Institut Pasteur de Paris
Epidemiology of Emerging Diseases
Background: The acquisition of local knowledge occurs through complex interactions between individual and contextual characteristics: as context changes, so it changes the acquisition of knowledge. Contemporary small-scale societies... more
For long, the importance of fishing for forest societies has been hiding behind the term “hunter-gatherers”. Whereas the importance of hunting is commonly recognized among such societies, some research has also highlighted that fishing is... more
In: Juhé-Beaulaton (Dominique) & Leblan (Vincent) (sous la dir.), Le spécimen et le collecteur : savoirs naturalistes, pouvoirs et altérités (xviiie-xxe siècles), Paris : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 2018, 509 p. (Archives ; 27).
Je présente ici le contexte qui informe mes problématiques de recherche, le cadre théorique et quelques résultats préliminaires de ce qui finira par être 18 mois de recherches ethnographiques dans les provinces de Bandundu et d'Equateur... more
The Congo Research Network is currently organising its third conference in collaboration with the African Studies Centre at the University of Cambridge, UK. 11 June 12 June 14:00-18:00 09:00-17:00 KEYNOTE 6pm 11... more
This paper is based on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Equateur Province, where, following the Congo Wars (1996-2003), there has been an influx of international environmental NGOs. Local pressures on the forest, including the... more
Many secular NGOs in the Democratic Republic of Congo produce policy 'mission statements' and speak of their staff going 'on mission' when they enter the interior of the country to develop community projects. Based on 18 months of... more
This paper is grounded in 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in scientific communities studying free-ranging bonobos (Pan paniscus; the great ape which, along with the chimpanzee, is the closest genetic relative of Homo sapiens), and in... more