Determinants of parents' reticence toward vaccination in urban areas in Benin (West Africa)

Analysis of the data reveals those who are vaccination-reticent say it goes against the will of God, that it is a poison from the “white witch doctor,” and a sin. Members of the control group argued against this, but without conviction. They adhere to the principle of obedience to authority, a biblical precept invoked when the vaccinators oblige them to vaccinate their children. To limit the spread of this phenomenon among the religious population of the cities like Parakou and Cotonou in Benin, more detailed information and negotiation between health authorities and pastors of the churches are essential

Indian Africa

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have minorities from the Indian sub-continent amongst their population. The East African Indians mostly reside in the main cities, particularly Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kampala; they can also be found in smaller urban centres and in the remotest of rural townships. They play a leading social and economic role as the)’ work in business, manufacturing and the service industry, and make up a large proportion of the liberal professions. They are divided into multiple socio-religious communities, but united in a mutual feeling of meta-cultural identity. This book aims at painting a broad picture of the communities of Indian origin in East Africa, striving to include changes that have occurred since the end of the 1980s. The different contributions explore questions of race and citizenship, national loyalties and cosmopolitan identities, local attachment and transnational networks. Drawing upon anthropology, history, sociology and demography, Indian Africa depicts a multifaceted population and analyses how the past and the present shape their sense of belonging, their relations with others, their professional and political engagement. This book is a must-read for contemporary researchers, students, policy practioners as well as the general reader

Nos terrains c'est la lutte

Hors normes, mobilisé, animé par l'esprit des protestations qui secouent le monde de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur contre la marchandisation forcenée des êtres et du savoir, ce numéro du Journal des Anthropologues participe à l'action "Revues en lutte". Il ouvre ses pages à des étudiant.es, des enseignant.es, des Gilets jaunes, des artistes et des membres de l'Association Française des Anthropologues, à des récits et des colères qui disent le sens de l'engagement dans ces mobilisations. Ces textes témoignent de l'ancrage collectif du Journal dans le terrain des luttes ici et ailleurs