Constructing the local in Madagascar: resistance and politics of scale

Tahinjanahary Razakamaharavo, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0051-9190 and Féron, É. (2024) Constructing the local in Madagascar: resistance and politics of scale. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 18 (3). pp. 326-345. ISSN 1750-2985 doi: 10.1080/17502977.2024.2353013

Abstract/Summary

Madagascar has historically served as an experimental ground for various externally led political and economic interventions and ideologies. This article uses the concept of scale to explore how these interventions have contributed to (re)defining and manipulating the local in Madagascar, at both epistemological and material levels. By focusing on three key periods (colonialism, postindependence socialist and communist policies, and contemporary peace processes), we show that the local in Madagascar has been associated with multiple, sometimes conflicting practices and interpretations, but that these understandings also constitute a source of power and resistance for Malagasy actors, possibly contributing to recurrent conflicts.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/125410
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/17502977.2024.2353013
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Politics and International Relations
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
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