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Jo Vearey, PhD

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In sickness and in health: why the Minister of Home Affairs has a duty of care to tackle endemic anti-foreigner sentiment

September 26, 2019July 22, 2021 admin

In sickness and in health: why the Minister of Home Affairs has a duty of care to tackle endemic anti-foreigner sentiment By Jo Vearey and Rebecca Walker• 26 September 2019 Originally published on Daily Maverick    Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi is spreading the disease of xenophobia through his own unsubstantiated public comments directly blaming foreign… Continue reading In sickness and in health: why the Minister of Home Affairs has a duty of care to tackle endemic anti-foreigner sentiment

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Stop spreading dangerous lies. Foreign migrants are not root cause of SA’s problems

September 24, 2019July 22, 2021 admin

Stop spreading dangerous lies. Foreign migrants are not root cause of SA’s problems Jo Vearey and Gina Snyman 2019-09-24 Originally published in City Press Foreign nationals protesting outside the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court after fellow migrants were arrested due to lack of documentation. Picture: Sandile Ndlovu   No matter how inconvenient it may be for the… Continue reading Stop spreading dangerous lies. Foreign migrants are not root cause of SA’s problems

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Just Research? (Un)Seeing Politics in a Complex World

September 17, 2019July 22, 2021 admin

Some reflections on Sophie Harman's excellent new book - Seeing Politics.

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Southern Africa needs better health care for women and girls on the move

July 31, 2019July 22, 2021 admin

Rebecca Walker and I report on recent research undertaken in partnership with Sonke Gender Justice exploring gender, health and migration in Southern Africa.

Tagged gender, health, media, op-ed, policy, public engagement, SADC, women

[podcast] Xenophobic attacks a sign of an intolerant nation?

April 2, 2019December 13, 2019 admin

Podcast of radio interview exploring xenophobic violence in South Africa and recent attacks against Malawian nationals in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. 

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I’m an Associate Professor at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa where I teach and supervise postgraduate students, and undertake research on a range of issues related to migration and health.

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