International migration and social protection in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22110506 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonas Nzabamwita (0000-0002-4350-5290, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author), Mulugeta F Dinbabo (0000-0001-5556-9681, University of the Western Cape), Mulugeta Dinbabo (University of the Western Cape) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cogent Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-1886 • E-ISSN: 2331-1886 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23311886.2022.2144134 |
| OpenAlex | W4309006758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
For a developing country, South Africa has the most comprehensive social protection system in terms of social grant coverage. Moreover, the country is also often hailed for its transformative constitution which enshrines socio-economic rights for all. Similarly, South Africa is widely praised for its progressive refugee policy, which encourages refugees to self-settle into the local community, and those who are not able to support themselves are provided with services in the same way as the citizens of South Africa. In light of this, in 2012 the Department of Social Development promulgated changes to the regulations, by which refugees became eligible to claim social grants provided by the government of South Africa. Despite these amendments and constitutional rights, information from the literature and qualitative narratives from migrants living in households that receive social grants and key informants from organizations that assist migrants reveal that institutional challenges and impediments, that is, bureaucratic hurdles and administrative Jonas Nzabamwita
Bureaucracy · Constitution · Documentation · Economic growth · Economics · Human rights · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Refugee · Social protection · Social Welfare · Human Rights and Development · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Public Administration · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |