Between Afropolitans and new Sankaras: Class mobility and the reproduction of academics in Burkina Faso.
Using the notion of Afropolitanism, which refers to highly mobile and well-connected "Africans of the world", this article examines the relative privileges of university graduates within Burkina Faso across generational divides. Comparisons emerge between cohorts graduating in the 1970s and the 2010...
| Publicado en: | Focaal no. 80; pp. 77 - 91 |
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Berghahn Books
Mar2018
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