Political Geography: Africa / Topic: Violence Prevention

Author:: David Bruce
Publication Date:: 09-2015
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
Abstract:: This policy brief draws on research conducted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) on the Community Work Programme (CWP), a public employment initiative. It discusses the ways in which the CWP has been used to address crime. It recommends several ways that the CWP can best be used as a violence prevention tool.
Topic:: Crime, Employment, Work, and Violence Prevention
Political Geography:: Africa and South Africa

Author:: Fairuz Mullagee and David Bruce
Publication Date:: 08-2015
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
Abstract:: This report draws on fieldwork conducted in Manenberg (in Cape Town) in early 2014. It discusses how the Community Work Programme (CWP), a public employment initiative, has impacted on relationships between community members, as well as between communities and governance structures in Manenberg. The report is one of six community case studies conducted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) to investigate the effects of the CWP on violence prevention and social cohesion.
Topic:: Governance, Employment, Social Cohesion, Work, and Violence Prevention
Political Geography:: Africa and South Africa

Author:: Malose Langa
Publication Date:: 07-2015
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
Abstract:: This report is based on primary research carried out in Orange Farm (a township in Johannesburg) in 2014. It discusses the social impact of the Community Work Programme (CWP), a public employment initiative, in Orange Farm. The report contains discussion on background information about the community of Orange Farm as well as key findings of the fieldwork, including the CWP projects undertaken in Orange Farm and their impact in promoting social and civic cohesion and reducing urban violence.
Topic:: Employment, Social Cohesion, Community, Work, and Violence Prevention
Political Geography:: Africa and South Africa

Author:: Malose Langa
Publication Date:: 07-2015
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
Abstract:: This report is based on primary research carried out by Malose Langa in Bokfontein (in the North West) in May 2014, and forms part of a broader study on the impact of the Community Work Program (CWP), a public employment initiative, on violence prevention. The aim of this research was to monitor how things have changed in Bokfontein since Langa's field work there in 2010, which at the time, concluded that the CWP played a key role in preventing intracommunity violence as well as violence related to community protests and xenophobic attacks.
Topic:: Employment, Community, Work, and Violence Prevention
Political Geography:: Africa and South Africa

Author:: Themba Masuku
Publication Date:: 07-2015
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
Abstract:: This report is based on primary research which was conducted in Ivory Park (a township in Johannesburg) between June and September 2014. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the Community Work Programme (CWP), a public employment initiative, on violence prevention and social cohesion in the area.
Topic:: Employment, Social Cohesion, Community, Work, and Violence Prevention
Political Geography:: Africa and South Africa

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