@article{fdi:010088097,
  title = {{I}n the shadow of violence : the {M}adagascan nexus},
  author = {{R}azafindrakoto, {M}ireille and {R}oubaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {W}achsberger, {J}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}ountries posting steady long-run economic decline have generally suffered repeated cycles of poor governance and violence. {S}ince independence, however, {M}adagascar has never been permanently paralyzed by domestic or even less by external armed conflicts. {T}he island has often been presented by many observers as a 'peaceful' country. {T}his article questions the reality of this non-violent {M}alagasy society, drawing on statistical data and going back in time to lay the groundwork for a history of political violence. {I}t proposes interpretations of the low use of physical violence in the public space, by the state, social groups and individuals and the growing sense of insecurity, far greater than the rise in interpersonal violence. {T}his situation stems from the structure of {M}alagasy society itself. {W}eak organization, among both fragmented elites and a geographically atomized and socially dominated population, is not conducive to the emergence of political violence. {T}he preponderance of symbolic violence keeps the established order in place and hampers the emergence of movements likely to challenge the societal balance.},
  keywords = {{V}iolence ; {M}adagascar ; elite ; symbolic domination ; political instability ; {MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}anadian {J}ournal of {D}evelopment {S}tudies = {R}evue {C}anadienne d'{E}tudes du {D}eveloppement},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[24 p.]},
  ISSN = {0225-5189},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1080/02255189.2023.2212896},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088097},
}