Ancrage au sol et (nouvelles) mobilités dans l’espace saharo-sahélien : des expériences similaires et compatibles

Since the 1980s, the so-called ‘nomadic’ populations of northern Mali and Niger have increasingly become sedentary. At the same time, individuals or small groups among these populations have considerably extended their spatial mobility. Although these two processes might at first appear contradictor...

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Main Author: Charles Grémont
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Language:fra
Published: CNRS Éditions 2011-12-01
Series:L’Année du Maghreb
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/anneemaghreb/1203
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description Since the 1980s, the so-called ‘nomadic’ populations of northern Mali and Niger have increasingly become sedentary. At the same time, individuals or small groups among these populations have considerably extended their spatial mobility. Although these two processes might at first appear contradictory, empirical investigations show instead that they are complementary and respond to similar rationales. Building on recent works in human geography and sociology, this article suggests that the creation of villages and other permanent settlements result from rationales of mobility. The notion of mobility here does not only refer to moving in space, but rather to a way of relating to others and being in the world
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Ancrage au sol et (nouvelles) mobilités dans l’espace saharo-sahélien : des expériences similaires et compatibles
L’Année du Maghreb
Mali
Niger
Sahara / Sahel
mobility
settlement
title Ancrage au sol et (nouvelles) mobilités dans l’espace saharo-sahélien : des expériences similaires et compatibles
title_full Ancrage au sol et (nouvelles) mobilités dans l’espace saharo-sahélien : des expériences similaires et compatibles
title_fullStr Ancrage au sol et (nouvelles) mobilités dans l’espace saharo-sahélien : des expériences similaires et compatibles
title_full_unstemmed Ancrage au sol et (nouvelles) mobilités dans l’espace saharo-sahélien : des expériences similaires et compatibles
title_short Ancrage au sol et (nouvelles) mobilités dans l’espace saharo-sahélien : des expériences similaires et compatibles
title_sort ancrage au sol et nouvelles mobilites dans l espace saharo sahelien des experiences similaires et compatibles
topic Mali
Niger
Sahara / Sahel
mobility
settlement
url https://journals.openedition.org/anneemaghreb/1203
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