ArticlesMediaInequalities, Political Violence, Racism, Youth ViolenceThe Youth Month: Reflections on How Far We Have Come in Transforming Access to Higher Education in South AfricaThe month of June is dubbed the youth month as we commemorate Youth Day on June 16. This commemoration is an opportunity to reflect on the historical significance of the occasion, the contribution of youth in changing the educational landscape since the Soweto Uprising in 1976, and the challenges that persist when it comes to the realisation of the right… Read More Nandipha MabindisaJuly 5, 2023
PublicationsResearchPolitical Violence, Truth CommissionsPost Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Alternative Prosecution Policy Framework for Political Violence of the PastThis framework document is an attempt by CSVR, in association with other stakeholders, to formulate a prosecution policy regarding past political violence. The document covers background to CSVR's alternative prosecution framework, general benefits and challenges to prosecutions for past political violence, 'classes' of offenders of 'gross human rights violations' that must be investigated and possibly prosecuted, processes/policies currently in place… Read More Bryant GreenbaumNovember 24, 2008
PublicationsResearchPolitical Violence, Violence in TransitionJustice Denied: Political Violence in KwaZulu-Natal After 1994The Violence and Transition Series is a product of an extensive research project conducted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) into the nature and extent of violence during South Africa’s transition from apartheid rule to democracy. This series comprises a set of self-contained, but interrelated reports. Read More Rupert TaylorSeptember 2, 2002
PublicationsResearchPolitical Violence, Pre DemocracyPolitical Violence: 1990This paper analyses political violence in 1990, touching on its definition, costs, role of youth and 'third force' arguments. Read More Graeme Simpson, Steve Mokwena and Lauren SegalFebruary 3, 1992
PublicationsResearchPolitical ViolenceSome Preliminary Ideas About the Meaning of Inkatha Violence for Children Living in AlexandraThis paper reflects on a project set up to explore, amongst other aspects, the impact of the ongoing, high levels of political violence on school children living in Alexandra township. Read More Kerry Gibson, Nthabiseng Mogale and Robin FriedlanderFebruary 3, 1992
PublicationsResearchPolitical Violence, South African PsychologyThe Indirect Effects of Political Violence on Children: Does Violence Beget Violence?This paper addresses itself to the concerns that have been voiced about the effect of years of exposure to high levels of political violence on South Africa's children. It responds to evidence that exposure to violence causes short-term psychological suffering and concerns that it may have more fundamental consequences for their psychological development and future behaviour. Read More Kerry GibsonFebruary 3, 1991
