Citizen and Pariah

Somali Traders and the Regulation of Difference in South Africa

AvVanya Gastrow

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Citizen and Pariah explores the fragility of law, pluralism and democracy in South Africa by investigating Somali informal shopkeepers' experiences of crime, justice and regulation in the country. Through a narrative account of their local experiences, the book sheds light on the legal and political predicaments they face.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-03-22
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Wits University Press
ISBN:9781776147397

Utforska kategorier

Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Migrations- och asylrätt inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Vanya Gastrow is a lawyer and research consultant based in Cape Town, South Africa. She holds a PhD in migration studies and wrote this book as part of a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Department of Public Law at the University of Cape Town.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations PrefaceAcknowledgementsPart I: Arrival and Reception Chapter 1 Introduction: law, justice and the pariahChapter 2 Getting started: a tale of three citiesChapter 3 The unwelcome guest: flight and arrival in South AfricaChapter 4 Crime and the fluid migrantChapter 5 A window on statistics opens upChapter 6 Fortress South Africa: informal justice and controlChapter 7 Elusive justice and xenophobic crimeChapter 8 An ordinary crime: the politics of denialPart II: Regulation and Containment Chapter 9 The Masiphumelele shop threat, 2006Chapter 10 In the shadow of MasiphumeleleChapter 11 The shifting problem and changing narrativesChapter 12 Infestation and backlash: the Soweto cleansing of 2018Chapter 13 When reasoning rings hollowChapter 14 The problem as legitimacyChapter 15 Regulating trade: informality and segregation by agreementChapter 16 When agreements fall apartChapter 17 Legal imaginaries: trading without a licenceChapter 18 Turning to formality, 2012Chapter 19 Formalising exclusion as the African wayPart III: The Politics of Pariahdom Chapter 20 Pariahdom and bare life Chapter 21 Pariah justice NotesBibliographyIndex