TY  - GEN
AB  - Gold, diamonds, and certain precious minerals are subject to unmonitored extraction by young 'diggers,' those true pioneers of contemporary Africa who flout national and multinational companies and political authorities, often risking their lives. 'Bureaux' or 'coordination commissions' supervise their operations, which are also monitored by the president, a secretary who is in charge of the interpretation of the regulations, a treasurer or auditor, and a deputy treasurer who ensures the execution of sanctions and the payment of fines, all in a friendly atmosphere since they are 'friendly societies.' In political terms, the militias, the assertive presence of which is an evident sign of a 'failed state' in the eyes of international relations experts, in fact contribute to the state's wider reproduction. The social and political ambiguity of bureaucracy makes it one of the pillars of colonial and postcolonial 'hegemonic research,' at the interface of coercion and support.
AU  - Bayart, Jean-François
CN  - 363.2(6) HEIA 128208
DA  - 2021
ID  - 299437
KW  - Arts and Culture
KW  - Democracy and Sovereignty
KW  - Environment and the Anthropocene
L1  - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/299437/files/JB.pdf
L2  - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/299437/files/JB.pdf
L4  - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/299437/files/JB.pdf
LK  - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/299437/files/JB.pdf
N2  - Gold, diamonds, and certain precious minerals are subject to unmonitored extraction by young 'diggers,' those true pioneers of contemporary Africa who flout national and multinational companies and political authorities, often risking their lives. 'Bureaux' or 'coordination commissions' supervise their operations, which are also monitored by the president, a secretary who is in charge of the interpretation of the regulations, a treasurer or auditor, and a deputy treasurer who ensures the execution of sanctions and the payment of fines, all in a friendly atmosphere since they are 'friendly societies.' In political terms, the militias, the assertive presence of which is an evident sign of a 'failed state' in the eyes of international relations experts, in fact contribute to the state's wider reproduction. The social and political ambiguity of bureaucracy makes it one of the pillars of colonial and postcolonial 'hegemonic research,' at the interface of coercion and support.
PY  - 2021
T1  - The identificatory city in sub-Saharan Africa
TI  - The identificatory city in sub-Saharan Africa
UR  - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/299437/files/JB.pdf
Y1  - 2021
ER  -