Insurgency and spaces of active citizenship: The story of Western Cape Anti-eviction Campaign in South Africa

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 200-217

  Miraftab, Faranak ^a   Wills, Shana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Civil society; Eviction; Grass roots movement; Housing; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 33644829907     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X05282182     Document Type: Article

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