Partir ou rester ? Partir et rester. Migrations des Kikuyu au Kenya

Droz, Yvan; Sottas, Beat

doi:10.3406/hom.1997.370248

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“…Both case studies mainly involve younger generations. Historically, powerful patriarchal Kikuyu societies have stressed the importance of accumulating wealth to form a family, while simultaneously dividing resources in a hierarchical manner, with the firstborn sons having stronger inheritance claims (Droz and Sottas 1997; Beech 1917; Sorrenson 1968). However, patriarchy no longer guarantees inheritance rights.…”

Section: Discussion: the Persistence Of Intergroup Cooperationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, tenure insecurity limits their freedom in land management and reduces protection from the authorities in cases of illegal grazing, livestock raids or crop damage by wildlife (Roden et al . 2016; Droz and Sottas 1997). Ultimately, there are few options for young men without financial support to earn money quickly, and so raiding syndicates become tempting ventures.…”

Section: Case Study 2: Interethnic Raiding Syndicates In Laikipiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cooperation in the midst of violence: land deals and cattle raids in Narok and Laikipia, Kenya

Gravesen¹,

Kioko²

2019

Africa

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What drives the formation of ties and networks in ethnically hybrid spaces despite the occurrence of conflict? We approach this question by examining the actors involved, the institutions affected, and the economic and environmental contexts surrounding such tendencies. This study explores socially thick arrangements between Maasai and Kikuyu in Narok and their role in the non-violent use of formerly contested lands. In Laikipia, we examine how young Samburu and Kikuyu cooperate in a dangerous yet economically beneficial network involving cattle-rustling ventures. We revisit the history of land settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley, particularly in the study areas of Narok and Laikipia, and show how access and settlement rights to land are negotiated peacefully, encouraging ethnic assimilation and cooperative social and economic relations. Based on this context and the exploration of our case studies, we argue that the formation of alliances in multi-ethnic settings tends to override other identities when mutual benefits drive such associations.

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Section: Discussion: the Persistence Of Intergroup Cooperationmentioning

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Section: Case Study 2: Interethnic Raiding Syndicates In Laikipiamentioning

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Cooperation in the midst of violence: land deals and cattle raids in Narok and Laikipia, Kenya

Gravesen¹,

Kioko²

2019

Africa

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“…Loin d'être définitif, ce déplacement ouvre la voie à d'autres migrations, sans fermer la porte à un éventuel retour en région. En ce sens, la migration doit être considérée comme un processus dynamique multidirectionnel, plurilocal et circulaire (Droz et Sottas, 1997;Potvin, 2000;Garneau, 2003;Monsutti, 2005).…”

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Migration pour études chez les cégépiens québécois : défis d’adaptation, désir d’autonomie et attachement parental

Richard

Mareschal

2014

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Ce texte porte sur la migration pour études chez les cégépiens québécois. Il veut cerner le rôle que jouent la famille et le milieu d’origine tout au long du processus migratoire marqué par une quadruple adaptation : à un nouveau régime scolaire, à la vie hors du foyer parental, à la vie urbaine et à un réseau social en mouvance. Pour ces jeunes confrontés à de nouveaux défis d’adaptation caractérisés par un désir évident d’autonomie, la famille et la région d’origine demeurent un lieu d’ancrage exerçant un rôle d’une importance incontestable. Pour bien comprendre le phénomène, il est nécessaire de cerner le parcours migratoire de ces jeunes en s’attardant, plus particulièrement, à la transformation de leur réseau social ainsi qu’à l’articulation des rapports entre leur région d’origine et leur territoire d’accueil. On constate alors que la mobilité est partie intégrante du rythme de vie des jeunes migrants pour études. Pour eux, cette mobilité s’inscrit dans un processus de socialisation, voire un rite de passage à la vie d’adulte au moment d’entreprendre des études supérieures. La rupture spatiale avec leur famille et leur milieu d’origine les confrontent aux préoccupations et responsabilités de la vie d’adulte, et donc au développement de l’autonomie. Force est de constater que leur identification et leur attachement aux territoires, bien qu’ils auront des effets permanents sur leur vie, ne sont pas définitifs, ce qui les amène à développer des ancrages socioaffectifs multiples, temporaires et labiles.This text concerns Quebec Cégep students who migrate for study purposes. Its aim is to determine the role played by the migrant's family and original environment throughout this migration process, involving as it does a fourfold adaptation to a new educational system, life away from the family home, city life, and a constantly changing social network. For these young people, who face new adaptive challenges, underlined by an obvious desire for independence, their family and original environment continue to be indisputably important anchorage points. To fully understand this phenomenon, one needs to determine the migratory path trodden by these young people, paying particular attention to the transformation of their social network and to the structuring of the relationship between their original environment and their host territory. One then realizes that mobility is an integral element in the lifestyle of these young student migrants. They see such mobility as part of a socialization process, as a rite of passage to adulthood, initiated when they move into higher education. The loss of spatial cohesion with their family and their original environment, confronts them with the concerns and responsibilities of adult life, and thus of autonomous development. One has no choice then but to realize that their identification and attachment to their host territories, even though they will permanently affect their lives, are not absolute and, therefore, these student migrants will develop a range of socio-affective, tempor...

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“…The standard economic view of migration (e.g., Prothero 8c Chapman 1985) focuses exclusively on the economic determinants: individuals migrate in order to improve their material conditions. However, migration can also be viewed as a survival strategy (see, e.g., Parnwell 1993;Droz & Sottas 1997), especially in the context of war. During the crisis in Cote d'lvoire, people moved to find better conditions to continue their economic activities and also to survive.…”

Section: Coping Strategies In Abidjan During the Crisismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Using a classic strategy adopted by Kikuyu people in Kenya (Droz & Sottas 1997) and the Baule in Cote d'lvoire (Babo & Droz 2006), immigrants do not "put all of their eggs in one basket." The context of war points out that the (re) composition of a household is made under the influence of social and political factors.…”

Section: Coping Strategies In Abidjan During the Crisismentioning

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Sociopolitical Crisis and the Reconstruction of Sustainable Periurban Agriculture in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Babo¹

2010

Afr. Stud. Rev.

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Abstract:This article examines the effects of the post-2002 sociopolitical crisis in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on urban and peri-urban agriculture. Based on the case study of Abidjan, it argues for a conceptualization of sustainability that includes social as well as environmental dimensions and focuses on coping strategies of producers and merchants. In Abidjan, these strategies included internal migration within the city and its periphery, the use of organic fertilizers, and changes in market structure. The study illustrates how such strategies allowed producers to continue to supply produce to the market, despite the difficulties of war.

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Partir ou rester ? Partir et rester. Migrations des Kikuyu au Kenya

Cited by 11 publications

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Cooperation in the midst of violence: land deals and cattle raids in Narok and Laikipia, Kenya

Cooperation in the midst of violence: land deals and cattle raids in Narok and Laikipia, Kenya

Migration pour études chez les cégépiens québécois : défis d’adaptation, désir d’autonomie et attachement parental

Sociopolitical Crisis and the Reconstruction of Sustainable Periurban Agriculture in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

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