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Sandor, Adam ; Campana, Aurélie:
Les groupes djihadistes au Mali, entre violence, recherche de légitimité et politiques locales.
In: Canadian Journal of African Studies = Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines.
Vol. 53
(2019)
Issue 3
.
- pp. 415-430.
ISSN 1923-3051
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2019.1667838
Abstract in another language
Heavily targeted by Franco-Malian military operations since 2013, jihadist groups operating in Mali have demonstrated impressive levels of resilience. This article examines how these groups are rooted socially, the connections they have forged with diverse communities in the country, and these groups’ influence at the local level. Positioning themselves as mediators and providers of resources and security in the territories under their control in contrast to an absent and deficient Malian state unable to do the same, jihadist groups have established themselves as legitimately-perceived local governance actors in several regions. While they continue to exert methods of violent coercion to control local populations, jihadist groups in Mali first and foremost leverage inter and intra-communal tensions in order to disseminate alternative modes of governance that dovetail with their vision of an ideal society. In so doing, these groups contribute to heightening the crisis of legitimacy from which the Malian state suffers over large swathes of its national territory.
Abstract in another language
Particulièrement ciblés par les opérations franco-maliennes depuis 2013, les groupes djihadistes qui opèrent dans le cadre du conflit malien ont su faire preuve de résilience. Cet article discute de leur ancrage social, des liens qu’ils ont tissés avec différentes communautés et de leur influence au niveau local. Se définissant sur les territoires qu’ils contrôlent comme des arbitres et des pourvoyeurs de sécurité et biens que l’État malien défaillant ou absent ne peut produire, les groupes djihadistes s’imposent comme des acteurs de la gouvernance locale. S’ils continuent à utiliser une violence de coercition pour contraindre les populations locales, ils instrumentalisent avant tout les tensions inter-et intra-communautaires pour diffuser des modèles alternatifs de gouvernance. Ce faisant, ces groupes contribuent à accentuer la crise de légitimité dont souffre l’État malien sur des pans entiers de son territoire.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | Mali; jihadism; governance; social anchorage; legitimacy |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Chair Sociology of Africa > Chair Sociology of Africa - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Chair Sociology of Africa |
| Result of work at the UBT: | No |
| DDC Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 320 Political science |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2022 08:33 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2022 08:33 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/72883 |