Conflict transformation and peace study in contemporary society: a case study of the relationship between African Foreign Nationals and local citizens in the city of Durban”.
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2021
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The phenomenon of migration is not new in Africa. It has, however, not remained static and
unchanging both in its form and dynamics over time. It has responded to and has been affected
by changing social, economic, political and ecological conditions and processes. Africa’s
recent history has been that of a series of rapid changes in all these aspects. However, some
observers have described Africa as a “continent perpetually on the move” Hence, people of
Africa are perpetually on the move perhaps more so than other regions in the world.
Significantly, the movements are both intra-and inter-continental migrations.
Nonetheless, the context of conflict includes the society in conflict and the wider international
and regional level. Within the society, crucial background aspects are culture, governance
arrangements, institutions, social roles, norms, the rules and codes in place in society, and its
path of development. As globalisation proceeds, local conflicts are inevitably influenced by
wider economic and political forces. These have tended to strengthen trade investment and
technological networks in some areas of the world, but also to marginalise other areas such as
Africa and the former Soviet Union. This study aim is to conduct a research project on the
relationship between African foreign nationals and local citizens in the city of Durban to
explore their perceptions of causes of xenophobia, and possible strategies for dealing with this
type of behaviour.
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Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.