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Research data: XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE
2020 Size does matter: the relationship between perceived immigrant group size and attitudes towards foreign nationals
Over the last two decades, there has been a considerable influx of foreign nationals into South Africa. Some scholars and politicians have l...
2019 Who might engage in anti-immigrant violence?: a quantitative analysis
Over the last few decades, sporadic eruptions of xenophobic violence in South Africa have claimed lives, destroyed businesses and displaced ...
2019 The popularity of state discourses on anti-immigrant violence in South Africa
Over the last 20 years South Africa has experienced a surge in anti-immigrant violence. For at least the last 10 years, the state-sanctioned...
2019 Combating anti-immigrant hate: public voices and government response
The National Action Plan to Combat Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (hereafter the NAP) outlines a broad ba...
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