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Laurence Piper

LP

24

Publications

736

Citations

16

H-Index

1999

Active since

Affiliations

University of the Western Cape(Current)

Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation

University of KwaZulu-Natal

University of Toronto

Laurence Piper is an author at University of the Western Cape specializing in social sciences, african development, and political science.

Top concepts

Social SciencesPoliticsAfrican DevelopmentPublic PolicyDemocracyAfrican PoliticsComparative PoliticsAfrican Social ChangeSouth African HistoryCivic Engagement

Publications per year

1999–2023

24

Publications

24

Xenophobia, Criminality and Violent Entrepreneurship: Violence against Somali Shopkeepers in Delft South, Cape Town, South Africa

Andrew Charman, Laurence Piper · South African Review of Sociology · 2012 · 104 citations

From local survivalism to foreign entrepreneurship: the transformation of the spaza sector in Delft, Cape Town

Andrew Charman, Leif Petersen, Laurence Piper · Transformation · 2012 · 80 citations

Development Economics, Economic Development, Somali Business Model +19

Small Area Census Approach to Measure the Township Informal Economy in South Africa

Andrew Charman, Leif Petersen, Laurence Piper et al. · Journal of Mixed Methods Research · 2015 · 67 citations

Rural Economy, Rural Development, Economic Development +20

Too Dependent to Participate: Ward Committees and Local Democratisation in South Africa

Laurence Piper, Roger Deacon · Local Government Studies · 2009 · 49 citations

African Public Policy, Ward Committee System, Public Participation +17

Community development and engagement with local governance in South Africa

Imraan Buccus, David Hemson, Janine Hicks et al. · Community Development Journal · 2008 · 43 citations

South African History, African Public Policy, Education +23

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