PublicationsResearchEx-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Reparations and Victim Services, Violence PreventionThe Role of Ex-offenders in Implementing the Community Work Programme as a Crime and Violence Prevention InitiativeThis article deals with the perceived impact of the Community Work Programme (CWP) (a state-sponsored job creation project) in preventing crime and violence in the townships of Ivory Park and Orange Farm, South Africa. The focus of this article is on the role that ex-offenders who work in the CWP play in the implementation of crime and violence prevention initiatives… Read More Malose Langa and Themba MasukuMay 6, 2016
PublicationsResearchSocial Cohesion, Violence PreventionThe Community Work Programme in KagisoThis report forms part of a study on the role of the Community Work Programme (CWP), a South African public employment initiative, in violence prevention. Through an analysis of extensive quotes from local stakeholders, the report examines ways in which CWP participants contribute to addressing violence and building social cohesion in Kagiso, one of the most populous township in the… Read More Themba Masuku, Malose Langa and David BruceMay 6, 2016
PublicationsResearchSocial Cohesion, Violence PreventionFacilitating or Hindering Social Cohesion? The Impact of the Community Work Programme in Selected South African TownshipsThis article discusses the effects of a public employment initiative known as the Community Work Program (CWP) on social cohesion in South Africa. The article is based on research that investigated the impact of the CWP on violence prevention in six communities across three provinces: Ivory Park, Orange Farm and Kagiso (all of which are in Gauteng), Bokfontein (in the… Read More Malose Langa, Themba Masuku, David Bruce and Hugo van der MerweApril 14, 2016
PublicationsResearchMigrants and Xenophobia, Violence PreventionRace-ing Xenophobic Violence: Engaging Social Representations of the Black African Body in Postapartheid South AfricaThis article draws on the postcolonial theories of Frantz Fanon and Steve Biko to understand and critique the predominantly negative social representations of black foreign nationals in South Africa. These social representations are used for the legitimation of xenophobia and other violent attacks against this group. The article argues that the politics of race, language, gender and class underpin these… Read More Malose LangaMarch 13, 2016
PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, Social CohesionThe Community Work Programme in GrabouwThis report is based on research carried out by Zukiswa Puwana in the town of Grabouw (in the Western Cape) in late 2014. It focuses on the Community Work Programme (CWP), a public employment initiative, and the programme's social impact in the town. It discusses research findings on the effect of the CWP on social cohesion, social capital, gender and… Read More Zukiswa PuwanaSeptember 30, 2015
PublicationsResearchSocial Cohesion, Violence PreventionBuilding a Good Nation in Manenberg: A Case Study of the Manenberg Community Work ProgrammeThis report draws on fieldwork conducted in Manenberg (in Cape Town) in early 2014. It discusses how the Community Work Programme (CWP), a public employment initiative, has impacted on relationships between community members, as well as between communities and governance structures in Manenberg. The report is one of six community case studies conducted by the Centre for the Study of… Read More Fairuz Mullagee and David BruceAugust 31, 2015
