Jean Pierre Misago
Researcher

Jean Pierre Misago has been with the ACMS since 2004. He is currently a researcher with the Migration Policy and Practice Inititative. With a background is in Education Sciences, Psychology, Forced Migration and Humanitarian Assistance, his research explores the effects of displacement on identity and belonging.

Publications

Misago, J. P. (2011).  Disorder in a Changing Society: Authority and the Micro-Politics of Violence . (Loren B. Landau, Ed.).Exorcising the Demons within: Xenophobia, Violence and Statecraft in Contemporary South Africa .
Landau, L. B., Segatti A., & Misago J. P. (2011).  Governing Migration and Urbanisation in South African Municipalities – Developing Approaches to Counter Poverty and Social Fragmentation.
Misago, J. P., & Wilhelm-Solomon M. (2011).  'Foreign traders are fair game [20 May 2011]. Mail & Guardian [print & online] .
Landau, L. B., Segatti A., & Misago J. P. (2011).  Mobility and Municipalities: Local Authorities, Local Impacts, and the Challenges of Movement. (Aurelia Segatti, Loren B. Landau, Ed.).Contemporary Migration to South Africa: A Regional Development Issue. 81-104.
Misago, J. P., Monson T., Polzer Ngwato T., & Landau L. B. (2010).  Violence Against Foreign Nationals in South Africa: Understanding Causes and Evaluating Responses. FMSP Research Report. 1-234.
Duponchel, M., Gindrey V., Landau L. B., Misago J. P., & Ngwato T. P. (2010).  Vulnerability, Mobility and Place: Alexandra and Central Johannesburg Pilot Study. FMSP Research Report. 1-63.
Monson, T., & Misago J. P. (2010).  Non-nationals displaced in South Africa. Forced Migration Review. 34, 62-64.
Landau, L. B., & Misago J. P. (2010).  Ohne festen Wohnsitz? Migration, Armut und Gewalt in den Stadten Afrikas. (M. Wiinteroll, Ed.).Jahrhundertgefahren Einundzwanzig Jahrhundertchancen. 146-158.
Misago, J. P., Landau L. B., & Monson T. (2009).  Towards Tolerance, Law and Dignity: Addressing Violence against Foreign Nationals in South Africa. 1-67.
Monson, T., & Misago J. P. (2009).  Why History has Repeated itself: The Security Risks of Structural Xenophobia. SA Crime Quarterly. 29, 25-34.
Landau, L. B., & Misago J. P. (2009).  Who to Blame and What’s to Gain? Reflections on Space, State, and Violence in Kenya and South Africa . Africa Spectrum. 44(1), 99-110.
Misago, J. P. (2009).  Xenophobic Violence in South Africa: Reflections on Causal Factors and Implications. Synopsis: Policy Studies Bulletin of the Centre for Policy Studies. 10(3), 3-9.
Misago, J. P. (2009).  Violence, Labour and the Displacement of Zimbabweans in De Doorns, Western Cape. FMSP Issue Brief. 1-13.
Misago, J. P. (2005).  Responses to Displacement in Africa: The Irrelevance of Best Practice. 1-9.