Access to land, the production of strangers, and governmentality in Central Benin

Pierre-Yves Le Meur (1, 2) , . Africa-Europe Group For Interdisciplinary Studies (3)

1 Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs
2 IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
3 Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies

Central Benin bears the hallmark of a long history of mobility (as a buffer area and a refuge between slave raiding polities until the late XIXth century). Since the 1930s-40s, the nexus of local social relations (and pathways to accumulation) is made of complex linkages between control over labour force, access to land and natural resources, and out- and in-migrations. This contribution will discuss the interplay between the various institutional forms in the co-production of the local government of people and resources.

Mots clés: INTEGRATION SOCIALE

Mots clés: ACCES AUX RESSOURCES; POLITIQUE FONCIERE

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Pierre-Yves Le Meur, . Africa-Europe Group For Interdisciplinary Studies. Access to land, the production of strangers, and governmentality in Central Benin. 1. European Conference of African Studies, Jun 2005, London, United Kingdom. 16 p. ⟨hal-02825536⟩