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South African Journal of International Affairs, Jun 1, 2008
Zimbabwean migration into South Africa represents a challenge to standard global models for respo... more Zimbabwean migration into South Africa represents a challenge to standard global models for responding to large-scale migration flows. South Africa's existing legal and institutional infrastructure for migration management and refugee protection is not adequate for responding to this challenge and yet the country has not planned or implemented alternative responses. The paper outlines the complex ‘mixed’ nature of current Zimbabwean
Conducting methodological defensible, logistically feasible and affordable large-scale national s... more Conducting methodological defensible, logistically feasible and affordable large-scale national surveys of migrants is a serious challenge. Based on the experience of running a multi-year Migrant Rights Monitoring Project (MRMP) in South Africa, this paper outlines the pros and cons ...
Información del artículo Entre un estado con fronteras y una sociedad fronteriza. El Gobierno loc... more Información del artículo Entre un estado con fronteras y una sociedad fronteriza. El Gobierno local en los distritos fronterizos de Sudáfrica y Kenia.
The assumption that refugees would become integrated citizens of their host countries, once unque... more The assumption that refugees would become integrated citizens of their host countries, once unquestioned with regard to European refugees after the Second World War, has today been replaced with the assumption that they should receive only temporary protection and assistance until they can return 'home'. Many refugees do desire to return to their countries of origin as soon as possible; but what of those who cannot due to protracted conflict, or those who do not wish to, having built new lives for themselves in the host country?
In sub-Saharan Africa, women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS while also facing economi... more In sub-Saharan Africa, women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS while also facing economic and gender inequalities. To explore the association of women’s economic contribution and relationship status with risky sexual behaviour, this study analysed cross-sectional data from 626 women aged 22 to 84 in rural South Africa. All women were enrolled in a microfinance plus gender training programme (Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE)). We used univariable and multivariable logistic regression to explore the associations of relationship status and women’s household income contribution with inconsistent condom use, multiple sexual partners and transactional sex, respectively. We found that married, older women had the highest odds of inconsistent condom use, while those contributing all the household income had higher odds of multiple sexual partnerships, but lower odds of transactional sex compared to those with no contribution. Income contribution and...
South African Journal of International Affairs, 2008
Zimbabwean migration into South Africa represents a challenge to standard global models for respo... more Zimbabwean migration into South Africa represents a challenge to standard global models for responding to large-scale migration flows. South Africa's existing legal and institutional infrastructure for migration management and refugee protection is not adequate for responding to this challenge and yet the country has not planned or implemented alternative responses. The paper outlines the complex ‘mixed’ nature of current Zimbabwean
Background: In April 1998, the South African government introduced the child-support grant as a p... more Background: In April 1998, the South African government introduced the child-support grant as a poverty-alleviation measure to support the income of poor households and enable them to care for the child. Aims: This research aimed to measure equity of access to applications for the child-support grant in an area characterized by poverty. Three questions were addressed: (i) How does socioeconomic status affect the probability of a household applying for a child-care grant? (ii) What household and caregiver characteristics are associated with child-care-grant application? (iii) What barriers to access are experienced by households that do not apply for the child-care grant? Methods: The study population of 6,725 households with at least one age-eligible child was drawn from the Agincourt field site, a rural sub-district of South Africa. Data used were obtained from health and demographic surveillance, a child-grant questionnaire, and a household-asset survey. Descriptive cross-tabulati...
... as national practices.2 Local informality can be the kind of petty corruption that South ... ... more ... as national practices.2 Local informality can be the kind of petty corruption that South ... Before proceeding to the case study, it should be noted that this analysis is based ... of continuous engagement with the legal and social conditions of Mozambican refugees in South Africa by ...
Información del artículo Entre un estado con fronteras y una sociedad fronteriza. El Gobierno loc... more Información del artículo Entre un estado con fronteras y una sociedad fronteriza. El Gobierno local en los distritos fronterizos de Sudáfrica y Kenia.
South African Journal of International Affairs, Jun 1, 2008
Zimbabwean migration into South Africa represents a challenge to standard global models for respo... more Zimbabwean migration into South Africa represents a challenge to standard global models for responding to large-scale migration flows. South Africa's existing legal and institutional infrastructure for migration management and refugee protection is not adequate for responding to this challenge and yet the country has not planned or implemented alternative responses. The paper outlines the complex ‘mixed’ nature of current Zimbabwean
Conducting methodological defensible, logistically feasible and affordable large-scale national s... more Conducting methodological defensible, logistically feasible and affordable large-scale national surveys of migrants is a serious challenge. Based on the experience of running a multi-year Migrant Rights Monitoring Project (MRMP) in South Africa, this paper outlines the pros and cons ...
Información del artículo Entre un estado con fronteras y una sociedad fronteriza. El Gobierno loc... more Información del artículo Entre un estado con fronteras y una sociedad fronteriza. El Gobierno local en los distritos fronterizos de Sudáfrica y Kenia.
The assumption that refugees would become integrated citizens of their host countries, once unque... more The assumption that refugees would become integrated citizens of their host countries, once unquestioned with regard to European refugees after the Second World War, has today been replaced with the assumption that they should receive only temporary protection and assistance until they can return 'home'. Many refugees do desire to return to their countries of origin as soon as possible; but what of those who cannot due to protracted conflict, or those who do not wish to, having built new lives for themselves in the host country?
In sub-Saharan Africa, women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS while also facing economi... more In sub-Saharan Africa, women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS while also facing economic and gender inequalities. To explore the association of women’s economic contribution and relationship status with risky sexual behaviour, this study analysed cross-sectional data from 626 women aged 22 to 84 in rural South Africa. All women were enrolled in a microfinance plus gender training programme (Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE)). We used univariable and multivariable logistic regression to explore the associations of relationship status and women’s household income contribution with inconsistent condom use, multiple sexual partners and transactional sex, respectively. We found that married, older women had the highest odds of inconsistent condom use, while those contributing all the household income had higher odds of multiple sexual partnerships, but lower odds of transactional sex compared to those with no contribution. Income contribution and...
South African Journal of International Affairs, 2008
Zimbabwean migration into South Africa represents a challenge to standard global models for respo... more Zimbabwean migration into South Africa represents a challenge to standard global models for responding to large-scale migration flows. South Africa's existing legal and institutional infrastructure for migration management and refugee protection is not adequate for responding to this challenge and yet the country has not planned or implemented alternative responses. The paper outlines the complex ‘mixed’ nature of current Zimbabwean
Background: In April 1998, the South African government introduced the child-support grant as a p... more Background: In April 1998, the South African government introduced the child-support grant as a poverty-alleviation measure to support the income of poor households and enable them to care for the child. Aims: This research aimed to measure equity of access to applications for the child-support grant in an area characterized by poverty. Three questions were addressed: (i) How does socioeconomic status affect the probability of a household applying for a child-care grant? (ii) What household and caregiver characteristics are associated with child-care-grant application? (iii) What barriers to access are experienced by households that do not apply for the child-care grant? Methods: The study population of 6,725 households with at least one age-eligible child was drawn from the Agincourt field site, a rural sub-district of South Africa. Data used were obtained from health and demographic surveillance, a child-grant questionnaire, and a household-asset survey. Descriptive cross-tabulati...
... as national practices.2 Local informality can be the kind of petty corruption that South ... ... more ... as national practices.2 Local informality can be the kind of petty corruption that South ... Before proceeding to the case study, it should be noted that this analysis is based ... of continuous engagement with the legal and social conditions of Mozambican refugees in South Africa by ...
Información del artículo Entre un estado con fronteras y una sociedad fronteriza. El Gobierno loc... more Información del artículo Entre un estado con fronteras y una sociedad fronteriza. El Gobierno local en los distritos fronterizos de Sudáfrica y Kenia.
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