Brij Maharaj

Biographic Data

ID72475
NAMEBrij Maharaj
GIVEN NAMESBrij
FAMILY NAMEMaharaj
SIGNATUREMAHARAJ B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
ORCID0000-0003-1266-2231
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS48
TOTAL CITATIONS154
AUTHOR COUNT48
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX8

  • Indentured Indians: Past and Present – An Introduction

    Ashutosh Kumar, Brij MaharajARTICLESouth Asian Diaspora2026References: 18

    This article introduces the special issue ‘Indentured Indians: Past and Present’. It emerged from discussions held during two international seminars sponsored by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India, and the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS), South Africa, on the Indian indentured diaspora. The recent focus on global history has influenced a rethinking of the nineteenth century labour migration from India to the v…

  • Redressing urban land dispossession of Indians in Cato Manor, Durban, South Africa

    Open AccessKemraj Ramballi, Brij MaharajARTICLESouth Asian Diaspora2024Cited by: 1References: 24

  • Structural violence and the subversion of participatory planning—the struggle for the Warwick Market in Durban, South Africa

    Brij MaharajARTICLECity2023References: 16

    Deprivation, poverty, inequality, forced displacement, psychological harm, lack of public participation in planning and benign neglect are examples of structural violence in cities. In the case of benign neglect, public facilities are deliberately neglected in terms of maintenance and provision of basic facilities—a form of ‘slow violence’. Drawing from qualitative data sources that included participant observation, consultations with legal advis…

  • Megaprojects in the Context of Neoliberalism: Socio-Economic and Spatial Impacts of the Proposed Dig-Out Port in Durban, South Africa

    Open AccessAubrey Mpungose, Brij MaharajARTICLEUrban Forum2022

  • Air pollution perception in ten countries during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessBaowen Lou, Diego Maria Barbieri et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2022References: 124

    As largely documented in the literature, the stark restrictions enforced worldwide in 2020 to curb the COVID-19 pandemic also curtailed the production of air pollutants to some extent. This study investigates the perception of the air pollution as assessed by individuals located in ten countries: Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa and the USA. The perceptions towards air quality were evaluated by employing a…

  • Obituary – Professor A.J. Christopher (1939-2021)

    Brij MaharajARTICLESouth African Geographical Journal2021

    "Obituary – Professor A.J. Christopher (1939-2021)." South African Geographical Journal, 103(3), pp. 420–421

  • Contesting violent displacement: The case of Warwick market in Durban, South Africa

    Brij MaharajARTICLEInternational Development…2020Cited by: 2References: 9

    While violence traditionally refers to the use of physical force to cause harm to others, in recent years this definition has been widened to include structural forces such as deprivation, poverty, inequality and forced displacement. This paper analyses strategies by Durban Municipality to demolish the century-old Early Morning Market (EMM) and replace it with a mall. More specifically, the following forms of violence will be illustrated: physica…

  • Subsistence marine fishing in a neoliberal city: A political ecology analysis of securitization and exclusion in Durban, South Africa

    Open AccessAlexio Mbereko, Amanda Botes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Political Ecology2019

    In post-apartheid South Africa, the blue economy has been identified as an untapped resource for creating employment and stimulating economic growth. However, in the port city of Durban, subsistence fishing has formed an important component of both the livelihood and identity of individuals living in marginalized communities adjacent to the harbor for over a century. However, since America's 9/11 terrorist attacks a number of new international la…

  • Refugees, Violence and Gender: The Case of Women in the Albert Park Area in Durban, South Africa

    Open AccessSinenhlanhla Memela, Brij MaharajARTICLEUrban Forum2018

  • Not to the highest bidder: The failure of incumbency in the Zambian 2011 elections

    John Bwalya, Brij MaharajARTICLEJournal of Contemporary African…2018Cited by: 8References: 17

    Incumbent political parties in emerging democracies tend to use clientelism and state resources to mobilise electoral support. In most cases, they go on to win these electoral contests. However, this paper uses the Zambian example to demonstrate that mere incumbency may not always win elections. Despite the advantages of incumbency, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) lost the 2011 elections to the opposition Patriotic Front (PF). To expl…

  • Neighbourhood-level social capital and anti-immigrant prejudice in an African context: An individual-level analysis of attitudes towards immigrants in South Africa

    Steven Lawrence Gordon, Brij MaharajARTICLECommonwealth and Comparative…2015Cited by: 16References: 14

    African states are often characterised as low trust societies. Could a deficiency of social capital explain prejudice towards immigrants in such societies? Using South Africa as a case study, this paper tests the effect of social trust, social bonds with neighbours and a sense of community on attitudes towards foreigners. The results reveal that social capital may be a more important predictor of attitudes than economic status. Social bonds betwe…

  • Towards a mega-event legacy framework

    Eva Kassens-Noor, Mark Wilson et al.ARTICLELeisure Studies2015Cited by: 7References: 15

    The legacy created in pursuit of a mega-event, like the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, World’s Fair or the Hajj, can provide tremendous opportunities for the host to advance urban development. The challenge faced by cities is how to direct the public and private spending on desired legacies to support their pre-bid urban agendas. To provide guidance for scholars and event planners interested in using events to further urban development agendas, w…

  • Honouring the Dual Commitment: Remittance Strategies of Ghanaian Migrants in Amsterdam

    Open AccessNtokozo Nzama, Brij MaharajARTICLEMigracijske i etničke teme /…2014

    This paper seeks to understand the rationale behind the practice of remittances and to examine its impact on the living standards and conditions of Ghanaian remitters living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This study investigates how remitters are able to sustain their lifestyles in a foreign country, and the sacrifices and compromises made in terms of their dual commitment to support families in Ghana and in the Netherlands. A qualitative approac…

  • Representing foreign workers in the private security industry: A South African perspective on trade union engagement

    Open AccessSteven Lawrence Gordon, Steven Gordon et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Modern African…2014References: 18

    In recent years South African cities have become home to a large number of undocumented migrant workers. If trade unions do not organise undocumented migrant workers, it opens up such workers to exploitation and maltreatment by employers, thereby creating a split labour market that undermines the entire labour movement. This article focuses on the responses of the national trade union movement in the private security sector to the presence of und…

  • The Scramble for Citizens: Dual Nationality and State Competition for Immigrants

    Brij MaharajARTICLEJournal of Intercultural Studies2014

    Questions relating to identity, citizenship, and nationality have become highly contested in the twenty-first century in an era of transnationalism and globalization, especially the unfettered mobi

  • Challenges Facing Hindus and Hinduism in Post-apartheid South Africa

    Open AccessBrij MaharajARTICLEJournal of Sociology and Social…2013

  • Challenges Facing Hindus and Hinduism in Post-apartheid South Africa

    Open AccessBrij MaharajARTICLEJournal of Sociology and Social…2013

    The aim of this paper is to analyse the challenges facing those practising Hinduism in South Africa. Celebrating the centenary of the SAHMS provides an opportunity to reflect on the past, analyse the present and more importantly to chart the future of Hindus and Hinduism in South Africa. More specifically, the key issues that will be discussed in this paper include: globalisation and internationalisation of culture; influence of Hindu nationalist…

  • Tourism Impacts on Subsistence Agriculture: A Case Study of the Okavango Delta, Botswana

    Open AccessPhilippa Harrison, Brij MaharajARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2013References: 2

    The booming tourism industry in the developing countries has been widely viewed as a source of investment, employment and foreign exchange. There is an assumption that the economic benefits of tourism will trickle down to stimulate other sectors of the economy, including agriculture. The government of Botswana, for example, is grappling with the task of developing a tourism policy that will maximize its goals of rural job creation, revenue genera…

  • Segregation, Buffer Zones and Transport Routes: The Saga of the Second Access Road to Chatsworth

    Open AccessSives Govender, Brij MaharajARTICLEThe Oriental Anthropologist A…2012

  • Social networks and undocumented Mozambican migration to South Africa

    Open AccessRamos Cardoso Muanamoha, Brij Maharaj et al.ARTICLEGeoforum2010Cited by: 15References: 11

  • The struggle for the Warwick Market in Durban

    Open AccessBrij MaharajARTICLEEchoGéo2010Cited by: 2References: 1

    Picture 1 – Protest of the Early Morning Market Support Group in May-June 2009Author : Roy Chetty, Mai-June 2009.The Warwick Avenue Triangle (WAT), an inner city community, and one of the oldest mixed residential areas in Durban, defied the apartheid state's strategies to destroy it. Slum clearance laws, the Group Areas Act, and urban renewal programmes were used to try to destroy the community.It would appear that in the post-apartheid era, the …

  • Dilemmas of Representation in Post-apartheid Durban

    Open AccessMurray Low, R Ballard et al.ARTICLEUrban Forum2007

  • The Making and (RE) Making of Ethnic Identity: The Case of Indian South Africans

    Open AccessAshwin Desai, Brij MaharajARTICLEThe Oriental Anthropologist A…2007

    Traditionally, Indian South African have been viewed as a homogeneous community, and presented a united front in opposing apartheid. However, the democratic era has witnessed the resurgence of ethnic and sub-ethnic identities (class, language, religion, geographic origins), Attempts to reconnect to the motherland have exacerbated these tendencies. Indians enjoyed a relatively privileged position compared to that of the African majority primarily …

  • Durban—A tourism Mecca? Challenges of the post-apartheid era

    Open AccessBrij Maharaj, Trimeira Naidu et al.ARTICLEUrban Forum2006

  • Patterns of Giving in South Africa

    Open AccessDavid Everatt, Adam Habib et al.ARTICLEVoluntas Revista Internacional de…2005Cited by: 8References: 5

    This paper reflects on the results of a national quantitative survey on giving in South Africa. It explores the extent and character of giving; who gives, to whom, with what intention? The survey results revealed that South Africa is richly resourced with a diverse and multicultural spectrum of giving behaviors, which are commonplace in everyday life. The spectrum of giving behaviors is so diverse in shape and form that it contradicts many of the…