Why the violence?: exploring how South African student protesters explain violent resistance

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Smith, J-L. (2025) Why the violence?: exploring how South African student protesters explain violent resistance. HSRC Review. 23(2):48-51. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/24268 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/24268

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Abstract:
Violent student protests continue to dominate headlines in South Africa. Drawing from powerful images and testimonies, a new publication by the HSRC reveals how students explain the use of violence, linking their struggles to deeper histories of injustice, systemic exclusion, self-defence and perpetual victimhood.
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30 Jun 2025
 
VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR
STUDENT ACTIVISM
PROTESTS
 
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