A Dream Deferred: The Microfoundations of Direct Political Action in Pre- and Post-democratisation South Africa

Bedasso, Biniam E.; Obikili, Nonso

doi:10.1080/00220388.2015.1036041

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“…Patterns of urbanization in Africa will therefore not only depend on the growth of formal and informal sector job opportunities, but also on the extent to which service provision in rural areas continue to lag those in urban areas. In the context of frequent service delivery protests (Bedasso and Obikili ), South Africa's challenge is two‐fold: increasing emphasis by the poor on public provision necessitates improved governance and management of public resources, in order to provide services where the labour market does not offer sufficient opportunity; more pertinently, however, the barriers that prevent urban labour market access in the long run must be adequately addressed. Entry into the informal sector is uncharacteristically difficult in South Africa (Kingdon and Knight ).…”

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Migration and gender in South Africa: Following bright lights and the fortunes of others?

Fintel

Moses

2017

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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Internal migration in South Africa has a strong gender dimension. Historically, the apartheid-era migrant labour system meant that predominantly black African men moved to urban areas without their families. After the abolition of influx controls in 1986, many women relocated, presumably to join their male partners. The period of migration feminization was also coupled with labour market feminization. However, existing research shows that increased female labour supply was poorly matched by labour market absorption, leading to rising unemployment among black African women. This paper studies incentives for female migration in this context, by building a gravity model of male and female inter-municipal migration. We find that neither men nor women move primarily for family reasons. Instead, they follow the traditional male migrant route to well-lit economic centres. Women also do not migrate primarily for increases in their own labour market opportunities, but tend to flock to regions where other fortunate groups have higher earnings potential. While this might signal that migrants base relocation decisions on incorrect information (and could in turn explain why many migrants have unfulfilled expectations), our results also show that women not only move for work, but for public services. The implications are twofold if migration is to alleviate poverty in the long run: first, in the short run, management of public resources must improve, as poor (women) place large emphasis on their effect; and second, labour market barriersespecially into the informal sectorshould be better understood.JEL classification: C21, R23, R2, J16

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Migration and gender in South Africa: Following bright lights and the fortunes of others?

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Moses

2017

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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“…Eleven individual-level explanatory variables were selected from the Afrobarometer. These variables were like those used in previous national (Bedasso & Obikili, 2016; Gordon et al, 2018; Lavery, 2012) and international (DiGrazia, 2014; Marien et al, 2010; Moseley, 2015; Stockemer, 2014) studies on individual-level factors associated with protest participation. These variables were grouped as sociodemographic, civic engagement, and assessments of government performance.…”

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“…Protests have also been marked by rising levels of violence, including conflict between the police and protestors, resulting in injuries, loss of life, and/or damage to property. Whereas in 2007, violence was reported in 47% of protests, by 2014, 83% of protests was marked by some form of violence (Alexander, 2010; Bedasso & Obikili, 2016; Netswera & Kgalane, 2014; Powell et al, 2015).…”

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“…Other South African studies concentrate on individual-level factors associated with protests such as ‘race’, socioeconomic status, gender, education, civic engagement, and perceptions of government performance (e.g., Bedasso & Obikili, 2016; Gordon et al, 2018; Lavery, 2012). Afrobarometer data indicate that Blacks (13%), as opposed to Whites (1%) or ‘coloureds’ (8%), report the highest level of participation in demonstrations and/or marches.…”

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Participation in (non)violent protests and associated psychosocial factors: sociodemographic status, civic engagement, and perceptions of government’s performance

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Day

Govender

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South African Journal of Psychology

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A national representative sample of adults is used to assess whether socioeconomic circumstances, civic engagement, and perceptions about government performance are associated with participation in (non)violent protests. Blacks and those who report high levels of poverty and civic engagement are likely to participate in non-violent protests. Individuals who have not completed schooling, are members of an organisation, view government as highly corrupt, and rate government’s service delivery very unfavourably are more likely to participate in violent protests than non-violent protests. The varying paths to protests including the psychosocial factors and motivational dynamics underlying individual’s participation in protests are discussed.

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Protest as Communication for Development and Social Change in South Africa

Lubinga¹

2018

Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change

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A Dream Deferred: The Microfoundations of Direct Political Action in Pre- and Post-democratisation South Africa

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Migration and gender in South Africa: Following bright lights and the fortunes of others?

Migration and gender in South Africa: Following bright lights and the fortunes of others?

Participation in (non)violent protests and associated psychosocial factors: sociodemographic status, civic engagement, and perceptions of government’s performance

Protest as Communication for Development and Social Change in South Africa

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