Essays about: "Xenophobic Violence"

Found 4 essays containing the words Xenophobic Violence.

  1. 1. FROM OUTBREAK TO OUTRAGE : Unveiling the Impact of COVID-19 on Racist and Xenophobic Hate Crimes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Sophie Opdam; [2023]
    Keywords : hate crimes; racism; xenophobia; framing; inter-group violence; COVID-19;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racist and xenophobic hate crimes. I argue that perceived threat and strain generated by the pandemic trigger negative emotions such as fear, frustration and anger. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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. 3. Analysis of media reporting and xenophobia violence among youth in South Africa

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Tapiwa Gomo; [2010]
    Keywords : xenophobia; media;

    Abstract : Through the use of content analysis, qualitative interviews and quantitative questionnaire survey, this study look at the role of media reporting on xenophobia among youth in South Africa. The study is based on Alexandra Township , a overcrowded and poor settlement in Johannesburg, South Africa. READ MORE

  5. 4. SECURITIZATION OF IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM: A Critical Look at Security Structure in Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ali Bilgic; [2006]
    Keywords : Immigration and asylum; Critical Security Studies; Critical Discourse Analysis; Securitization; Europe; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Recent events suggest that cultural and economic differences between ?natives? and ?foreigners? in Europe tend to produce violence. This is because of the presentation of immigrants and refugees as a security problem in Europe. READ MORE