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dc.contributor.advisor | Plüg, Simóne | - |
dc.contributor.advisor | Harris, Geoffrey Thomas | - |
dc.contributor.author | Marima, Runyararo Evelyn E. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-27T09:30:55Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-27T09:30:55Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021-11 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10321/4279 | - |
dc.description | Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree of Master of Public Administration - Peace Studies, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2021. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The Zimbabwean youth have grown up in a politically polarized and violent environment. For the youth, and indeed most citizens, the challenges have been further increased by the economic turmoil that the country is experiencing. As a result, frustration and the need to ensure their survival have led to the youth becoming more self-centered, lacking a sense of community and becoming intolerant of diversity. The youth have a weak social capital, which manifests itself as violence and a contempt of social and political authorities. This study, therefore, sought to encourage and strengthen social capital among youths and strengthen their sense of community. The study focused on young Zimbabwean migrants living in Durban, South Africa. The study sample comprised of both young men and women, who are studying, formally and informally and employed and others that were not employed. A qualitative research approach was employed to provide a comprehensive knowledge of youth experiences in the pursuit of social cohesion and change. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and participant observation were all part of the exploratory study design. Thematic analysis was used in this study to qualify and analyze data collected from participants. While interpreting what was being said and giving evidence to support these interpretations. The researcher was able to identify new patterns, code them, and generate themes. According to the study, the primary issues faced by young Zimbabwean migrants in their experience of living in South Africa include discrimination, mounting pressure to marry, unemployment, and a restrictive documentation framework. The study identified mistrust, competitiveness, and failed and superficial social networks as barriers to (re)building social capital. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 227 p | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Zimbabwean youth | en_US |
dc.subject | Economic turmoil | en_US |
dc.subject | Social capital | en_US |
dc.subject | Zimbabwean migrants | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Youth and peace | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Social capital (Sociology) | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Peace-building--Social aspects | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Youth in peace-building | en_US |
dc.title | Building social capital for peace : a case of Zimbabwean youth in Durban | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.level | M | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.51415/10321/4279 | - |
local.sdg | SDG08 | - |
local.sdg | SDG16 | - |
local.sdg | SDG05 | - |
item.grantfulltext | restricted | - |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
item.openairetype | Thesis | - |
item.languageiso639-1 | en | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf | - |
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