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»Dobrovoljno« iseljavanje sve je, samo ne dobrovoljno ili potaknuto »slobodnom« voljom. Prisilna migracija i raseljavanje sa svoje strane skreću pogled na složenosti i bremenite stvarnosti koje se preklapaju u određenim prisilnim kontekstima »raseljavanja« i kretanjima ljudi te njihovim sredstvima za život. U radu se kroz prizmu teorije davanja smisla nastoji pokazati kako skupina interno raseljenih osoba u Zimbabveu pokušava nanovo izgraditi svoje raseljene živote. Svaki se prognani pojedinac, gledan kroz prizmu davanja smisla, promatra kao da se kreće kroz prostor i vrijeme u uzajamnom djelovanju s drugim (prognanim) pojedincima, kao i materijalnim i emocionalnim ostacima ili reliktima s kojima bi ponovno gradio i sastavio materijalno (i emocionalno) sklonište ili boravište dok istovremeno pokušava uspostaviti red u svijetu političke zamršenosti, goleme nesigurnosti i neprestane promjene. Prihvaćanje mikroanalitičke perspektive i fokusiranje na »prostor« (nasuprot »mjestu« ili domu) omogućuju sagledavanje prostora kao socijalno i diskurzivno konstruiranog aspekta iskustava raseljene osobe. Baveći se narativima na uzorku dvanaesteročlane zajednice koja živi u naselju Caledonia u Zimbabveu, u radu se problematizira i »dovodi u pitanje« pojam podčinjenog subjekta u kontekstu raseljavanja. Kvalitativni podaci pak otkrivaju slojeve i višestruke razine vidljive oskudice kao i (ne)vidljivog djelovanja snažno prisutnog u akcijama raseljenih osoba. ; "Voluntary" out-migration is anything but voluntary or driven by "free" volition. Forced migration and displacement in turn draw the gaze to the complexities and fraught realities imbricated in certain compelled contexts of "displacements" and movements of people and their livelihoods. The paper works through the prismatic lens of sense-making theory in attempting to reveal how a group of internally displaced people in Zimbabwe endeavour to reconstruct their displaced lives. Seen through a sense-making lens, each displaced individual is understood as moving through space and time and interacting with other (displaced) individuals and certain scavenged material and emotional artefacts or relics which to rebuild and assemble a material (and emotional) shelter or dwelling place, while simultaneously attempting to assemble order in a world of political complexity, immense uncertainty and continuous change. Adopting a micro-analytical perspective and focusing on "space" (as opposed to "place" or home) allows one to see space as a socially and discursively constructed aspect of the displaced person's experiences. Working through the narratives of a sample community of twelve participants living at Caledonia settlement in Zimbabwe, the paper problematizes and "troubles" the notion of subaltern agency within the context of displacement. The qualitative data elicited, in turn reveals the layers and multiple tiers of both visible deprivation as well as (in)visible agency embedded in the actions of the displaced people.

Globalisation and post-colonialism have created new religio-cultural geographies and articulations in many countries. Many aspects of Hindu religion have been transnationally stretched and (re)enacted within new migrant and diasporic spaces, in turn reshaping and somewhat changing how ritual and religious enactments come to be enunciated. This article focuses on the yajna as a plastic and symbolic resource that is enacted in a transnational context and within new idioms and vocabularies of religious expression. The article engages with Lubin's (2001) thesis that the 'public' and visible aspect of yajna functions as a civic 'spectacle' and probes the performance element of this so-called 'spectacle', and looks at how it becomes re-ritualised and re-enacted to fit the contemporary needs of transnational and diasporic Hindu communities.

Undoubtedly, Covid-19 caused major disruptions in several realms of human life. Not least affected is higher education. New modes of learning, teaching and research had to be introduced to avoid a total shutdown of this crucial function of society. Educational institutions around the world had to devise ways and means to carry on with their core business of teaching, learning and research that could not be delayed due to the restrictions imposed by Covid-19. The arrival of this timely compendium makes its mark in this context. Focusing on the Social Sciences, the contributions in this volume show how an unexpected eventuality of a social situation can be handled and how teaching, learning and research are managed in the new situation. Through creative, innovative and transformative pedagogical approaches, academics are able to handle the situation quite successfully. The models and the examples presented in the book have applications in both pandemic and post-pandemic contexts. Although evidence is drawn from a single higher learning institution in South Africa, the findings have significance in other contexts.

This article probes the rural economic development approach in selected informal settlements in Durban and how such approach affects the vulnerability of local Black women to flood impacts within the areas. Qualitative data for the study were gathered through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with 25 local Black women from Inanda, Ntuzuma, KwaMashu and Umlazi. Five key informants from the eThekwini (Durban) metropolitan municipality were also interviewed. Findings from the study showed that although there is improved economic development in the selected settlements, which constitute informal settlements designated for Black South Africans during the apartheid era, such an economic development approach has not significantly improved the livelihoods and adaptive capacity of the local women. The article suggests a multidimensional approach to development that is practical, inclusive and equitable, and addresses local women's challenges associated with climate adaptation and sustainable livelihoods.

This article probes the rural economic development approach in selected informal settlements in Durban and how such approach affects the vulnerability of local Black women to flood impacts within the areas. Qualitative data for the study were gathered through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with 25 local Black women from Inanda, Ntuzuma, KwaMashu and Umlazi. Five key informants from the eThekwini (Durban) metropolitan municipality were also interviewed. Findings from the study showed that although there is improved economic development in the selected settlements, which constitute informal settlements designated for Black South Africans during the apartheid era, such an economic development approach has not significantly improved the livelihoods and adaptive capacity of the local women. The article suggests a multidimensional approach to development that is practical, inclusive and equitable, and addresses local women's challenges associated with climate adaptation and sustainable livelihoods.