The so-called New Right is aiming for an ideological renewal of right-wing politics by focusing on cultural identity and the politics of belonging. Here’s why that’s so ominous.
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Short-term Home Office facilities are holding people seeking refuge in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions and for far too long. This crisis has political roots.
Scapegoating immigrants will not result in significantly improved healthcare service provision, reduced crime or less unemployment.
Small, organised groups of South Africans who are stopping undocumented foreigners from using hospitals bring the issue of migrants accessing healthcare into the spotlight.
South Africa’s healthcare services are overburdened. But this is not because of non-nationals.
Rules to regulate the free movement of people in the ECOWAS countries must be adapted to local realities.
Despite regular incidents of anti-migrant violence, peaceful and mutually beneficial relationships between South Africans and migrants can and do exist.
There is no evidence that international migrants are a major cause of unemployment in South Africa. Misinformation drives this misconception.
Ending violence against foreigners can only happen by first recognising – and addressing – the hazards of South Africa’s crumbling system of indirect rule.
Russian citizens in the west are being targeted in much the same way Germans, Italians, and Japanese were during the second world war.
A migrant’s dream is tied to the dreams of their family, the analysis found. The same is true of their actions.
Social scientists find that using geography-related names or racialized framing around the coronavirus in even one news story can trigger racist stereotypes and biases.
A strategic partnership that is mutually rewarding and beneficial between Nigeria and South Africa should be the aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Nigeria.
Tackling Islamophobia as a form of racism even when Muslims aren’t visible is key.
This history covers twelve decades, from the surrender of Boer guerrillas in the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1902 to the July 2021 looting spree and violence.
The author set out to understand how the faith of displaced LGBT people in South Africa has evolved over time, and how religion has shaped their experiences of displacement.
The election results raise the real possibility that the ANC could be looking at another defeat in the 2024 general elections.
Researchers say educators told them that immigrant students are sometimes made to believe they will be deported. Why? One reason is educators didn’t want them to drag down their school’s test scores.
Understanding what drives conflict, and tension, is the starting point for developing paths to peace.
Ce n’est qu’en accordant la priorité aux aspects civils de la gouvernance, tels que l'éducation et la santé, que l'État sera protégé des rébellions susceptibles de remettre en cause son pouvoir.
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Chief Research Specialist., Human Sciences Research Council
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Co-Director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab, University of the Witwatersrand
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Spécialiste de la politique américaine, Sciences Po
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Senior researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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Executive director, Africa Institute of South Africa, Human Sciences Research Council
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Senior research fellow, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Sessional Instructor, Political Science, University of Guelph
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Concordia University of Edmonton
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Postdoctoral Researcher at the African Centre for Migration & Society, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology