Can people who live in shantytowns, shacks and favelas teach us anything about democracy? About how to govern society in a way that is inclusive, participatory and addresses popular needs? This book argues that they can. In a study conducted in dozens of South Africa's shack set…
A fascinating ethnography of the democratic organisation of shack settlements in South Africa.
In 'Unlawful Occupation', Huchzermeyer provides an international perspective on this problem in Brazil and South Africa. Arguing that the South African paradigm is distorted the author also tracks the development of influential international positions on settlement intervention.
In Making Freedom Anne-Maria Makhulu explores practices of squatting and illegal settlement on the outskirts of Cape Town during and immediately following the end of apartheid. Apartheid's paradoxical policies of prohibiting migrant Africans who worked in Cape Town from living p…
Exploring the practices of squatting and illegal settlement on the outskirts of Cape Town during and immediately following the end of apartheid, Anne-Maria Makhulu how these squatters engaged in an important form of resistance that helped to end apartheid.
Étroitement inspirée par la légende de Peter Pan, cette série située dans un futur proche a pour décor - inspiré de certaines villes latino-américaines - une riche cité avec à ses pieds des bidonvilles (le "petit monde") où règne la violence. C'est là que vit Pietra, jeune garço…
