Kando Amédée Soumahoro
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View article: Statutory Resilience and the Roles of Socially Precarious Heads of Households in Abobo (Côte d'Ivoire): Between the Activation of Solidarity Through Strong Ties and the Mobilisation of Resources Through Weak Ties
Statutory Resilience and the Roles of Socially Precarious Heads of Households in Abobo (Côte d'Ivoire): Between the Activation of Solidarity Through Strong Ties and the Mobilisation of Resources Through Weak Ties Open
This article analyzes the strategies for maintaining the roles and social statuses of household heads involved in activities that are contextually perceived as precarious, in this case, laundry, shoemaking and hairdressing in Abobo (Abidja…
View article: The Great Green Wall as a Social-Technical Imaginary
The Great Green Wall as a Social-Technical Imaginary Open
The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWI), launched in 2007 by the African Union, is one of Africa’s most important green transformation projects. From a pan-African environmental movement to a mosaic of locally m…
View article: Migration and Inequality in the Burkina Faso–Côte d’Ivoire corridor
Migration and Inequality in the Burkina Faso–Côte d’Ivoire corridor Open
This chapter shows that the current migration between Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire perpetuates a problem that was produced and amplified during the colonial period. As for the contribution of migration to the development of Burkina Faso,…
View article: On the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): an Analysis of Cultural Substitutes as Strategies for Collective Change and Abandonment in Côte d'Ivoire
On the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): an Analysis of Cultural Substitutes as Strategies for Collective Change and Abandonment in Côte d'Ivoire Open
In Côte d'Ivoire, a review of data on FGM revealed that the repression of any attack on the integrity of a woman's genitals, by way of total or partial mutilation, excision and mechanisms put in place by the state in order to curb or conta…
View article: Inequalities in Access to Land and Strategies of Resilience in the Burkinabe Migrants in Northern Côte d’Ivoire
Inequalities in Access to Land and Strategies of Resilience in the Burkinabe Migrants in Northern Côte d’Ivoire Open
This article analyzes the socio-cultural constraints in the host areas which are sources of the inequality of access to land in connection with the strategies for reducing said inequality. The article is based on research being carried out…
View article: Cultural Practice in Côte d'Ivoire: An Ethnography of the Feminization of Funeral Expenses
Cultural Practice in Côte d'Ivoire: An Ethnography of the Feminization of Funeral Expenses Open
The "Letagonins": a concept socially constructed to designate the "beating" women of Ivorian society, evokes those who have as their leitmotif, a self-realization through work.The purpose lies in their ability to free themselves from male …
View article: ‘Good Governance’ as Conflict Resolution? Locally Mediated Governance and Mining Law at the Côte d’Ivoire Ity Gold Mine
‘Good Governance’ as Conflict Resolution? Locally Mediated Governance and Mining Law at the Côte d’Ivoire Ity Gold Mine Open
This paper examines the exploitation and management of gold mining in the western region of Côte d’Ivoire and the associated local social tensions and conflicts. Taking a historical sociological analysis, the paper shows how good governanc…