Selected MGL Research Outputs

Book Chapters

Every one of us must be deeply concerned: the socio-economic implications of xenophobia on South Africans - 2021

J.P. Misago, 2021. ‘Every one of us must be deeply concerned: the socio-economic implications of xenophobia on South Africans’ in in Oatway, J. and Skuy, A. [Br]Other: Exploring Xenophobia and Fear of the Other: 2008-Present, South Africa. Jacana Media, Johannesburg.

Containment Development and Africa’s Time-Space Trap - 2021

L.B. Landau and I. Freemantle. ‘Containment Development and Africa’s Time-Space Trap,’ 2021. In S. Carrera and A. Geddes (Editors), The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees: International Experiences on Containment and Mobility and their Impacts on Trust and Rights. Florence: European University Institute: 274-281.

Urban Recovery at the Intersection of Displacement and Reconstruction - 2021

L.B. Landau. 2021. ‘Governing Displaced Cities: Calibrating Reconstruction amidst Instability,’ In H. Al-Harithy (Editor), Urban Recovery at the Intersection of Displacement and Reconstruction. London: Routledge: 90-107.

Visibilising Suffering or Stealth Humanitarianism: The Perils of Promoting Durable Protection in Cities of the South - 2020

C.W. Kihato and L.B. Landau, ‘Visibilising Suffering or Stealth Humanitarianism: The Perils of Promoting Durable Protection in Cities of the South,’ 2020. In S. Pasquetti and R. Sanyal (Editors), Displacement: Global Conversations on Refuge. Manchester: Manchester University Press: 193-209.

The Informalisation of Migration Governance across Africa’s Urban Archipelagos - 2020

L.B. Landau and C.W. Kihato. ‘The Informalisation of Migration Governance across Africa’s Urban Archipelagos,’ 2020. In T. Bastia and R. Skeldon (Editors), Routledge Handbook on Migration & Development. London: Routledge.

Capacity, Complicity, and Subversion: Revisiting Collaborative Refugee Research in an Era of Containment - 2019

L.B. Landau. 2019. ‘Capacity, Complicity, and Subversion: Revisiting Collaborative Refugee Research in an Era of Containment,’ In S. McGrath and J. Young (Editors), Mobilizing Global Knowledge: Refugee Research in an Age of Displacement, Calgary: University of Calgary Press: 25-44.

Reports and Working Papers

A Drop in the Ocean: Labour Market Effects of South Africa’s Special Dispensation for Southern African Migrants - 2020

K. Bule and L.B. Landau. 2020. A Drop in the Ocean: Labour Market Effects of South Africa’s Special Dispensation for Southern African Migrants. Report for the International Labour Organisation and the South African Department of Labour.

The Future of Mobility and Migration Within and From Sub-Saharan Africa - 2019

L.B. Landau and C.W. Kihato. 2019. The Future of Mobility and Migration Within and From Sub-Saharan Africa,’ Foresight Reflection Paper. Brussels: European Policy Analysis and Strategy System.

Temporality, Informality, & Translocality in Africa’s Urban Archipelagos - 2019

L.B. Landau. 2019. ‘Temporality, Informality, & Translocality in Africa’s Urban Archipelagos,’ Working Paper No 4, Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa, Ghana (November 2019):

Xenophobic Violence in South Africa - 2019

J.P. Misago and S Mlilo. 2019. Xenophobic Violence in South Africa: 1994-2018.

An Overview. African Centre for Migration & Society (March 2019).

Popular Media

The Marooned Malaise: Covid-19 and Africa’s Stolen Futures - 2020

L.B. Landau. ‘The Marooned Malaise: Covid-19 and Africa’s Stolen Futures,’ The Coronavirus and Mobility Forum, Centre on Migration Policy & Society (8 April 2020)

Decolonization’s Borders - 2020

L.B. Landau and R. Amit. ‘Decolonization’s Borders’, Africa is a Country (21 February 2020): https://africasacountry.com/2020/02/decolonizations-borders.

Working Together to Address Xenophobic Violence in South Africa - 2019

J.P. Misago, L.B. Landau, and S. Mlilo. 2019. ‘Working Together to Address Xenophobic Violence in South Africa,’ The Daily Maverick (26 September 2019)

Opinion: What’s Behind the Deadly Violence in South Africa? - 2019

L.B. Landau. 2019. ‘Opinion: What’s Behind the Deadly Violence in South Africa?’ The New York Times (16 September 2019)

Truck Driver 'War' about More than Migration - 2019

J.P. Misago and L.B.  Landau. 2019. ‘Truck Driver ‘War’ about More than Migration,’ New Frame (28 June 2019)