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Supporting communities affected by violence : a casebook from South Africa
- Title
- Supporting communities affected by violence : a casebook from South Africa / Craig Higson-Smith.
- Author
- Higson-Smith, Craig, 1969-
- Publication
- Oxford : Oxfam, 2002.
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Details
- Description
- x, 149 pages : illustrations, map; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "More than 15,000 people have been killed and 500,000 displaced during years of low-intensity civil war in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. This book describes the work of the Programme for Survivors of Violence (PSV), which (with the support of Oxfam) helps communities to grapple with the complex social, economic, political, and psychological problems posed by the conflict. A framework to guide interventions in polarised communities is outlined, with a detailed description of its application to work with young people (especially the male members of gangs and paramilitary units), children, women, and local leaders. The final chapter summarises the principles which inform the work of the PSV, and identifies the fundamental elements that have contributed to its sustained success. The book is written for community leaders in any society damaged by civil conflict; for development agencies which support such communities; and for students and teachers of community-development theory and practice. Its theoretical framework may be applied usefully in a broad range of situations."--Back cover.
- Series Statement
- Oxfam development casebooks
- Uniform Title
- Oxfam development casebooks.
- Subject
- KwaZulu-Natal Programme for Survivors of Violence
- Conflict management > South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal
- Political violence > South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal
- Community development > South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal
- Community development
- Conflict management
- Political violence
- Unterstützung
- Gemeinde
- Gewaltkriminalität
- Victims
- Assistance
- South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Kwazulu-Natal (province)
- Südafrika <Staat>
- Genre/Form
- Fallsammlung.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The story of South Africa -- The story of KwaZulu-Natal -- Initial responses to the conflict in KwaZulu-Natal -- Understanding civil violence -- Plans into action: the process of intervention -- Work with young people -- Work with women -- Work with children -- Work with community leaders -- Reflections on the work of the KwaZulu-Natal Programme for Survivors of Violence.
- ISBN
- 0855984775
- 9780855984779
- LCCN
- 2004268804
- OCLC
- ocm50869663
- 50869663
- SCSB-8978061
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library