PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, Inequalities, Violence in TransitionViolent Masculinities and Service Delivery Protests in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Case Study of Two Communities in MpumalangaThis Article draws on two case studies in which in-depth group and individual interviews were conducted with key male informants about their involvement in violent service delivery protests in South Africa. It provides a gendered analysis of these events by focusing on Connell’s (1995) notion of hegemonic masculinity, which refers to dominant cultural stereotypes in which men are expected to… Read More Malose LangaMarch 13, 2013
PublicationsResearchMigrants and Xenophobia, Torture and State Violence, Violence PreventionExploring Experiences of Torture and CIDT That Occurred in South Africa Amongst Non-Nationals Living in JohannesburgThis report is a part of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), Trauma and Transition Project, to understand changing patterns of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment (CIDT) in the new South Africa. This report specifically looks at the experiences of torture and CIDT amongst non‐nationals in South Africa. The paper presents findings from desk… Read More Malose LangaFebruary 27, 2013
PublicationsResearchChildren and Youth, Gangs, Gender-based Violence, Study on the Violent Nature of Crime, Urban Safety, Violence in Transition, Violence PreventionLeaving the Gangster Things to the Boys Growing Up Now: Young Men, Physical Violence, and Structural Violence in Post-Transition South AfricaThis paper examines the intersection of physical violence, structural violence, and masculinity through the life history narrative of a 20-year-old man exiting an informal gang in Gugulethu, a township in Cape Town. Beginning and remaining with James Madoda’s narrative, the paper shows how the gendered physical violence between young men in townships emerges from historical and present-day structural violence -… Read More Jasmina BrankovicFebruary 27, 2013
PublicationsResearchTorture and State Violence, Trauma and TransitionProfiling Torture II: Addressing Torture and Its Consequences in South AfricaThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has embarked on a project aiming to strengthen the struggle against torture in South Africa and the African region. One of the organisation's objectives is to develop a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluating (M&E) system for the psychosocial services provided to victims of torture. This report uses the information obtained through… Read More Dominique Dix-Peek and Monica BandeiraJanuary 24, 2012
PublicationsResearchMigrants and Xenophobia, Torture and State Violence, Trauma and TransitionTraumatic Stress Update (volume 2, number 1)The first article included in this issue of Traumatic Stress Update (TSU) is based on an interview that Megan Bantjes – the Community Work Coordinator – held with two of our Community Facilitators. It provides an outline of our project that aims to uphold and promote the psychosocial and health rights of forced migrants who have experienced violence and gross… Read More Dominique Dix-PeekJanuary 24, 2012
PublicationsResearchMigrants and Xenophobia, Torture and State Violence, Trauma and TransitionTraumatic Stress Update (volume 2, number 2)This issue of the Traumatic Stress Update (TSU) highlights some achievements of the Trauma and Transition Programme (TTP) – a programme in the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR). The first article by Polly Horton Dewhirst discusses the work of the South African Women’s Group. The second article, by Modiegi Merafe, highlights the CSVR's work with torture… Read More Dominique Dix-PeekJanuary 24, 2012
