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Crisis, Identity and Migration in Post-Colonial Southern AfricaMigration, Logics of Inclusion and Exclusion and Xenophobia: The Case of African Migrants in Post-apartheid South Africa

Crisis, Identity and Migration in Post-Colonial Southern Africa: Migration, Logics of Inclusion... [This contribution explores xenophobic tendencies in post-apartheid South Africa through historical sketches that revolve around debates of belonging, inclusion and exclusion. Such a historicity has created a legacy of suspicion and stigmatisation of migrants from within and without the country resulting in a fractured society with some implicit or explicit ‘othering’ on the basis of suspicion and fear. This has provided a template for exclusion of African migrants through promotion of indigeneity and/or reconfiguration of an exclusivist South African identity, which relegates migrants from other African countries to the subaltern, second and third classiness—a site for xenophobia. On the other hand, South African authorities are faced with a dilemma: they find it difficult to acknowledge the reality of xenophobic hostilities. Doing so would force them to accept that an underlying and continuing exclusivist narrative exists. If xenophobia contributes to the promotion of an exclusive South African identity, we question the approaches that have been adopted to try and resolve the xenophobic challenge and argue that the first real step towards dealing with xenophobia does not rest in denouncing it. Rather, the solution lies in engaging and investing in concerted efforts that ‘clean up’ the image of the African migrant.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Crisis, Identity and Migration in Post-Colonial Southern AfricaMigration, Logics of Inclusion and Exclusion and Xenophobia: The Case of African Migrants in Post-apartheid South Africa

Part of the Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development Book Series
Editors: Magidimisha, Hangwelani Hope; Khalema, Nene Ernest; Chipungu, Lovemore; Chirimambowa, Tamuka C.; Chimedza, Tinashe Lukas
Moyo, Inocent; Nshimbi, Christopher Changwe; Gumbo, Trynos
Crisis, Identity and Migration in Post-Colonial Southern Africa — Jul 26, 2017
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing AG 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-59234-3
Pages
91 –110
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-59235-0_6
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[This contribution explores xenophobic tendencies in post-apartheid South Africa through historical sketches that revolve around debates of belonging, inclusion and exclusion. Such a historicity has created a legacy of suspicion and stigmatisation of migrants from within and without the country resulting in a fractured society with some implicit or explicit ‘othering’ on the basis of suspicion and fear. This has provided a template for exclusion of African migrants through promotion of indigeneity and/or reconfiguration of an exclusivist South African identity, which relegates migrants from other African countries to the subaltern, second and third classiness—a site for xenophobia. On the other hand, South African authorities are faced with a dilemma: they find it difficult to acknowledge the reality of xenophobic hostilities. Doing so would force them to accept that an underlying and continuing exclusivist narrative exists. If xenophobia contributes to the promotion of an exclusive South African identity, we question the approaches that have been adopted to try and resolve the xenophobic challenge and argue that the first real step towards dealing with xenophobia does not rest in denouncing it. Rather, the solution lies in engaging and investing in concerted efforts that ‘clean up’ the image of the African migrant.]

Published: Jul 26, 2017

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