TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The Current State of Anomie in Angola
JO  - Durkheimian Studies
A1  - Blanes, R.L.
SP  - 26
EP  - 39
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
N2  - In this article I explore the contemporary relevance of Émile Durkheim's classic theory of anomie with respect to both the discipline of social anthropology and the study of politics in Africa. I take as a case study present-day, post-war Angola, where an activist mobilisation (the Revolutionary Movement) has engaged in what I call 'anomic diagnostics' in opposing the country's current regime. Through a political reading of Durkheim's theory, I suggest that, while the French author situates anomie and suicide as cause and consequence respectively within a conservative view of society, Angolan activists instead see anomie as the starting point for a progressive political proposition productive of rupture. © 2017. Durkheim Press<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1362-024X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/DS.2017.230103
ID  - ref1
ER  -