‘They have deliberately left us to kill each other’: dehumanisation and gang violence in African* townships

AbstractThis article discusses the dehumanisation experienced by marginalised South African ekasi (African township) youths. More particularly, it explores how dehumanisation in the two African townships of Bophelong and Nyanga in South Africa has increased young people’s vulnerability to youth gang...

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Main Author: G. Nokukhanya Ndhlovu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Cogent Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2329794