From 'Popcorn' to 'Occupy
Protest in Durban, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3884802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shauna Mottiar (0000-0003-3863-0238, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 603-619 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/dech.12037 |
| OpenAlex | W1573029420 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 11 |
Durban has a long tradition of activism and the creation of participatory spaces. The Umlazi Occupy is one example. In 2012 some 3,000 residents of Umlazi township 'occupied' the area outside the municipal councillor's office for the period of a month. The reasons behind the Occupy protest included demands for better services and higher levels of political accountability. This contribution examines the Umlazi Occupy with a focus on the nature of post-2010 activism and its key actors
Accountability · Citizen journalism · Focus (optics) · Key (lock) · Period (music) · Political activism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Public Administration · South African History and Culture
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Right to the City” and the Structure of Civic Organizational Fields
Confronting the climate crisis in Africa
Terrains of Civil and Uncivil Society in Post-Apartheid Durban
Geographies of development III
The ‘ballot and the brick’
Colonised minds? Post-development theory and the desirability of development in Africa
Africa's passive revolution
Protest and Participation in Durban
Participatory Democracy Against Industrial Risks
South Africa’s protest architecture
Character and social organisation of community protests in South Africa
Protest in Mpofana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Alienated Politics
The struggle for housing and basic services in South Africa
With the ballot and the brick
Insurgency and Spaces of Active Citizenship
Rebellion of the poor
Is ‘another world’ really possible? Re-examining counter-hegemonic forces in post-apartheid South Africa
Questioning resistance in post-apartheid South Africa
Culture and Its Discontents
Conceptualizing Direct Action as a Form of Participation in Development
The Politics of Discontent and Social Protest in Durban
The struggle for the Warwick Market in Durban
State-Civil Society Relations in Post-Apartheid South Africa
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |