Land, Memory, Reconstruction, and Justice Perspectives on Land Claims in South Africa

Land is a significant and controversial topic in South Africa. Addressing the land claims of those dispossessed in the past has proved to be a demanding, multidimensional process. In many respects the land restitution program that was launched as part of the county's transition to democracy in...

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Main Author: Walker, Cherryl
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Athens Ohio University Press 2010
Edition:1
Subjects:
Africa
Cultural Studies
HISTORY
Justice
Kulturstudier
Land
Land claims
Land reform
Land reform > Social aspects > South Africa
Land reform > South Africa
land restitution
Land tenure
Land tenure > South Africa
Law
Memory
Political anthropology
Public Administration Studies
Republic of South Africa
Restitution
Restitution > South Africa
Social Anthropology
Social aspects
Social conditions
Social justice
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Socialantropologi
South
South Africa
Studier av offentlig förvaltning
ISBN:9780821419274, 0821419277, 9780821443545, 0821443542
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations [Illustrations] Introduction one: Reconciling the Past, Present, and Future two: Giving Land Back or Righting Wrongs? three: Change through Jurisprudence four: Urban Restitution Narratives five: The Right to Land Restitution as Inspiration for Mobilization six: Choosing Cash over Land in Kalk Bay and Knysna seven: Securing Postsettlement Support toward Sustainable Restitution eight: Acrimonious Stakeholder Politics nine: “Model Tribes” and Iconic Conservationists? ten: The ≠Khomani San Land Claim against the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park eleven: The Ambiguities of Using Betterment Restitution as a Vehicle for Development twelve: Land Restitution and Community Politics thirteen: Land Claims and Comanagement of Protected Areas in South Africa fourteen: Restitution in Default fifteen: Unfinished Business sixteen: Restitution, Agriculture, and Livelihoods seventeen: Strategic Questions about Strategic Partners Contributors Index
  • The ≠Khomani San Land Claim against the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park “Model Tribes” and Iconic Conservationists? Tracking the Makuleke Restitution Case in Kruger National Park Acrimonious Stakeholder Politics Restituting Community Politics, Identity, Development Securing Postsettlement Support toward Sustainable Restitution Choosing Cash over Landin Kalk Bay and KnysnaThe Time Factor in Urban Land Claims The Right to Land Restitution as Inspiration for Mobilzation Urban Restitution Narratives Part 2 Restitution Voices Memory, Contestation, Reconstruction Change through Jurisprudence Giving Land Back or Righting Wrongs? Comparative Issues in the Study of Land Restitution Reconciling the Past, Present, and Future Introduction Contextual, Comparative, and Legal Perspectives Abbreviations Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Contents Title Page, Copyright Cover Index Contributors Strategic Questions about Strategic Partners Restitution, Agriculture, and Livelihoods Unfinished Business Restitution in Default Land Claims and Comanagement of Protected Areas in South Africa Restitution Policy Limits and Possibilities Land Restitution and Community Polotics The Ambiguities of Using Betterment Restitution as a Vehicle for Development
  • THIRTEEN Land Claims and Comanagement of Protected Areas in South Africa: Exploring the Challenges: Thembela Kepe -- FOURTEEN Restitution in Default: Land Claims and the Redevelopment of Cato Manor, Durban: Cherryl Walker -- FIFTEEN Unfinished Business: The Role of Governmental Institutions after Restitution of Land Rights: Alan Dodson -- SIXTEEN Restitution, Agriculture, and Livelihoods: National Debates and Case Studies from Limpopo Province: Michael Aliber, Themba Maluleke, Mpfariseni Thagwana, and Tshililo Manenzhe -- SEVENTEEN Strategic Questions about Strategic Partners: Challenges and Pitfalls in South Africa's New Model of Land Restitution: Bill Derman, Edward Lahiff, and Espen Sjaastad -- Contributors -- Index
  • Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Cherryl Walker, Anna Bohlin, Ruth Hall, and Thembela Kepe -- PART 1 CONTEXTUAL, COMPARATIVE, AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES -- ONE Reconciling the Past, Present, and Future: The Parameters and Practices of Land Restitution in South Africa: Ruth Hall -- TWO Giving Land Back or Righting Wrongs?: Comparative Issues in the Study of Land Restitution: Derick Fay and Deborah James -- THREE Change through Jurisprudence: The Role of the Courts in Broadening the Scope of Restitution: Hanri Mostert -- PART 2 RESTITUTION VOICES: MEMORY, CONTESTATION, RECONSTRUCTION -- FOUR Urban Restitution Narratives: Black River, Cape Town: Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie -- FIVE The Right to Land Restitution as Inspiration for Mobilization: Marc Wegerif -- SIX Choosing Cash over Land in Kalk Bay and Knysna: The Time Factor in Urban Land Claims: Anna Bohlin -- SEVEN Securing Postsettlement Support toward Sustainable Restitution: Lessons from Covie: Angela Conway and Tim Xipu -- PART 3 RESTITUTING COMMUNITY: POLITICS, IDENTITY, DEVELOPMENT -- EIGHT Acrimonious Stakeholder Politics: Reconciliation and Redevelopment in District Six: Christiaan Beyers -- NINE "Model Tribes" and Iconic Conservationists?: Tracking the Makuleke Restitution Case in Kruger National Park: Steven Robins and Kees van der Waal -- TEN The ≠Khomani San Land Claim against the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park: Requiring and Acquiring Authenticity: William Ellis -- ELEVEN The Ambiguities of Using Betterment Restitution as a Vehicle for Development: An Eastern Cape Case Study: Chris de Wet and Eric Mgujulwa -- TWELVE Land Restitution and Community Politics: The Case of Roosboom in KwaZulu-Natal: Chizuko Sato -- PART 4 RESTITUTION POLICY: LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES