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"Speaking with one voice": the Somali Retailers' Association - rights and xenophobia in Cape Town's townships
In the wake of extreme xenophobic violence, which swept South Africa in 2008, a group of Somali refugees resident in Cape Town formed the Somali Retailers’ Association (SRA) as a mutual support network made up of those who were targeted by xenophobes most: Somalis involved in informal sector trade i...
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| author | Hoeflich, Kathryn Leigh |
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| description | In the wake of extreme xenophobic violence, which swept South Africa in 2008, a group of Somali refugees resident in Cape Town formed the Somali Retailers’ Association (SRA) as a mutual support network made up of those who were targeted by xenophobes most: Somalis involved in informal sector trade in the townships. This study investigates the networks of targeted populations, analysing how this Association helps to mitigate the impact of xenophobia on the lives of its members. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11449 "Speaking with one voice": the Somali Retailers' Association - rights and xenophobia in Cape Town's townships Hoeflich, Kathryn Leigh Seekings, Jeremy Justice and Transformation In the wake of extreme xenophobic violence, which swept South Africa in 2008, a group of Somali refugees resident in Cape Town formed the Somali Retailers’ Association (SRA) as a mutual support network made up of those who were targeted by xenophobes most: Somalis involved in informal sector trade in the townships. This study investigates the networks of targeted populations, analysing how this Association helps to mitigate the impact of xenophobia on the lives of its members. 2015-01-05T18:42:09Z 2015-01-05T18:42:09Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11449 eng application/pdf Department of Social Development Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Justice and Transformation Hoeflich, Kathryn Leigh "Speaking with one voice": the Somali Retailers' Association - rights and xenophobia in Cape Town's townships |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | "Speaking with one voice": the Somali Retailers' Association - rights and xenophobia in Cape Town's townships |
| title_full | "Speaking with one voice": the Somali Retailers' Association - rights and xenophobia in Cape Town's townships |
| title_fullStr | "Speaking with one voice": the Somali Retailers' Association - rights and xenophobia in Cape Town's townships |
| title_full_unstemmed | "Speaking with one voice": the Somali Retailers' Association - rights and xenophobia in Cape Town's townships |
| title_short | "Speaking with one voice": the Somali Retailers' Association - rights and xenophobia in Cape Town's townships |
| title_sort | speaking with one voice the somali retailers association rights and xenophobia in cape town s townships |
| topic | Justice and Transformation |
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