Dostin Lakika
Biographic Data
| ID | 315498 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dostin Lakika |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dostin |
| FAMILY NAME | Lakika |
| SIGNATURE | LAKIKA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7489-5538 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond medical xenophobia
The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented crisis characterised by widespread disruption and significant loss of life. Governments worldwide responded with a myriad of containment measures aimed at curbing the spread of this deadly virus. In South Africa, a nation accommodating migrants from diverse backgrounds, COVID-19 mitigation protocols were authorised but met with criticism not limited to local citizens. Cross-border migrants decried these …
Weapons only are not sufficient
Soldiering involves a multifaceted process of training designed to erode candidates' civilian values and instil a military culture. While weapons and modern equipment are essential for military strength, the importance of rituals, integral to both military training and warfare, should not be undermined. This article shares results derived from unstructured interviews and participant observation conducted over a span of seven months, from July 201…
War and the supernatural
Tokowa po ya ekolo ”
This article explores the conceptualization of the body among former Congolese soldiers living as refugees in Johannesburg. The article draws on extensive fieldwork in Johannesburg, South Africa and employs the concept of deterritorialization and reterritorialization to explain the bodies of those who have decided to join the Congolese Army. The article reveals the complex ways in which the army manipulates soldiers’ bodies to generate diverse li…
“When a bad thing happens…you are better only when you are home
This article explores the link between migration and alienation and its impact on the mental health and wellbeing of Congolese and Somali asylum seekers and refugees—two of the largest populations of displaced migrants in South Africa. Drawing on ethnographic research in Johannesburg, we highlight the various ways alienation is both imposed upon and experienced by migrants and argue that systemic dis integration, or acts of alienation, can be see…
Between Informality and (Il)legality
Drawing on interviews with Congolese in Johannesburg, this research explains some of the impact of the discriminatory immigration laws in South Africa that expose refugees to various forms of precarity. I show that precarity becomes a driving force for these people to engage in illegal or unauthorized activities, and I analyze how Congolese refugees attempt to obtain legal status and adapt to intensified discriminatory immigration policies and pr…
Politics and Community-Based Research
This book is a new and courageous examination of the complexity of embedded research.It is an honest and insightful reflection that ... challenges and deepens arguments around spaces of participation through theoretical reflection and, more centrally, through the actual experience of the embedded research of Yeoville Studio.It is an important work for this and other reasons
Politics and Community-Based Research
This book is a new and courageous examination of the complexity of embedded research.It is an honest and insightful reflection that ... challenges and deepens arguments around spaces of participation through theoretical reflection and, more centrally, through the actual experience of the embedded research of Yeoville Studio.It is an important work for this and other reasons
Weapons only are not sufficient
Soldiering involves a multifaceted process of training designed to erode candidates' civilian values and instil a military culture. While weapons and modern equipment are essential for military strength, the importance of rituals, integral to both military training and warfare, should not be undermined. This article shares results derived from unstructured interviews and participant observation conducted over a span of seven months, from July 201…
Between Informality and (Il)legality
Drawing on interviews with Congolese in Johannesburg, this research explains some of the impact of the discriminatory immigration laws in South Africa that expose refugees to various forms of precarity. I show that precarity becomes a driving force for these people to engage in illegal or unauthorized activities, and I analyze how Congolese refugees attempt to obtain legal status and adapt to intensified discriminatory immigration policies and pr…
Politics and Community-Based Research
This book is a new and courageous examination of the complexity of embedded research.It is an honest and insightful reflection that ... challenges and deepens arguments around spaces of participation through theoretical reflection and, more centrally, through the actual experience of the embedded research of Yeoville Studio.It is an important work for this and other reasons
“When a bad thing happens…you are better only when you are home
This article explores the link between migration and alienation and its impact on the mental health and wellbeing of Congolese and Somali asylum seekers and refugees—two of the largest populations of displaced migrants in South Africa. Drawing on ethnographic research in Johannesburg, we highlight the various ways alienation is both imposed upon and experienced by migrants and argue that systemic dis integration, or acts of alienation, can be see…
Between Informality and (Il)legality
Drawing on interviews with Congolese in Johannesburg, this research explains some of the impact of the discriminatory immigration laws in South Africa that expose refugees to various forms of precarity. I show that precarity becomes a driving force for these people to engage in illegal or unauthorized activities, and I analyze how Congolese refugees attempt to obtain legal status and adapt to intensified discriminatory immigration policies and pr…
War and the supernatural
Tokowa po ya ekolo ”
This article explores the conceptualization of the body among former Congolese soldiers living as refugees in Johannesburg. The article draws on extensive fieldwork in Johannesburg, South Africa and employs the concept of deterritorialization and reterritorialization to explain the bodies of those who have decided to join the Congolese Army. The article reveals the complex ways in which the army manipulates soldiers’ bodies to generate diverse li…
Beyond medical xenophobia
The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented crisis characterised by widespread disruption and significant loss of life. Governments worldwide responded with a myriad of containment measures aimed at curbing the spread of this deadly virus. In South Africa, a nation accommodating migrants from diverse backgrounds, COVID-19 mitigation protocols were authorised but met with criticism not limited to local citizens. Cross-border migrants decried these …
Weapons only are not sufficient
Soldiering involves a multifaceted process of training designed to erode candidates' civilian values and instil a military culture. While weapons and modern equipment are essential for military strength, the importance of rituals, integral to both military training and warfare, should not be undermined. This article shares results derived from unstructured interviews and participant observation conducted over a span of seven months, from July 201…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works)