Xenophobia

Synthesis
	1. Overview & prospects [698 KB]
	David Everatt, Strategy & Tactics/Gauteng City-Region Observatory
	2. Summary of findings and recommendations [664 KB]
	Jenny Parsley, independent researcher David Everatt, Strategy & Tactics/Gauteng City-Region Observatory
	3. Setting the scene: Migration and urbanisation in South Africa [3.6 MB]
	Sally Peberdy, University of the Western Cape
	4. ‘What happened’ A narrative of the May 2008 xenophobic violence [3.4 MB]
	Annsilla Nyar, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
	5. ‘Xenophobia and civil society: Why did it happen? [3.7 MB]
	Patrick Bond, Trevor Ngwane and Baruti Amisi, Centre for Civil Society, University of KwaZulu-Natal
	6. Problematising civil society: On what terrain does xenophobia flourish? [3.2 MB]
	Patrick Bond, Centre for Civil Society, University of KwaZulu-Natal Mary Galvin, independent researcher Mazibuko Jara, independent researcher and co-editor of Amandla Trevor Ngwane, Centre for Civil Society, University of KwaZulu-Natal
	7. The media’s coverage of xenophobia and the xenophobic violence prior to and including May 2008 [2.5 MB]
	Matthew Smith, Strategy & Tactics
	8. Migrant voices [3.6 MB]
	Baruti Amisi, Centre for Civil Society, University of KwaZulu-Natal
	9. Genocide and the Great Lakes Region [3.2 MB]
	Matthew Smith, Strategy & Tactics
	10. Stopping a conflagration: The response of Kenyan civil society to the post-2007 election violence [3.2 MB]
	Karuti Kanyinga, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
Case Studies
	1. ‘That violence was just the beginning…’: Views on ‘foreigners’ and the May 2008 xenophobic violence as expressed in focus groups staged at the time [3.9 MB]
	David Everatt, Strategy & Tactics/Gauteng City-Region Observatory
	2. Progressive humanitarian and social mobilisation in a neo-apartheid Cape Town: a report on civil society and the May 2008 xenophobic violence [14.9 MB]
	Mazibuko Jara, independent researcher and co-editor of Amandla Sally Peberdy, University of the Western Cape
	3. Xenophobia and civil society: Durban’s structured social divisions [10 MB]
	Baruti Amisi, Patrick Bond, Nokuthula Cele, Rebecca Hinley, Faith ka Manzi, Welcome Mwelase, Orlean Nairoo, Trevor Ngwane, Samantha Shwarer, Sheperd Zvavanhu, Centre for Civil Society, University of KwaZulu-Natal
	4. ‘Many shades of the truth’: the Ramaphosa case study [10.3 MB]
	Nobayethi Dube, Strategy & Tactics
	5. Khutsong and xenophobic violence: Exploring the case of the dog that didn’t bark [4.6 MB]
	Joshua Kirschner and Comfort Phokela, Centre for Sociological Research, University of Johannesburg
	6. Towards addressing the root causes of social tensions: evaluating civil society and local government responses to xenophobic violence in Alexandra [3.8 MB]
	Luke Sinwell and Neo Podi, Centre for Sociological Research, University of Johannesburg
	7. Social movement responses to xenophobia: a case study of the Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee, the Anti-Privatization Forum and The Coalition Against Xenophobia [6.9 MB]
	Trevor Ngwane and Nonhlanhla Vilakazi, Centre for Sociological Research, University of Johannesburg
	8. COSATU’s responses to xenophobia [4 MB]
	Mondli Hlatshwayo, Centre for Sociological Research, University of Johannesburg
	9. One centre of power: The African National Congress and the violence of May, 2008 [3.9 MB]
	Steven Friedman, Centre for the Study of Democracy, Rhodes University/University of Johannesburg
	10. ‘Business as usual’: The response of the corporate sector to the May 2008 xenophobic attacks [7.1 MB]
	Annsilla Nyar, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
	11. The response of churches to the violence of 2008 [3.9 MB]
	Sizwe Phakathi, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
	12. Responding to the May 2008 xenophobic attacks: A case study of The Gift of the Givers [3.7 MB]
	Ashwin Desai, Centre for Sociological Research, University of Johannesburg
	13. ‘Visible and vulnerable’: Asian migrant communities in South Africa [3.3 MB]
	Yoon Jung Park,, Centre for Sociological Research, University of Johannesburg Pragna Rugunanan, Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg
	14. The right to respond: A meta-review of the role of the South African media’s coverage of xenophobia and the xenophobic violence prior to and including May 2008 [3.8 MB]
	Matthew Smith, Strategy & Tactics

Useful Resources

	Ex-combatant booklet [1.3 MB]
	Ex-combatants technical report [5 MB]
	Building sustainable livelihoods brochure [354 KB]

CV's

	David Everatt CV 2007 [530 KB]
	Nobayethi Dube CV 2007 [530 KB]
	Matthew Smith CV 2007 [530 KB]