Mangeon, Anthony (dir.). Anthropolitiques. Jean-Loup Amselle, une pensée sans concessions

Mangeon, Anthony (dir.). — Anthropolitiques. Jean-Loup Amselle, une pensée sans concessions. Paris, Karthala ; Montpellier, MSH-M, 2015, 368 p. L'Introduction d'Anthony Mangeon à cette « lecture collective » de la pensée de Jean-Loup Amselle commence par prendre acte du foisonnement de son œuvre. C'est pour constater aussitôt que ce foisonnement n'équivaut nullement à une disparate. Brève, mais allant à l'essentiel, elle dégage, en veillant à ne pas la figer, la cohérence mais aussi le dynami..

Mangeon, Anthony (dir.). Anthropolitiques. Jean-Loup Amselle, une pensée sans concessions

Mangeon, Anthony (dir.). — Anthropolitiques. Jean-Loup Amselle, une pensée sans concessions. Paris, Karthala ; Montpellier, MSH-M, 2015, 368 p. L'Introduction d'Anthony Mangeon à cette « lecture collective » de la pensée de Jean-Loup Amselle commence par prendre acte du foisonnement de son œuvre. C'est pour constater aussitôt que ce foisonnement n'équivaut nullement à une disparate. Brève, mais allant à l'essentiel, elle dégage, en veillant à ne pas la figer, la cohérence mais aussi le dynami..

Un terrain fragmenté

Cet article considère mon expérience de terrain sur les sites kimbanguistes au Congo et en Belgique depuis 1996. Quelques écueils relatifs à ma position personnelle et à sa réceptivité par les Kimbanguistes sont évoqués d’entrée de jeu. Ensuite, je pointe les difficultés méthodologiques résultant de la diversification des sites kimbanguistes. Le concept d’ethnoscape que l’on doit à Arjun Appadurai permet d’interroger les processus et les modes de (re)configurations identitaires de groupes dispersés sur la planète. J’en viens, enfin, à des déplacements au-delà des sites kimbanguistes, en somme aux articulations de ces sites à d’autres sites non kimbanguistes. L’ethnographie multi-située et la métaphore du « pister » théorisées par George Marcus apportent un éclairage neuf sur la spécificité que présente ce terrain de recherche.This article is based on field work in Kimbanguist research sites in Congo and Belgium since 1996. Obstacles relating to my personal position and its receptivity by Kimbanguists are discussed at the outset. Next, I focus on the methodological difficulties associated with the diversity of Kimbanguist sites. The concept of ethnoscape developed by Arjun Appadurai helps us reflect on the processes and modes of identity-related (re)configurations of groups dispersed all over the planet. The article ends with a discussion about displacements beyond the Kimbanguist sites. Multi-sited ethnography and the metaphor of ‘tracking’ theorised by George Marcus throws new light on the specificity of this research

Dozon, Jean-Pierre. – Une anthropologie en mouvement

Le livre de Jean-Pierre Dozon rassemble des articles écrits entre 1978 et 2006. Il serait pourtant réducteur de le considérer comme la simple reprise de textes où chacun puiserait à sa guise selon ses curiosités prioritaires. Les textes repris ici constituent les jalons d’une œuvre en marche dont ils présentent une vision synoptique. Leur articulation redessine un parcours qui trouve son impulsion avec La société bété. Histoires d’une ethnie, publié en 1985, pour envisager ensuite une impress..

Louveau, Frédérique. Un prophétisme japonais en Afrique de l’Ouest. Anthropologie religieuse de Sukyo Mahikari (Bénin, Côte-d’Ivoire, Sénégal, France)

Louveau, Frédérique. — Un prophétisme japonais en Afrique de l’Ouest. Anthropologie religieuse de Sukyo Mahikari (Bénin, Côte-d’Ivoire, Sénégal, France). Préface de Georges Balandier. Postface de Jean-Pierre Dozon. Paris, Karthala, 2012, 502 p., bibl., gloss., ill. Le livre de Frédérique Louveau, issu de sa thèse de doctorat, est consacré à l’implantation en Afrique d’un prophétisme japonais, Sukyo Mahikari. Fondé en 1959 au Japon, ce mouvement n’est pas conçu, du point de vue émique, comme u..

Le kimbanguisme et le pouvoir en RDC

Cette étude a été suscitée par le constat d’une apparente inconséquence. De nombreux Kimbanguistes ont pris une part active, comme candidats de différents partis ou comme militants, aux élections présidentielles de 2006 en RDC. Or, le discours doctrinal de l’Église semble incompatible avec ces engagements dans la politique effective. D’abord, parce que l’Église affirme très tôt un apolitisme de principe. Ensuite, plus fondamentalement, parce que son discours doctrinal s’inscrit dans un horizon théologico-politique indifférent, voire hostile à la démocratie. C’est cette incompatibilité entre doctrine et pratique effective que nous cernerons ici. Nous verrons que l’écart entre le projet théologico-politique kimbanguiste, d’une part, la réalité politique actuelle, d’autre part, reste provisoire, et que c’est à l’histoire, conçue sur un mode eschatologique, qu’il appartiendrait de le résorber. En fait, aujourd’hui, le millénarisme qui supporte la doctrine kimbanguiste renvoie téléologiquement à plus tard la réalisation du projet théologico-politique kimbanguiste.Abstract : The research reported in this paper was inspired by the observation of an apparent inconsistency. Many Kimbanguists took an active part in the presidential elections of 2006 in DRC, either as candidates of different parties or as militants, whereas Church doctrine seems to be incompatible with such a commitment in real politics. First, because the Kimbanguist Church affirmed from its beginnings an apolitical attitude. Second, and more fundamentally, because Kimbanguist theological-political doctrine is indifferent, if not hostile to democracy. It is this incompatibility between doctrine and real practice that I outline here. The article shows that the gap between the Kimbanguist theological-political project, on the one hand, and the current political reality, on the other hand, is temporary, and that it is up to history, conceived of in an eschatological perspective, to reduce it. In fact, the millenarianism that underlies the Kimbanguist doctrine postpones in a teleologic manner the realisation of the theological-political project

Equatorial insolation: from precession harmonics to eccentricity frequencies

Since the paper by Hays et al. (1976), spectral analyses of climate proxy records provide substantial evidence that a fraction of the climatic variance is driven by insolation changes in the frequency ranges of obliquity and precession variations. However, it is the variance components centered near 100 kyr which dominate most Upper Pleistocene climatic records, although the amount of insolation perturbation at the eccentricity driven periods close to 100-kyr (mainly the 95 kyr- and 123 kyr-periods) is much too small to cause directly a climate change of ice-age amplitude. Many attempts to find an explanation to this 100-kyr cycle in climatic records have been made over the last decades. Here we show that the double maximum which characterizes the daily irradiation received in tropical latitudes over the course of the year is at the origin in equatorial insolation of not only strong 95 kyr and 123 kyr periods related to eccentricity, but also of a 11-kyr and a 5.5-kyr periods related to precession

The Shape of Food: An analysis of urban agricultural shapes in Lisbon´s Greater Area: Socializing with Food: Paredes´s Pedagogical Horta

A relevância do sistema alimentar tem sido ampliada através da sua fase de produção, especificamente agricultura urbana e a sua associação com os valores ecológicos, sociais e de saúde que recentemente têm ganho ímpeto. Contudo, na profusão de estudos publicados disponíveis, a sua morfologia e impacto urbano não têm sido suficientemente mencionados. O presente trabalho procura retificar isto ao contribuir com uma análise do planeamento e modelos morfológicos da Grande Área de Lisboa, para informar projetos futuros sobre os seus efeitos no território urbano e a sua população. Esta investigação identifica formas existentes e as questões económicas, sociais e de planeamento que as influenciam. O estudo conclui que a agricultura urbana não está a ser usada em todo o seu potencial pelos municípios da Grande Área de Lisboa, emergindo como um mero equipamento recreativo, socialmente exclusivo, e como um instrumento de paisagismo, sujeito a tendências de mercado. Maiores iniciativas terão de ser tomadas para que este tema possa responder aos atuais objetivos de sustentabilidade social e ecológica.The relevance of the food system has been magnified through its production phase, namely urban agriculture and its association with the ecological, social and health values that currently have been gaining momentum. However, in the profusion of available studies published, its morphology and urban impact have not been sufficiently mentioned. The present study seeks to rectify this by contributing with an analysis of Lisbon’s Greater Area planning and morphological models, to inform future projects about their effects in the urban territory and its population. This research identifies existing shapes and the economic, social and planning issues that influence them. The study concludes urban agriculture is not being used to its full potential by Lisbon’s Greater Area municipalities, emerging as merely a socially exclusive recreational equipment and as a landscaping instrument, subject to market trends. Greater strides must be taken if this subject is to respond to the current social and ecological sustainability goals

Formas urbanas contemporâneas: o caso das hortas urbanas nos municípios de Cascais e Lisboa

A associação da agricultura urbana a valores ecológicos e sociais contribuiu recentemente para um renovar do debate sobre que novas abordagens deverão os profissionais assumir no âmbito do planeamento destes espaços, em meio urbano. Também a crescente desconfiança social da produção alimentar a grande escala tem reposicionado a atenção para a questão das hortas urbanas. Contudo, apesar da profusão de estudos existentes, é notória a escassez de informação relativa à análise morfológica destes espaços, como também dos impactos deste tema no entendimento do espaço urbano. O presente trabalho procura colmatar esta problemática, contribuindo com uma análise comparativa de casos de estudo de hortas urbanas identificadas na Região de Lisboa, em Lisboa e Cascais, aferindo eventuais contributos para uma análise crítica e morfológica destes espaços, no sentido de informar futuras propostas de desenho urbano. O estudo de tipologias existentes, contribui assim para a identificação das soluções formais mais utilizadas e a preponderância que a questão do Lazer assume na sua definição. Finalmente, conclui-se que as Câmaras Municipais (CM) não estão a tirar partido da flexibilidade formal que a Agricultura Urbana (AU) permite, restringindo o seu uso.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

The morphological impact of municipal planning instruments on urban agriculture

With the growth of urban population, humanity faces new challenges concerning urban food provision. Urban planning is paramount to guarantee a sustainable functioning of the several systems which operate within the urban realm, including the food system. However, while it is widely acknowledged that urban planning would benefit from the integration of urban agriculture, which operates at the production stage of the food system, it is less clear what are the morphological impacts of planning instruments on urban space, in terms of urban agriculture. This paper tries to address this gap, while focusing on one particular area of Portugal, Lisbon and its surrounding territory (Lisbon’s Greater Area). The proposed methodological approach aims to trace the perception of urban agriculture by municipal planning instruments (Municipal Master Plans) and identify their impact in contemporary urban agriculture solutions. It concludes that current planning regulations in Lisbon’s Greater Area are specifically focused on morphological solutions that give preference to urban agriculture uses related to leisure and aesthetic solutions, in determinant of design solutions that tackle economic growth or ecological diversity