Essays about: "Social integration in south africa"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words Social integration in south africa.

  1. 6. Wandering away from apartheid : A study on interracial bridging social capital in South African small-town society

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Agnes-Cecilia Haglund; [2019]
    Keywords : Bridging; Social capital; Interracial interaction; Interracial integration; Desegregation; Civil society; Equality; Equal value; Trust; Cooperation; South Africa; Post-apartheid; Racism; Culture; Anthropology; Political Science; Liberal democracy; Prosperity;

    Abstract : Trust, cooperation and equal value. The purpose of the current study has been to present evidence of interracial bridging social capital between groups and individuals in South African small-town society. READ MORE

  2. 7. Different Understandings of Community and Post-Merger and Acquisition Performance

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jord Kalle Geerts; [2019]
    Keywords : Community; Post-merger Performance; Sweden; China; South Korea; South Africa;

    Abstract : Cross-country comparisons have been at the heart of the field of international business, both in a theoretical and practical sense. Nevertheless, these kind of comparisons are ever difficult because the interpretation and understanding of concepts and dimensions used for comparison can be different across different countries. READ MORE

  3. 8. Xenophobia and Intergroup Conflict: An Inquiry Through The Concept of Health A qualitative field study on the perceptions of health among refugees and asylum seekers in Cape Town, South Africa

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Clara Dybbroe Viltoft; [2018]
    Keywords : Instrumental Group Conflict Theory; Cape Town; South Africa; Intergroup Conflict; Refugee; Asylum seeker; Xenophobia; Xenophobic Violence; Health Access; Health Service;

    Abstract : Motivated by the ongoing and widespread xenophobia in South Africa, this study explores the experiences of health access and the health sector by refugees and asylum seekers so as to understand intergroup relations, and more specifically the tensions between nationals and non-nationals. In achieving this, an ethnographic fieldwork was conducted in Cape Town, South Africa during Spring 2017; semi-structured interviews with refugees and asylum seekers provide the material for analysis to identify key perceptions on health and xenophobia to shed light on what possible peacebuilding initiatives should address. READ MORE

  4. 9. EPR as a mechanism for integrating the informal sector: An evaluation of post-consumer PET waste management in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Joyce Ojino; [2016]
    Keywords : Extended Producer Responsibility; informal sector; integration; inclusion; waste management; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates the performance of an EPR programme for post-consumer PET waste management by PET recycling company (PETCO) in South Africa. It analyses waste management policies of South Africa that are relevant to EPR. Using a set of evaluative tools, the thesis reveals areas for improvement in the EPR scheme. READ MORE

  5. 10. No Documents, No Rights - Exploring agency and vulnerability in the experiences of irregular migrant women from Zimbabwe in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Sara Svensson; [2012]
    Keywords : irregular migration; agency; vulnerability; Zimbabwe; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research draws attention to the way irregular migrants in South Africa experience their journey towards a better life, the vulnerability they face, and their capacity to adapt and to be agents of change. Qualitative interviews were held with 10 irregular migrant women, which were analyzed through an analytical framework of vulnerability and agency, while keeping a focus on their illegal migrant status (irregular migrant). READ MORE