Local Politics and the Circulation of Community Security Initiatives in Johannesburg

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 936-957

  Bénit Gbaffou, Claire ^a   Fourchard, Laurent ^b   Wafer, Alex ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community policing; Johannesburg; Road closures; Security governance; Street patrols; Suburbs; Townships; Urban politics

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; SECURITY; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POLITICS;

GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84865557926     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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