Studies of social movements generally focus on the mechanisms through which movements
affect the political will of states. Much of this research, in turn, implicitly assumes that the …

Urban governance has been thrust into the spotlight in the wake of the Sustainable
Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. A number of the 17 …

The city of Johannesburg offers insights into urban governance and the interesting interplay
between managing the pressures in a rapidly urbanizing context, with the political …

Affective Trajectories explores affective and emotional experiences as manifestations of
religion in the rapidly shifting conditions of postcolonial African urban spaces and the …

African cities will continue to expand—with or without government support. But strategic
development of urban areas can ensure that rapid urban population growth drives economic …

This paper is based on ethnographic fieldwork, conducted between 2011 and 2016, in
unlawfully appropriated buildings, or the 'dark buildings', of inner-city Johannesburg in …

There is robust debate in the cycling literature on the relationship between infrastructure and
utility cycling. This paper explores whether the provision of bicycle ways can initiate a …

Abstract Johannesburg, which is South Africa's largest city and economic center, is still
influenced by patterns of inequality of the past. Although spatial transformation has been …

How do people live together in cities shaped by inequality? This comparative ethnography
of two African cities, Maputo and Johannesburg, presents a new narrative about social life in …

Urban regeneration is currently taking place in inner-city Johannesburg. This book presents
an alternative, multi-layered account for reading the process of urban change and renewal …