Politics of Kinship : Child Fostering in Dahomey/Benin
- Title
- Politics of Kinship : Child Fostering in Dahomey/Benin
- Publication type
- Article
- Author(s)
- Alber, Erdmute
- Year
- 2019
- Abstract
- This article argues that not only changing kinship practices are deeply entangled with political change, but also processes of political ordering could be influenced by and engrained with kinship practices. The argument is exemplified with regard to the political history of child fostering in northern Benin. A common and widespread everyday practice already in pre-colonial times, child fostering has been overseen by colonial officers, but nevertheless contributed to means of resisting colonial ordering. After independence, foster practices underwent deep changes which were related to the changing political economy in the region.
- Language
- English
- Journal
- Cahiers d'Etudes Africaines
- issue
- 234
- Page start
- 359
- Page end
- 375
- Keywords
- colonial rule
- schooling
- Benin
- Resistance
- Baatombu
- child fostering
- national politics
- Education
- circulation des enfants
- pouvoir colonial
- politique nationale
- Source ID (eref-/epub-)
- eref-49699
- Repository URL
- https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/49699/
- ISSN
- 0008-0055
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