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SAIC final technical report : summary and tables : assessing the impact of state-community collaboration to address urban violence in South Africa

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Saturday, May 27, 2017 - 04:00
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Social economic conditions and vulnerabilities : a report of the baseline survey of M(East) Ward, Mumbai

Mumbai, not unlike many cities in the developing world, has undergone extensive urbanization in recent years. These rapid processes are not without complexities, and create stark contrasts among the different communities brought together.
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Friday, January 2, 2015 - 05:00
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Durban’s port-petrochemical complex as a site of economic and environmental violence

A proposed massive expansion of a petrochemical complex in South Durban’s port area has come under criticism for both economic and environmental violence.
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Friday, January 2, 2015 - 05:00
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People, places and infrastructure : countering urban violence and promoting justice in Mumbai, Rio, and Durban

This report sets up possibilities for conversation between diverse case studies from three cities (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Durban, South Africa; and Mumbai, India) within a common theoretical framework.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 05:00
Research in Action

CITIES Gender

Solutions to make cities safe and inclusive

More than 75 researchers and policymaker have tested the effectiveness of urban violence reduction theories, strategies, and interventions.
Published date
Friday, October 20, 2017 - 10:00
Research in Action

Gender

Gender and violence in cities

Millions, especially women, live with a deep sense of insecurity and experience violence in a multitude of forms each day.
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Friday, October 20, 2017 - 08:30
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Gender

When community ties lead to violent crimes

While armed shootouts are increasingly rare in Tabajaras/Cabritos, long-time residents now worry that the neighbourhood is no longer theirs.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 13:00
Research in Action

Gender

Evicted

According to a UN fact-finding mission, some 700,000 people lost their homes, livelihoods, or both in what many believed was an effort to punish the regime’s opposition supporters.
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Friday, October 20, 2017 - 14:30
Research in Action

Justice and security Poverty Poverty alleviation Economic and social development

Fear, crime, and social cohesion in urban South Africa

“Social cohesion” broadly refers to the factors that hold a society together, including shared values and identity, feelings of belonging, civic participation, and political legitimacy. A body of theory based on the experience of communities in high-income countries suggests that strong social cohesion can act as a protective factor against violence. But despite rapid urbanisation in the Global South, there has been little empirical research to date on social cohesion and its relationship to violence in middle- and low-income countries.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 11:00
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Economic and social development Poverty alleviation Justice and security Poverty Gender

People, places, and infrastructure: Lessons from Mumbai, Rio, and Durban

Durban, Mumbai, and Rio exemplify the rapid growth and transformation that has gripped cities across the Global South. They share a host of challenges, including the violence and insecurity that accompany rapid change.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 10:00

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