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« Vamos construir ! » : revendications foncières et géographie du pouvoir à Luanda, Angola
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In this article, the authors penche sur les questions de propriete, de citoyennete et d'autorite de l'Etat a Luanda, en essayant d'obtenir compensation for the perte de leur propriete.Abstract:
Cet article se penche sur les questions de propriete, de citoyennete et d’autorite de l’Etat a Luanda. Il etudie la facon dont les victimes de demolitions urbaines, en essayant d’obtenir compensation pour la perte de leur propriete, remettent en cause des formes etablies de relations entre Etat et citoyens. L’auteure avance que la croyance dans le pouvoir du Mouvement populaire de liberation de l’Angola (MPLA) a conduit de nombreuses victimes de demolitions a s’en eloigner precisement parce qu’elles le consideraient comme responsable de leurs malheurs. En prenant comme point de depart une reflexion sur l’autorite de l’Etat constituee de facon dialogique par la reconnaissance mutuelle entre Etat et citoyens, l’article montre comment les victimes de demolitions ont essaye de deplacer leur quete de reconnaissance endehors de la sphere du parti vers d’autres spheres que sont la loi et l’esthetique urbaine. Ce faisant, elles offrent une alternative au type de relations politiques qui sont a la base du pouvoir du MPLA, contribuant a l’erosion de son hegemonie.read more
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