Fayomi, Oluyemi Oyenike and Chidozie, Felix and Ayo, C. K. (2015) A Retrospective Study of the effects of Xenophobia on South Africa-Nigeria Relations. In: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, May, 2015, Tokyo, Japan.
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Abstract
The underlying causes of xenophobia are complex and varied. Xenophobia has to do with contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or of people from different countries or cultures. Unemployment and mounting poverty among South Africans at the bottom of the economic ladder have provoked fears of the competition that better educated and experienced migrants can represent. South Africa’s long track-record of violence as a means of protest and the targeting of foreigners in particular; and, the documented tensions over migration policy and the scale of repatriation serve a very good explanation for its xenophobia. It was clear that while most of the attacks were directed against foreign, primarily African, migrants, that this was not the rule. Attacks were also noted against Chinese-speakers, Pakistani migrants as well as against South Africans from minority language groups (in the conflict areas). Settlements that have recently experienced the expression of ‘xenophobic’ violence have also been the site of violent and other forms of protest around other issues, most notably service delivery. The failure of government in service delivery was vexed on this form of xenophobia (HSRC, 2008). Due to the increase in migration, this conflict is certainly not temporary in nature. Xenophobia manifests in different regions and communities, with devastating effects on the affected nationals. Nigerians living in South Africa have been objects of severe attacks and assault as a result of this xenophobic attitude. It is against this background that this study seeks to investigate the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The methodology is basically qualitative with the use of secondary sources such as Books, Journals, Newspapers and internet sources
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Nigeria, Poverty, South Africa, Unemployment, Xenophobia |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Humanities |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2015 16:35 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2015 16:35 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/4666 |
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