La « jeunesse algérienne » en lutte. Du rôle politique conflictuel d'une catégorie sociale hétérogène

This article looks the various political roles attributed to the notion of "youth" in Algeria. It shows how a conflictual situation implies both positive and negative definitions of a heterogenous social category. Indeed, besides being a category of age, the "youth" is also defin...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ff78d66c76d1432ba2b8ca9edcdb003a2021-12-02T10:06:45ZLa « jeunesse algérienne » en lutte. Du rôle politique conflictuel d'une catégorie sociale hétérogène0997-13272105-227110.4000/remmm.8401https://doaj.org/article/ff78d66c76d1432ba2b8ca9edcdb003a2013-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/remmm/8401https://doaj.org/toc/0997-1327https://doaj.org/toc/2105-2271This article looks the various political roles attributed to the notion of "youth" in Algeria. It shows how a conflictual situation implies both positive and negative definitions of a heterogenous social category. Indeed, besides being a category of age, the "youth" is also defined as a generation due to sharing in a common experience. In other words, the ongoing crisis in Algeria implies a persistent insecurity, economic and social blockings but also a lack of leisure activities. At the same time, one can see the similarities between the notion of the "youth" and that of the "people, especially regarding the persistent tendency of the ruling elite to infantilized the entire population, expressing a paternalism that is often understood as contempt. Finally, this article explains how the idea of an "Algerian youth" is tied to the notion that this group has suffered a loss (préjudice) due to the actions of the preceding generations. Thus, on can also define this group politically as it represents the rejection of both the ongoing crisis as well as the gerontocracy that is held responsible for these events.Thomas SerresUniversité de ProvencearticleYouthAlgeriacrisishogragenerational gapBouteflikaHistory of AfricaDT1-3415Social sciences (General)H1-99ENFRRevue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée, Vol 134, Pp 213-230 (2013)
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topic Youth
Algeria
crisis
hogra
generational gap
Bouteflika
History of Africa
DT1-3415
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
spellingShingle Youth
Algeria
crisis
hogra
generational gap
Bouteflika
History of Africa
DT1-3415
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
Thomas Serres
La « jeunesse algérienne » en lutte. Du rôle politique conflictuel d'une catégorie sociale hétérogène
description This article looks the various political roles attributed to the notion of "youth" in Algeria. It shows how a conflictual situation implies both positive and negative definitions of a heterogenous social category. Indeed, besides being a category of age, the "youth" is also defined as a generation due to sharing in a common experience. In other words, the ongoing crisis in Algeria implies a persistent insecurity, economic and social blockings but also a lack of leisure activities. At the same time, one can see the similarities between the notion of the "youth" and that of the "people, especially regarding the persistent tendency of the ruling elite to infantilized the entire population, expressing a paternalism that is often understood as contempt. Finally, this article explains how the idea of an "Algerian youth" is tied to the notion that this group has suffered a loss (préjudice) due to the actions of the preceding generations. Thus, on can also define this group politically as it represents the rejection of both the ongoing crisis as well as the gerontocracy that is held responsible for these events.
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title La « jeunesse algérienne » en lutte. Du rôle politique conflictuel d'une catégorie sociale hétérogène
title_short La « jeunesse algérienne » en lutte. Du rôle politique conflictuel d'une catégorie sociale hétérogène
title_full La « jeunesse algérienne » en lutte. Du rôle politique conflictuel d'une catégorie sociale hétérogène
title_fullStr La « jeunesse algérienne » en lutte. Du rôle politique conflictuel d'une catégorie sociale hétérogène
title_full_unstemmed La « jeunesse algérienne » en lutte. Du rôle politique conflictuel d'une catégorie sociale hétérogène
title_sort la « jeunesse algérienne » en lutte. du rôle politique conflictuel d'une catégorie sociale hétérogène
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