Radical Autochthony? Proprietary Political Discourse Among Elites and Peasants in the Anti-Balaka Armed Movement in the Central African Republic

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Lombard, Louisa [1 ]
Vlavonou, Gino [1 ]
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[1] Yale Univ, Anthropol, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
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Central African Republic; rebellion; protest; social movement; violence; Anti-Balaka; moral economy; autochthony; VIOLENCE;
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10.1017/asr.2023.68
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K9 [地理];
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0705 ;
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Since at least the colonial era, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been a hotbed of rural rebellion and protest. This article explores the political discourses of members of the Anti-Balaka, a diffuse protest movement and armed rebellion, comparing discourses to see how they vary in relation to demographic categories: urban and rural, elites and peasants. Lombard and Vlavonou find that rural peasants demand a moral economy of interpersonal respect, while elite (usually urban) adherents claim inclusion in a system of official recognition and patronage. Both are concerned with respect, but what is radical about the vision of the peasants is that they can enact it on their own. Depuis l'epoque coloniale, la Republique centrafricaine (RCA) est un foyer de rebellion et de protestation rurale. Cet article explore les discours politiques des membres de l'Anti- Balaka, un mouvement de protestation diffus et de rebellion armee, en comparant les discours pour voir comment ils varient en fonction des categories demographiques : urbaines et rurales, elites et paysans. L'article constate que les paysans ruraux exigent une economie morale basee sur le respect interpersonnel, tandis que les adherents de l'elite (generalement urbaine) revendiquent l'inclusion dans un systeme de reconnaissance et de patronage officiels. L'un et l'autre sont soucieux du respect, mais ce qui est radical dans la vision des paysans, c'est qu'ils peuvent l'appliquer eux-memes. Desde, pelo menos, a epoca colonial, a Republica Centro-Africana (RCA) tem sido um espaco fertil em revoltas e protestos rurais. Este ensaio explora as vozes politicas dos membros do Anti-Balaka, um movimento difuso de protesto e de rebeliao armada, e compara os seus varios discursos para compreender de que modo eles diferem em funcao das categorias demograficas: populacao urbana e rural, elites e camponeses. Os autores concluem que os camponeses rurais exigem uma economia moral de respeito interpessoal, ao passo que os membros das elites (normalmente urbanas) defendem a inclusao num sistema de reconhecimento e patrocinio oficial. Ambos se preocupam com a questao do respeito, mas a radicalidade da visao dos camponeses consiste no facto de eles conseguirem activa-lo por sua propria conta.
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