1st Edition

Xenophobia and Nativism in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean

318 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book historicises and analyses the increasing incidence of xenophobia and nativism in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It examines how xenophobia and nativism impact the political cohesion and social fabric of states and societies in the regions and offers solutions to aid policy formation and implementation. Rather than utilising an overarching framework, individual theory is... Read more

Introduction: Understanding Xenophobia and Nativism in the Global South

Sabella Ogbobode Abidde, Michael R. Hall, and José de Arimatéia da Cruz

SECTION ONE: PARADIGMS AND PERSPECTIVES

1: Xenophobia and Nativism in South Africa: exceptional phenomena or standard Africa-wide practices?

Ayabulela Dlakavu

2: Colonial Roots for Contemporary Xenophobic Attitudes: Dominican Hatred Towards the Haitians

Antonio J. Pinto and Nairobi Rodríguez

3. Citizenship, Belonging and the "Stupid Federation:" The Colonial Roots of Contemporary Xenophobia and Nativism in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe 

Sitinga Kachipande

4. Aliens and Strangers in West Africa States: Interrogating the 1969/1983 Ghana-Nigeria Post-Colonial Immigrants Crises

Yemisi Olawale

SECTION TWO: DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL INSIGHTS

5. Global Perspective on Xenophobia: The African Experience, 2015-2019

Vincent Chenzi

6: When Xenophobes Turn Their Faces on Foreigners: Whom to Blame? The Government or The Natives

Anslem W. Adunimay and Tinuade A. Ojo

7. Factors Influencing Xenophobic Attacks Recurrences and Their Implications on South Africa’s Foreign Policy

Eric B. Niyitunga

SECTION THREE: CASE STUDIES AND MULTIREGIONAL ASSESSMENTS

8. Haitian Migration, The Bahamas, and the Wider Caribbean

Anne Ulentin

9. Migration and Xenophobia in Southern Africa: Assessing the Benefits of Social Inclusion in South Africa and Zimbabwe 

Darlington Mutanda and Enock Ndawana

10. Xenophobia and Nativism against Haitian Immigrants in Brazil and Chile

Angela Ju

11. Othering Our Neighbors: Examples of Nativism and Xenophobia in Calypso

Alison Mc Letchie

12. Caribbean Xenophobia and Nativism

Raymond Ramcharitar

13. Conclusion: Xenophobia and Nativism in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean

Sabella Ogbobode Abidde, Michael R. Hall, and José de Arimatéia da Cruz

Biography

Sabella Ogbobode Abidde is a Professor of Political Science and a member of the graduate faculty at Alabama State University, USA.

Michael Hall is a Professor of History at Georgia Southern University, USA.

José de Arimatéia da Cruz is a Professor of International Relations and International Studies at Georgia Southern University, USA.