Questionner la question ethnique : lecture historique et politique des appartenances culturelles au Laos
The 6 million people forming the Laotian population are officially divided into 49 ethnic groups. How can we explain this huge diversity of people ? How do they live together ? How does the State manage this diversity ? Based on the existing literature and on personal field research, I am presenting...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université de Provence
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Moussons |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/3195 |
| Summary: | The 6 million people forming the Laotian population are officially divided into 49 ethnic groups. How can we explain this huge diversity of people ? How do they live together ? How does the State manage this diversity ? Based on the existing literature and on personal field research, I am presenting in this paper a general and synthetic perspective of the ethnic question in Laos. In doing so, I defend the idea that ethnicity should be conceived not as a given, but as a product resulting from a particular process that I will clarify here. This analysis will allow me to propose a socio-political perspective on ethnic and cultural issues. |
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| ISSN: | 1620-3224 2262-8363 |