Multideterminant Model of Xenophobic Violence in South Africa
Drawing on extensive and comparative qualitative data from a nearly two-decade long and ongoing research, this article responds to inadequacies and limitations of current causal explanations for xenophobic violence in South Africa. The article argues that existing explanations are inadequate as many lack empirical backing and others are incomplete due to their reductionist approach. To…
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WORKSHOP: Movement Building
Validation Workshop on Strategic Engagements for Migrant Rights Key stakeholders, including civil society organisations and representatives from migrant and refugee-led organisations, convened at the Sunnyside Park Hotel in Johannesburg for the Validation Workshop on Strategic Engagements on Movement Building for Migrant Rights in South Africa. The workshop served as a critical platform for dialogue, collaboration,…
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WATCH: Blaming Immigrants won’t Fix SA’s Problems
Blaming immigrants won’t fix SA’s problems. Prof. Loren Landau (Senior Migration Researcher) warns of rising rightwing nationalism. Watch the interview here. Background: Prof. Loren Landau, Senior Migration Researcher, says it’s worrying that immigrants are still being blamed for a number of failings in South Africa. On 25 March 2025, scores of protesters marched in…
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Strengthening Strategic Engagement and Movement Building for Migrant Rights in South & Southern Africa
Migration and xenophobia remain central issues in SA’s public discourse, particularly in the lead up to the 2024 national elections where they became key rallying points. This brief draws from a research project (‘Strengthening Strategic Engagement and Movement Building for Migrant Rights in South & Southern Africa’) that aims to investigate the viability of movement…
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Outsider Resentment, Public Disengagement and other Factors Affecting Social Cohesion and Collective Violence in Orange Farm
This report presents findings of research conducted by the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS) in Orange Farm, City of Johannesburg in April, and October 2022. Conducted as part of -and for- the Kagisano programme, this research builds on -and updates- an original study conducted in the same area in 2017. The 2017 study…
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Making sense of intensifying immigration debates in SA and UK
As immigration debates heat up in South Africa and the United Kingdom, the discovery of undocumented immigrants in South Africa and anti-immigration riots in the UK underscore global challenges in balancing security, economic needs, and humanitarian concerns. Naledi Moleo from Newzroom Afrika talks with Prof. Loren Landau to explore these issues and draw parallels between…
