Browsing by Subject "Citizenship"
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African female migrants and housing acquisition in South Africa: A comparison between 2001 and 2011 Population Census
(University of Western Cape, 2021)African female migrants make up a large portion of the population in general and in South Africa in particular. This includes both the documented and the undocumented female migrants. Nonetheless, they are confronted with ... -
An appraisal of the nexus between citizen participation and democratic development policies : a case study of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme in Bushenyi District Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)While the term participation is widely used by development agencies and government alike, its meaning is still widely contested. An emerging consensus on citizens' participation is the active involvement of the people ... -
The Arab spring and the politics of gender: Assessing campaigns for women’s rights in Egypt and Tunisia
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The Arab Spring or, as some call it, Arab Awakening, started in December 2010. The reasons for the Arab Spring were numerous and diverse. For some time, sections of Arab societies have confronted the suppression of free ... -
Christianity, education and African nationalism: an intellectual biography of Z.K. Matthews (1901-1968)
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)My study begins by looking at the ways in which ZK Matthews has been remembered. I raise questions about his legacy in the post-apartheid period, in relation to the limited ways in which he has been studied and in relation ... -
Citizen participation and water services delivery in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This study analyses the relationship between the manner of citizens’ engagement with the state and the level of service delivery they experience in their everyday lives, as residents of Khayelitsha. The phenomena of so-called ... -
Citizenship, transport and the working poor and unemployed in Khayelitsha since 2010
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The largely peaceful, negotiated transition to a political democracy in South Africa was heralded internationally as a modern day miracle. However, the new democratic government also committed itself to equal citizenship, ... -
Colonisers to Colonialists: European Jews and the workings of race as a political identity in the settler colony of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)This thesis explores the shifting racial identification and politics of the emerging Jewish community in Southern Africa between the Anglo-Boer War in 1902 and the Union of South Africa in 1910. Through an investigation ... -
Exploring the dualisms of 'belonging': Young women's performances of citizenship in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)My research involves a nuanced exploration of 'citizenship', through examining the liberatory potential of young women's use of social media and performance of embodied subjectivities in the post-Apartheid imaginary. By ... -
Higher education and democracy in Botswana: Attitudes and behaviours of students and student leaders towards democracy
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study investigates the attitudes of students and student leaders towards democracy in terms of their demand for democracy, their perception of the supply of democracy, and their awareness of and participation in ... -
Informal settlement upgrading in Cape Town: Understanding participatory governance in Ramaphosa informal settlement
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)In recent years there has been a rise of informal settlements in Cape Town, and other parts of the country. Informal settlements are not a new phenomenon in South Africa, due to apartheid spatial planning and segregated ... -
Informal Settlement Upgrading in Cape Town: Understanding Participatory Governance in Ramaphosa Informal Settlement.
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)In recent years there has been a rise of informal settlements in Cape Town, and other parts of the country. Informal settlements are not a new phenomenon in South Africa, due to apartheid spatial planning and segregated ... -
Migration and body politics: a study of migrant women workers in Bellville, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Migration has become very prominent in South Africa, and unlike most countries on the continent, it is an extremely prominent destinations for migrants. The country attracts migrants because there is a common perception ... -
Multilingualism in late-modern Cape Town : a focus on Popular Spaces of Hip-Hop and Tshisa-Nyama
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)In highly mobile societies, the voice and agency of speakers will differ across contexts depending on the linking of forms and functions. This thesis is thus about the complexities introduced to the notion of (form-function ... -
Nurturing democratic virtues: a case study of a primary school in Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The study sought to explore the priorities and practices of educators with regard to the mediation of moral qualities/democratic virtues related to education for citizenship by means of a case study in one school. In South ... -
Parents' perspectives on the role of the school in citizenship and moral education
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The purpose of the study was to explore what parents expect of schools regarding citizenship and moral education. It was argued that it is important that parents' views are taken into accouint when exploring citizenship ... -
Participation of African immigrants in the labour force of South Africa: Insights from the 2001 population census
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The study examines the participation of African immigrants in the South African labour force with the central question revolving around whether the immigrants create jobs through the establishment of their own businesses ... -
The politics of belonging and a contest for survival: Rethinking the conflict in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)I set out to rethink the ongoing conflict in North Kivu and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). I highlight two problems with regards to the current conceptualisation of the conflict in North Kivu and ... -
Preventing the statelessness of refugee children through the statelessness determination procedure: Lesson for South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)By exploring the different causes of childhood statelessness in displaced children on a global scale, this thesis aims to highlight the urgent need to end childhood statelessness. The importance of statelessness determination ... -
The promotion of moral development: a case study of teachers' perceptions and practices in a rural, primary school in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This research was undertaken to explore teachers' perceptions and practices as mediators of morals and values. Schools have an important role to play in developing future citizens as moral beings. This is variously named ... -
The role of citizens in the fight against corruption in Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Corruption in Kenya is so endemic that there is hardly any stigma attached to it. Despite the numerous institutional and legislative anti-corruption interventions, corruption still has a firm grip upon Kenya. The effects ...