Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery
Improving democracy, governance and service delivery in southern Africa

Research outputs

Gordon, S., Roberts, B. & Struwig, J. (2012) Foreign exchange: monitoring xenophobia in South Africa. HSRC Review. 10(1):6-7.
Nearly four years have passed since countrywide xenophobic violence resulted in 62 deaths and the forced displacement of tens of thousands of people. In the aftermath of the May 2008 attacks, the South African government and civil society pledged to fight xenophobia. STEVEN GORDON, BEN ROBERTS and JARE STRUWIG present findings on public attitudes towards foreign migrants and the extent to which...
Onuoha, G. (2012) Contemporary Igbo nationalism and the crisis of self-determination in Nigeria. African Sudies. 71(1):29-51.
This article examines an aspect of Nigerian ethno-nationalism that has received relatively less attention compared to other ethno-nationalist mobilisations of the Ijaw, Ogoni and Yoruba ethnic extractions. As a direct response to the persistence of the 'national question' and a political culture that has structured power relations, political claims and recognition from the colonial to the postc...
Roberts, B.J. (2012) State of affliction: fear of crime and quality of life in South Africa. In: Webb, D. & Wills-Herrera, E. (eds). Subjective well-being and security. (Social Indicators Research Series; v. 46). Dordrecht: Springer. 149-175.
This chapter briefly reviews research on fear of crime and its effect on quality of life. It is followed by a methodological section that critically reflects on the limitations associated with measuring fear of crime and describes the data and principal measures available for the analysis.