Migration in South Africa : conflicts and identities /

"This book traces how African migration experiences are similar to those in other regions of the world but also informed by the unique history of a continent whose nation-states were carved artificially by colonial powers. The South African experience of migration is explored in this context.&q...

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Other Authors:	Rakabe, Eddie M. (Editor), Nshimbi, Christopher Changwe (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Woodmead, Johannesburg : Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), 2024.
Subjects:	Migration, Internal > South Africa. National characteristics. South Africa > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects. Migration, Internal > Social aspects > South Africa. Migration, Internal > Economic aspects > South Africa. Rural development > South Africa. Culture. Ethnology. Emigration and immigration > Government policy. Migration intérieure > Afrique du Sud. Caractéristiques nationales. Migration intérieure > Aspect social > Afrique du Sud. Migration intérieure > Aspect économique > Afrique du Sud. Développement rural > Afrique du Sud. Ethnologie. Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction: Deciphering international migration towards South Africa: Theoretical underpinnings, policy and practice / Chris C. Nshimbi with Wandile M. Ngcaweni
Chapter 2: Mobilities past and mobilities present in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region: An epigrammatic overview / Chris C. Nshimbi
Chapter 3: Native migrant animosity - aggrieved, not xenophobic: The case of South Africa / Vusumuzi Gumbi
Chapter 4: Migrants, the politics of belonging and social cohesion in post-apartheid South Africa / Sifiso Ndlovu
Chapter 5: Unlocking international migrant domestic workers' agency in claiming the right to compensation for occupational injuries and diseases in South Africa / Janet Munakamwe
Chapter 6: Gendered dimensions of migration in South Africa: Governance and implications for livelihoods / David Fadiran and Hammed Amusa
Chapter 7: Migrants' lived experience of the nutrition transition in Johannesburg: Understanding dietary change through participatory research / Brittany Kesselman
Chapter 8: Exploring the structural nexus between migration, retail conglomerates and township spaza shops / Amuzweni Ngoma and Wandile M Ngcaweni
Chapter 9: Rethinking migrant human settlement as an advantage to township dwellers: The case of Soweto / Malaika Lesego Samora Mahlatsi
Chapter 10: Internal migration, spatial divisions and the redistribution dilemma in South Africa / Eddie M Rakabe
Chapter 11: Migration governance in South Africa / Eddie M Rakabe, Wandile M Ngcaweni and Gabriel Lubale
Chapter 12: Securitisation of borders and migration in the context of uneven regional development in southern Africa / Innocent Moyo
Chapter 13: The digital policy on asylum protection in South Africa / Lindokuhle Mdabe
Chapter 14: Conclusion: Whole-of-route approach to migration / Eddie M Rakabe