The only interventions capable of disrupting xenophobia are those that lower, or ideally eliminate, its political, economic and social benefits.
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Several key actions that could help are not yet on the table, including mobilising other political parties as well as civic society to fight anti-foreigner hysteria.
Organisations behind the wave of xenophobia use the language of participation, community and people’s power to justify marginalisation.
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Co-Director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Sociology, University of Johannesburg
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Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior researcher, University of Johannesburg