Deconstructing Gangsterism in South Africa
Uncovering the Need for Gender-Sensitive Policies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7735449 |
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| Authors | Clara Viltoft (University of Cape Town, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cosmopolitan Civil Societies An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1837-5391 • E-ISSN: 1837-5391 |
| Publisher | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5130/ccs.v14.i3.7985 |
| OpenAlex | W4311505976 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Although the dawn of democracy promised a new beginning in South Africa, lingering effects of Apartheid remained, including the struggle to address gang violence and gender-based violence amidst the backdrop of widespread organised crime and corruption, social inequality, a sluggish economy, and poor service delivery. The last policy - National Anti-Gangsterism Strategy (2017) - required implementation at provincial level. This study examines the Western Cape policy content and deconstructs the concept of gangsterism. The paper shows that sustained anti-gang strategies and interventions demand structural obstacles and inequality are addressed in the context of the spill-over from the Apartheid era. Notably, it will be concluded that there are long-term benefits of reframing the problem of gangsterism in the Western Cape as ‘a youth-at-risk-crisis’ with specific attention gender-sensitivity to contribute to local peacebuilding by focusing on youth to exert agency and become empowered in pursuit of individual and community resilience and active citizenry
Cognitive reframing · Criminology · Democracy · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Language change · Peacebuilding · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychological intervention · Psychological resilience · Social science · Sociology · Legal Issues in South Africa · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology · South African History and Culture
| Highly cited | No |
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