by Tara Polzer Ngwato | COVID-19, Social Cohesion & Protest
Trends matter a great deal, especially for research and planning. And so what happens in a time of crisis, when all standards seem to change? What is the point of a trend if there is a sudden and unpredictable disruption – like COVID-19 – altering the best-laid plans...
by Tara Polzer Ngwato | Gender & Sexuality, Social Cohesion & Protest
Freedom House South Africa Director Paul Graham writes that an informed solution to South Africa’s chronic gender-based violence and collective violence against foreign nationals must take into account insights from research into the nature of this violence, including...
by Tara Polzer Ngwato | Poverty & Inequality, Social Cohesion & Protest
Where is South Africa headed over the next ten years? Beyond the emotional ups and downs of the daily news cycle, what underlying indicators do we need to track to assess the long-term stability of the country and the probably trajectory in terms of social cohesion?...
by Tara Polzer Ngwato | Events, Social Cohesion & Protest
On 7 Sept 2018, Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato, Social Surveys Research Director, presented a paper at the International Conference on Migration – Southern Perspectives on Migration: Addressing Knowledge Production, Policies and Cooperation. The conference was hosted by...
by Tara Polzer Ngwato | Social Cohesion & Protest
In 2016-2017, Social Surveys Africa conducted a study with Freedom House South Africa in 10 communities across South Africa which had experienced various forms of collective violence and protest in recent years. 4000 residents of these communities (400 randomly...
