Xenophobic societal attitudes in a “new” South Africanism: Governance of public perceptions, national identities and citizenship

Xenophobic societal attitudes in a “new” South Africanism: Governance of public perceptions, national identities and citizenship

This article argues that xenophobia is not a natural state of being for any society; instead, it is a product of socialisation which becomes excessive with violent abuses of the out- group immigrants where such conduct is institutionalised through state apparatus. In this context, post-apartheid Sou...

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Main Authors: Johannes Tsheola, Millicent Ramoroka, Loretta Muzondi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2015-12-01
Series:The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa
Subjects:
xenophobia
governance
public perceptions
societal attitudes
exclusionary citizenship
collective threat
exceptionalism
South Africanism
Online Access:http://www.td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/56

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http://www.td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/56

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