Frequency and turmoil: South Africa's community protests 2005–2017

P Alexander, C Runciman, T Ngwane, B Moloto… - South African Crime …, 2018 - ajol.info
This article reports on the frequency and turmoil of South Africa's community protests from
2005 to 2017, which, taken together, have been called a 'rebellion'. It defines 'community …

Violence and democracy in South Africa's community protests

M Paret - Review of African Political Economy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Community protests in South Africa are often described as violent. Drawing from newspaper
articles, interviews with protesters and statements by public officials, this paper unpacks the …

The spatial spread of violent service delivery protests in South Africa: a question of demonstration effect versus genuine calls

P Molefe, MG Manamela - African Journal of Peace and Conflict …, 2021 - journals.co.za
This article conceptually unpacks service delivery in the context of both the democratic effect
and genuine call regarding the spread of violent service delivery protests in South Africa …

[PDF][PDF] South African Police Service data on crowd incidents: a preliminary analysis

P Alexander, C Runciman… - Social Change Research …, 2015 - researchgate.net
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE DATA ON Page 1 PETER ALEXANDER, CARIN RUNCIMAN
AND BOITUMELO MARUPING SOCIAL CHANGE RESEARCH UNIT, UNIVERSITY OF …

The 20091 South African Protest Wave

M Paret, C Runciman - WorkingUSA, 2016 - brill.com
South Africa is not typically mentioned in studies of recent global protest. But popular
resistance surged in South Africa from 2009, reaching a peak of more than one protest per …

Character and social organisation of community protests in South Africa

K Chiwarawara - African Identities, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the character and social organisation of community protests in South
Africa. South Africa's protests have been critiqued for their supposedly sporadic and …

Protest and participation in Durban: A focus on Cato Manor, Merebank and Wentworth

S Mottiar - Politikon, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This paper considers how Durban citizens understand protest and what other methods of
participation they employ in their pursuit of service delivery, democratic citizenship and …

South African social movements in the neoliberal age

C Runciman - Southern Resistance in Critical Perspective, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter contributes the emerging perspective and responds to Michael Burawoy's
thesis in several ways. It shows what is conventionally defined as a social movement and …

Citizens' E-Participation at Local Municipal Government in South Africa

OE Okeke-Uzodike, B Dlamini - Journal of Reviews on …, 2019 - lifescienceglobalca.com
The emergence of the digital revolution has obligated governments all over the world to be
more accessible, effective and accountable in the provision of public services. The South …

South Africa's incomplete peace

A Odendaal - The Palgrave handbook of disciplinary and regional …, 2016 - Springer
A groundswell of protest by poor, marginalized communities has been building up over the
past ten years in South Africa, arguably making the country the protest capital of the world. It …