Essays about: "social conflict in south africa"
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1. ACHIEVING GENDER-JUST PROGRAMMES: A CASE STUDY ON SOUTH AFRICA’S TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The aim of this paper is to research how transitional justice programmes have to this day inadequately addressed gender-based violence by specifically examining the overall framework of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in its goal towards reconciliation as a case study. To gain a thorough analysis on how its framework impacted its inclusion of women’s experiences of conflict and how it could have worked towards having a more transformative effect on the lives of black women in South Africa. READ MORE
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2. Tipping the scales of power: Analysing hybrid security governance in Cape Town
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : When police and state services fail to provide security, other actors often take on the role of making their communities safer. By exploring the different constellations of actors providing security, this thesis seeks to understand the variation of urban violence on a local level. READ MORE
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3. The Rise or Fall of South Africa : Post-Apartheid Conflict Transformation
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : Years of political and economic mismanagement have brought South Africa to a critical turning point. After the demise of Apartheid and already during the transition to democracy, far-reaching efforts have been undertaken to achieve reconciliation, socioeconomic equality, and build sustainable peace in the county. READ MORE
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4. Racism in environmental communication about plastic pollution
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This thesis contributes to the knowledge formation of how environmental racism is covertly transformed in environmental communication about plastic pollution and how that affects socioecological relations in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. Through analysis rhetorical and narrative strategies of the communication by the NGO Durbanites Against Plastic Pollution and by observing the Durbanites it has been revealed how aversive racism is transformed within the context of plastic pollution. READ MORE
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5. A Novel Approach to Youth Crime Prevention: Mindfulness Meditation Classes in South African Townships
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Children growing up in poor areas with high crime rates are shown to easily get involved in violent actions and criminal gangs. In South Africa, despite considerable efforts to reduce youth delinquency, youth crime rates are still disturbingly high – specifically, in the townships of the Cape Flats. READ MORE
