‘Three warnings and you’re out’: Banishment and precarious penality in South Africa’s informal settlements

This paper asks how punitive forms of non-state punishment play out on the margins of the state, in informal (shack) settlements in South Africa. My focus is on the practice of forcing those who are suspected of certain offences to leave their homes in informal settlements. I refer to this as ‘banis...

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Main Author: Super, Gail (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Punishment & society
Year: 2020, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 48-69
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