Democracy amp; its discontents: Vigilantism, sovereignty & human rights in South Africa

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 35, Issue 118, 2008, Pages 571-584

  Buur, Lars ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DEMOCRACY; ETHNOPOLITICS; HUMAN RIGHTS; SOVEREIGNTY; TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE ENTERPRISE;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; PORT ELIZABETH; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 56349150959     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056240802569250     Document Type: Article

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