@article{fdi:010086608, title = {{C}hinese migrants and society in {M}ali : local constructions of globalization}, author = {{B}ourdarias, {F}rancoise}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this contribution, {I} shall consider the social perceptions of politics and economy related to the interdependences between {C}hinese migrants and local population in {M}ali. {S}uch representations give a particular shape to a large number of identity constructions. {I}n each specific context, the spaces and groups to which {M}alian and {C}hinese residents refer, highlight social representations of the two nation-states and societies, of their present relationships. {I}ndividual and collective strategies should then be analysed from a point of view stressing the links between economic rationalities and political constructions.}, keywords = {{M}ali ; local society ; {C}hinese migrations ; politics ; identities ; nation ; state ; globalization}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}frican and {A}sian {S}tudies}, volume = {9}, numero = {3}, pages = {269--285}, ISSN = {1569-2094}, year = {2010}, DOI = {10.1163/156921010x515969}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086608}, }