Negro es negro : La “Africanización” del Pacífico en cuestión

This article surveys a debate that has deeply stirred the field of Pacific studies and is rooted in a number of stereotypes that remain prevalent in the academic world of the region. In contrast to its long-established image as a peaceful haven, the political horizon of the South Pacific darkened su...

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Autor principal:	Eric Wittersheim
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Publicado:	Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2016
Materias:	South Pacific Africanization Weak State Postcolonial Stereotypes Anthropology GN1-890 Latin America. Spanish America F1201-3799
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5c50d0e153964a69b85bad72339046fb2021-12-02T10:31:41ZNegro es negro : La “Africanización” del Pacífico en cuestión1626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.69338https://doaj.org/article/5c50d0e153964a69b85bad72339046fb2016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/69338https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252This article surveys a debate that has deeply stirred the field of Pacific studies and is rooted in a number of stereotypes that remain prevalent in the academic world of the region. In contrast to its long-established image as a peaceful haven, the political horizon of the South Pacific darkened suddenly in the early 2000’s with the simultaneous appearance of institutional disorder and coups in several island countries, including Fiji and Papua New Guinea. The emergence of political violence and the deterioration of social conditions led political scientists to import theories, such as the "weak state", and to identify the signs of a so-called "Africanization" of the South Pacific. Theses analyses were also purportedly supported by the anthropologists, which have extensively described the diversity and irreducibility of Pacific societies. Detailed anthropological research and fieldwork demonstrate that these situations of conflict are often highly localized and historically rooted, therefore invalidating any attempt of generalization across the continent. This debate on “the Africanization of the Pacific”, with its strong colonial overtones, also echoes debates that have emerged in relation to indigeneity and the viability of post-colonial states in other continents.Eric WittersheimCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsarticleSouth PacificAfricanizationWeak StatePostcolonialStereotypesAnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2016)
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description	This article surveys a debate that has deeply stirred the field of Pacific studies and is rooted in a number of stereotypes that remain prevalent in the academic world of the region. In contrast to its long-established image as a peaceful haven, the political horizon of the South Pacific darkened suddenly in the early 2000’s with the simultaneous appearance of institutional disorder and coups in several island countries, including Fiji and Papua New Guinea. The emergence of political violence and the deterioration of social conditions led political scientists to import theories, such as the "weak state", and to identify the signs of a so-called "Africanization" of the South Pacific. Theses analyses were also purportedly supported by the anthropologists, which have extensively described the diversity and irreducibility of Pacific societies. Detailed anthropological research and fieldwork demonstrate that these situations of conflict are often highly localized and historically rooted, therefore invalidating any attempt of generalization across the continent. This debate on “the Africanization of the Pacific”, with its strong colonial overtones, also echoes debates that have emerged in relation to indigeneity and the viability of post-colonial states in other continents.
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title	Negro es negro : La “Africanización” del Pacífico en cuestión
title_short	Negro es negro : La “Africanización” del Pacífico en cuestión
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Negro es negro : La “Africanización” del Pacífico en cuestión

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