Today is a discussion of COVID-19 in South Africa and the Lockdown Diaries Project with Fiona Anciano.
Fiona Anciano is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She is a qualitative researcher with an interest in urban governance, democratisation and civil society. She conducts research in informal settlements on urban democracy and informality.  In 2020 she ran the lockdowndiaries project (www.lockdowndiaries.org) reflecting on the impact of Covid-19 regulations on residents in Cape Town. She has produced numerous publications including book chapters and journal articles, most recently a co-authored book Democracy Disconnected: Participation and Governance in a City of the South, published by Routledge, UK in 2019. She is also co-editor of a forthcoming collection, published by Routledge titled Political Values and Narratives of Resistance: Social Justice and the Fractured Promises of Post-colonial States.