Plural regulation in spheres of informality : shebeens in Cape Town
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2012
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Routledge
Abstract
The regulation of space has increasingly been seen to extend beyond the scope of
the State to include decentralised, diffuse non-State actors. In South Africa,
regulation of shebeens has long been a focus of the State, as a means for regulating
behaviour, controlling crime and disorder and generating State income. However
the post-apartheid State has struggled to find new and effective ways to regulate
alcohol in ways that respond to the myriad problems associated with its
consumption. In the absence of effective regulation and enforcement by police, we
examine how non-State actors contribute to the regulation of drinking spaces in
informal settlements in Cape Town. Through applying a plural perspective on
regulation, we examine strategies through which neighbours, shebeen owners and
community leaders attempt to regulate the flow of alcohol and sheen practises.
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PLURAL REGULATION, SHEBEENS, ALCOHOL, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, GOVERNANCE, SOUTH AFRICA--CAPE TOWN, ALCOHOL LICENSING LAWS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL SANCTIONS, SOCIAL CONTROL, GOVERNANCE, DECENTRALIZATION, SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Citation
Plural regulation in spheres of informality: Shebeens in Cape Town. South African Geographical Journal