| ID | 147325 |
| Title Proper | Post-politics and Subaltern (De)mobilization in an African city Nouakchott (Mauritania) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Choplin, Armelle |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Whereas some scholars have shown that urban contexts are the best place for mobilization, some others have argued that the contemporary complex governance transforms the city into a “post-political” space. Focusing on urban residents’ reactions to slum clearance in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania, this paper seeks to explore these two opposite theses about politics in the Southern urban contexts – the quiet encroachment paradigm versus the post-political thought. Both dynamics are useful and complementary according to the scale of analysis: depoliticization on the level of urban governance and politicization on the level of popular politics. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 51, No.4; Aug 2016: p.398-415 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2016-08 51, 4 |
| Key Words | Mobilization ; Urban Governance ; Global South ; Subalterns ; (De)Politicization ; Post-Politics ; Slum Upgrading Program |