Urban Violence In Africa
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Urban Violence In Africa
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Author : Eghosa E. Osaghae
language : en
Publisher: Ifra
Release Date : 1994
Urban Violence In Africa written by Eghosa E. Osaghae and has been published by Ifra this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Social Science categories.
The urban environment is a breeding ground for various forms of violence. As the hub of political, social and economic processes, the city is the meeting point for peoples from diverse cultural, racial, and religious backgrounds. It is often the venue of intense class and social struggles for scarce economic resources as well as political power. While the daily struggle for survival is usually nonconfrontational, when the economic-cum-political situation deteriorates, the city streets provide the venue for riots, demonstrations and even revolution. Because of the relative anonymity of city-life, it is also an attractive place for the more undesirable elements in society: thieves, rapists, murderers etc., who can commit crimes without fear of recognition. The urban context of violence is well established in the literature, and has been particularly emphasized by students of social change and revolution. Nevertheless, the study of urban violence qua urban violence has been rather sparse in Africa. The singular exception to this is South Africa, whose long history of structural violence dates back to the apartheid era. This phenomenon has been fairly well studied, although not specifically as urban violence. The pilot studies on three countries in this volume are part of a continent-wide comparative research project aimed at filling this huge gap in the literature. A research project on urban violence in Africa could not be more timely: All over Africa, criminal, political, religious and other social conflicts have been on the increase. The dwindling economic capacities and governance crises prevent governments from dealing effectively with these conflicts, which have often degenerated into situations of violence. These pilot studies and the larger project are expected to highlight these linkages and suggest the way forward. By their very nature, the studies are both exploratory and empirical. Problems are identified and suggestions are being made on how to overcome them. They therefore represent a necessary first step in coming to grips with issues raised by urban violence.
Urban Violence In Africa
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Release Date : 1994
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Urban Violence In Africa
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Author : Eghosa E. Osaghae
language : en
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Urban Violence In Africa written by Eghosa E. Osaghae and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Cities and towns categories.
Youth Street Culture And Urban Violence In Africa
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Author : Pius Adesanmi
language : en
Publisher: African Bookbuilders
Release Date : 1997
Youth Street Culture And Urban Violence In Africa written by Pius Adesanmi and has been published by African Bookbuilders this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with City children categories.
Community Based Urban Violence Prevention
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Author : Kosta Mathéy
language : en
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Release Date : 2014-10-31
Community Based Urban Violence Prevention written by Kosta Mathéy and has been published by transcript Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-31 with Social Science categories.
Urban violence has become a major threat in big cities of the world. Where the orthodox protection through the police and individual target hardening remain inefficient, the population must organize itself. This book contains first-hand accounts on a selection of the most innovative experiences in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Arab region and is of interest likewise for academics and urban practitioners, policy makers, international cooperation experts or travelers preparing a visit of one of the affected countries. With a preface by Caroline Moser.
Youth Street Culture And Urban Violence In Africa
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Author : Pius Adesanmi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Youth Street Culture And Urban Violence In Africa written by Pius Adesanmi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Violence categories.
Urban Management And Urban Violence In Africa
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
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Urban Violence Resilience And Security
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Author : Glass, Michael R.
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2022-01-13
Urban Violence Resilience And Security written by Glass, Michael R. and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-13 with Social Science categories.
Written in a comprehensive yet accessible style, Urban Violence, Resilience and Security investigates the diverse nature of urban violence within Latin America, Asia and Africa. It further analyzes how regular and irregular governing mechanisms can provide human security, despite the presence of chronic violence.
Cities Under Siege
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Author : Antoinette Louw
language : en
Publisher: University of Kwazulu Natal Press
Release Date : 1996
Cities Under Siege written by Antoinette Louw and has been published by University of Kwazulu Natal Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Cities and towns categories.
The Architecture Of Fear
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Author : Tunde Agbola
language : en
Publisher: Ifra
Release Date : 1997
The Architecture Of Fear written by Tunde Agbola and has been published by Ifra this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Social Science categories.
In 1993, when some scholars from the University of Ibadan made a proposal to the Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique (IFRA) — French Institute for Research in Africa, to study the increasing spate of urban violence in Africa, it was not anticipated that the scope of the study would increase at such a fast pace in the following years. The Institute agreed to fund the project and an international symposium was organized in Nigeria in 1994, with the aim of focusing attention on the issue of urban violence and determining its impact on the different segments of the society. Since 1994, however, urban violence in Nigeria took on a renewed ferocity with a dramatic increase in the loss of life and property. In Nigeria today, there is little security of life and property; urban residents live in perpetual fear of the morrow. They are wary in the day and terrified at night. One of Nigeria’s foremost scholars of the urban milieu has observed that, despite the existence of the Nigerian Police Force, armed robbers and burglars have the run of our cities. Hired assassins move across the urban domain with impunity. In addition to this pervasive insecurity of life and property is the constant struggle against poverty and deprivation. How have Nigerians reacted to this situation? This research, which is a follow-up to the 1994 Urban Violence Symposium addresses this question.