Mob justice and everyday life
The case of Nairobi's Kibera and Korogocho slums
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2137873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magdalena Chułek (0000-0001-5937-2245, Adam Mickiewicz University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 385-402 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0184 • E-ISSN: 1469-2872 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00020184.2018.1519332 |
| OpenAlex | W2892990178 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
Based on ethnographic research in two slum areas of Nairobi, Kibera and Korogocho, this article explains the meaning and function of ad hoc acts of lynching called mob justice. The article treats mob justice as a specific type of institution that reflects local rules of life and argues that the analysis of such acts must take into account that they are produced within a broader social framework in which they are practised. Mob justice undergoes reproduction to maintain the communities of Kibera and Korogocho. The form of lynching stems not from the fact that it is limiting crime but that it produces an imaginary realisation of a certain dimension of experience of the mob’s members, which is collective agency
Agency (philosophy · Criminology · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Ethnography · Everyday life · Informal social control · Institution · Meaning (existential · Political science · Social control · Social science · Sociology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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Introduction
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |