Q Gausset
Biographic Data
| ID | 14978 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Q Gausset |
| GIVEN NAMES | Q |
| FAMILY NAME | Gausset |
| SIGNATURE | GAUSSET Q |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9826-3674 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
From Residues to Revenues
In Uganda, green charcoal - briquettes made of carbonized biochar from agricultural residues - has the potential to replace wood charcoal. This can contribute to halting deforestation and reducing national carbon emissions. Yet, the acceptance of green charcoal by consumers is very slow. In this article, using Michael Porter's value chain model, we present a comprehensive and holistic model describing the conditions for successful production and …
Gender and forum shopping in land conflict resolution in Northern Uganda
Northern Uganda has been plagued by a long and violent civil war that lasted from 1996 to 2006, during which 2.5 million people were internally displaced and placed in camps. During the conflict, Uganda adopted a new constitution and a new land act that recognised customary land tenure and the role played by customary institutions in resolving land disputes. Following the cessation of hostilities in 2006, people began to go back “home”, and many …
Along the Road
Indigenous people in Panama do not enjoy full autonomy within their comarcas (traditional land reserves): they only control surface resources, while the state retains control of underground resources. This article analyses direct action by the Ngäbe-Buglé, who successfully defeated the latest attempt by the government to exploit underground resources within their comarcas. It describes government strategies for retaining control over Indigenous p…
Climate Change and Human Mobility
'The greatest single impact of climate change could be on human migration', stated the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1990. Since then there has been considerable concern about the large-scale population movements that might take place because of climate change. This book examines emerging patterns of human mobility in relation to climate change, drawing on a multidisciplinary approach including anthropology and geography. It…
The ambivalence of stigma and the double-edged sword of HIV/Aids intervention in Burkina Faso
Indigeneity and autochthony
The term indigenous tends to be used for people who are already marginalised, while autochthonous is generally reserved for people who are dominant in a given area but fear future marginalisation. Anthropologists often sympathise with the former, while being highly critical of the latter, although a bitter debate opposes opponents and proponents of indigeneity and autochthony. We argue that the implicit criteria used in this debate need to be dis…
L'aspect foncier dans les conflits entre autochtones et migrants au sud-ouest du Burkina Faso
Dans le sud-ouest du Burkina Faso, la coexistence d'un droit coutumier conférant la gestion du foncier aux autochtones et de la loi nationale qui donne l'usufruit des terres à ceux qui les cultivent crée une grande insécurité. Les autochtones ont peur de perdre leurs terres ancestrales tandis que les migrants ont peur qu'on leur reprenne les terres qu'ils cultivent. L'approche par la « gestion des terroirs », en transférant le contrôle de terres …
Richesses et défis des études camerounaises
Les Rites initiatiques des Dii de l'Adamaoua (review)
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Gender and trees in Péni, South-Western Burkina Faso. Women's needs, strategies and challenges
Geografisk Tidsskrift, Danish Journal of Geography 105(1):67–76, 2005This article describes and explains the different interests and strategies that men and women have in tree management in Péni, southwestern Burkina Faso. It argues that men and women have different household responsibilities. While the responsibility of the men is to procure staple food, housing, clothes, medicines and administration fees, women are responsible for finding the i…
Organisations communautaires de base et renforcement de la société civile en milieu rural
Introduction La société civile, telle qu’elle est communément définie, fait référence à l’ensemble des mouvements collectifs, associations, organisations et groupements non gouvernementaux. Cette définition exclut donc les organisations gouvernementales ou parastatales (syndicats, coopératives parastatales, institutions créées et contrôlées par l’Etat). On implique souvent dans la définition de la société civile que les associations concernées do…
Richesses et défis des études camerounaises
Chronicle of a Foreseeable Tragedy
Séminaire de l’Association française des anthropologues « Actualités de l’anthropologie
Vu l'engouement récent pour l'environnement et le développement durable, il est probable que l'anthropologie environnementale est appelée à prendre de l'essor. Le présent article se propose de discuter de ce que l'anthropologie peut apporter à la gestion de l'environnement (au niveau méthodologique et conceptuel), et de mettre en garde contre certains pièges liés à cette entreprise. Parmi les plus grands dangers se trouvent l'essentialisation de…
A plague of paradoxes. Aids, culture, and demography in Northern Tanzania
The Cognitive Rationality of Taboos on Production and Reproduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
All over sub-saharan Africa, menstruating women, pregnant women and sexual relations are seen as incompatible with productive activities (hunting, blacksmithing, cattle herding, agriculture, pottery, beer brewing, etc.). The article argues that there is a certain rationality or logic behind the prohibitions which is independent of the social contingencies found in the different societies, and which is linked with the fact that all these activitie…
Aids and cultural practices in Africa
Rita Astuti
Anmeldes af Quentin Gausset
Islam or Christianity? The choices of the Wawa and the Kwanja of Cameroon
This article addresses two questions. First, it seeks to explain why the Wawa and the Kwanja (two neighbouring groups of Cameroon) converted to Islam and Christianity in the 1960s, and argues that they did so in order to adopt a respected identity which was seen as 'modern' and was associated with national citizenship. Secondly, it analyses the reasons why the Wawa converted to Islam while most Kwanja chose Christianity, and argues that their cho…
Historical Account or Discourse on Identity? A Reexamination of Fulbe Hegemony and Autochthonous Submission in Banyo
Traditional accounts of the nineteenth-century Fulbe conquest in northern Cameroon tell roughly the same story: following the example of Usman Dan Fodio in Nigeria, the Fulbe of Cameroon organized in the beginning of the nineteenth century a “jihad” or a “holy war” against the local pagan populations to convert them to Islam and create an Islamic state. The divisions among the local populations and the military superiority of the Fulbe allowed th…
Double Unilineal Descent and Triple Kinship Terminology
Bien que les terminologies de parente soient generalement classees selon leur conformite a certains types traditionnels, il n'est pas possible de classer ainsi la terminologie Kwanja, qui contient a la fois une equivalence Hawaienne entre cognats, et les regles de projection oblique Crow et Omaha. L'A. decrit la maniere dont ces regles terminologiques opposees coexistent et montre comment l'usage de la terminologie est constamment renegocie dans …
Sida et pollutions sexuelles chez les Tonga de Zambie
Les Tonga de Zambie associent le sida à une maladie traditionnelle, le kahungo, dont sont en général victimes les hommes qui ont des relations sexuelles avec une femme ayant avorté. Le kahungo fait partie d'un complexe de maladies traditionnelles qui trouvent leur origine dans les « pollutions sexuelles » et dans les mélanges de catégories. Le sida fait lui aussi partie de ce complexe : c'est un sang malade qui est à l'origine de la maladie, et c…
Contribution à l'étude du pouvoir sacré chez les Wawa (Adamawa, Cameroun)
This article describes the different transformations of political structures among the Wawa (Cameroon). The analysis of the myths and rites linked to the strange position of the « chief » (jaoro) allows us to think that the Wawa have invested him of all the negative aspects of sacred kingship as a reaction against his nomination imposed by the Fulbe, and as a mean to control his new and threatening power
Aids and cultural practices in Africa
Gender and trees in Péni, South-Western Burkina Faso. Women's needs, strategies and challenges
Geografisk Tidsskrift, Danish Journal of Geography 105(1):67–76, 2005This article describes and explains the different interests and strategies that men and women have in tree management in Péni, southwestern Burkina Faso. It argues that men and women have different household responsibilities. While the responsibility of the men is to procure staple food, housing, clothes, medicines and administration fees, women are responsible for finding the i…
The Cognitive Rationality of Taboos on Production and Reproduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
All over sub-saharan Africa, menstruating women, pregnant women and sexual relations are seen as incompatible with productive activities (hunting, blacksmithing, cattle herding, agriculture, pottery, beer brewing, etc.). The article argues that there is a certain rationality or logic behind the prohibitions which is independent of the social contingencies found in the different societies, and which is linked with the fact that all these activitie…
Islam or Christianity? The choices of the Wawa and the Kwanja of Cameroon
This article addresses two questions. First, it seeks to explain why the Wawa and the Kwanja (two neighbouring groups of Cameroon) converted to Islam and Christianity in the 1960s, and argues that they did so in order to adopt a respected identity which was seen as 'modern' and was associated with national citizenship. Secondly, it analyses the reasons why the Wawa converted to Islam while most Kwanja chose Christianity, and argues that their cho…
Historical Account or Discourse on Identity? A Reexamination of Fulbe Hegemony and Autochthonous Submission in Banyo
Traditional accounts of the nineteenth-century Fulbe conquest in northern Cameroon tell roughly the same story: following the example of Usman Dan Fodio in Nigeria, the Fulbe of Cameroon organized in the beginning of the nineteenth century a “jihad” or a “holy war” against the local pagan populations to convert them to Islam and create an Islamic state. The divisions among the local populations and the military superiority of the Fulbe allowed th…
The ambivalence of stigma and the double-edged sword of HIV/Aids intervention in Burkina Faso
L'aspect foncier dans les conflits entre autochtones et migrants au sud-ouest du Burkina Faso
Dans le sud-ouest du Burkina Faso, la coexistence d'un droit coutumier conférant la gestion du foncier aux autochtones et de la loi nationale qui donne l'usufruit des terres à ceux qui les cultivent crée une grande insécurité. Les autochtones ont peur de perdre leurs terres ancestrales tandis que les migrants ont peur qu'on leur reprenne les terres qu'ils cultivent. L'approche par la « gestion des terroirs », en transférant le contrôle de terres …
Chronicle of a Foreseeable Tragedy
Double Unilineal Descent and Triple Kinship Terminology
Bien que les terminologies de parente soient generalement classees selon leur conformite a certains types traditionnels, il n'est pas possible de classer ainsi la terminologie Kwanja, qui contient a la fois une equivalence Hawaienne entre cognats, et les regles de projection oblique Crow et Omaha. L'A. decrit la maniere dont ces regles terminologiques opposees coexistent et montre comment l'usage de la terminologie est constamment renegocie dans …
Sida et pollutions sexuelles chez les Tonga de Zambie
Les Tonga de Zambie associent le sida à une maladie traditionnelle, le kahungo, dont sont en général victimes les hommes qui ont des relations sexuelles avec une femme ayant avorté. Le kahungo fait partie d'un complexe de maladies traditionnelles qui trouvent leur origine dans les « pollutions sexuelles » et dans les mélanges de catégories. Le sida fait lui aussi partie de ce complexe : c'est un sang malade qui est à l'origine de la maladie, et c…
Organisations communautaires de base et renforcement de la société civile en milieu rural
Introduction La société civile, telle qu’elle est communément définie, fait référence à l’ensemble des mouvements collectifs, associations, organisations et groupements non gouvernementaux. Cette définition exclut donc les organisations gouvernementales ou parastatales (syndicats, coopératives parastatales, institutions créées et contrôlées par l’Etat). On implique souvent dans la définition de la société civile que les associations concernées do…
Contribution à l'étude du pouvoir sacré chez les Wawa (Adamawa, Cameroun)
This article describes the different transformations of political structures among the Wawa (Cameroon). The analysis of the myths and rites linked to the strange position of the « chief » (jaoro) allows us to think that the Wawa have invested him of all the negative aspects of sacred kingship as a reaction against his nomination imposed by the Fulbe, and as a mean to control his new and threatening power
Sida et pollutions sexuelles chez les Tonga de Zambie
Les Tonga de Zambie associent le sida à une maladie traditionnelle, le kahungo, dont sont en général victimes les hommes qui ont des relations sexuelles avec une femme ayant avorté. Le kahungo fait partie d'un complexe de maladies traditionnelles qui trouvent leur origine dans les « pollutions sexuelles » et dans les mélanges de catégories. Le sida fait lui aussi partie de ce complexe : c'est un sang malade qui est à l'origine de la maladie, et c…
Historical Account or Discourse on Identity? A Reexamination of Fulbe Hegemony and Autochthonous Submission in Banyo
Traditional accounts of the nineteenth-century Fulbe conquest in northern Cameroon tell roughly the same story: following the example of Usman Dan Fodio in Nigeria, the Fulbe of Cameroon organized in the beginning of the nineteenth century a “jihad” or a “holy war” against the local pagan populations to convert them to Islam and create an Islamic state. The divisions among the local populations and the military superiority of the Fulbe allowed th…
Double Unilineal Descent and Triple Kinship Terminology
Bien que les terminologies de parente soient generalement classees selon leur conformite a certains types traditionnels, il n'est pas possible de classer ainsi la terminologie Kwanja, qui contient a la fois une equivalence Hawaienne entre cognats, et les regles de projection oblique Crow et Omaha. L'A. decrit la maniere dont ces regles terminologiques opposees coexistent et montre comment l'usage de la terminologie est constamment renegocie dans …
Rita Astuti
Anmeldes af Quentin Gausset
Islam or Christianity? The choices of the Wawa and the Kwanja of Cameroon
This article addresses two questions. First, it seeks to explain why the Wawa and the Kwanja (two neighbouring groups of Cameroon) converted to Islam and Christianity in the 1960s, and argues that they did so in order to adopt a respected identity which was seen as 'modern' and was associated with national citizenship. Secondly, it analyses the reasons why the Wawa converted to Islam while most Kwanja chose Christianity, and argues that their cho…
Aids and cultural practices in Africa
A plague of paradoxes. Aids, culture, and demography in Northern Tanzania
The Cognitive Rationality of Taboos on Production and Reproduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
All over sub-saharan Africa, menstruating women, pregnant women and sexual relations are seen as incompatible with productive activities (hunting, blacksmithing, cattle herding, agriculture, pottery, beer brewing, etc.). The article argues that there is a certain rationality or logic behind the prohibitions which is independent of the social contingencies found in the different societies, and which is linked with the fact that all these activitie…
Séminaire de l’Association française des anthropologues « Actualités de l’anthropologie
Vu l'engouement récent pour l'environnement et le développement durable, il est probable que l'anthropologie environnementale est appelée à prendre de l'essor. Le présent article se propose de discuter de ce que l'anthropologie peut apporter à la gestion de l'environnement (au niveau méthodologique et conceptuel), et de mettre en garde contre certains pièges liés à cette entreprise. Parmi les plus grands dangers se trouvent l'essentialisation de…
Richesses et défis des études camerounaises
Chronicle of a Foreseeable Tragedy
Gender and trees in Péni, South-Western Burkina Faso. Women's needs, strategies and challenges
Geografisk Tidsskrift, Danish Journal of Geography 105(1):67–76, 2005This article describes and explains the different interests and strategies that men and women have in tree management in Péni, southwestern Burkina Faso. It argues that men and women have different household responsibilities. While the responsibility of the men is to procure staple food, housing, clothes, medicines and administration fees, women are responsible for finding the i…
Organisations communautaires de base et renforcement de la société civile en milieu rural
Introduction La société civile, telle qu’elle est communément définie, fait référence à l’ensemble des mouvements collectifs, associations, organisations et groupements non gouvernementaux. Cette définition exclut donc les organisations gouvernementales ou parastatales (syndicats, coopératives parastatales, institutions créées et contrôlées par l’Etat). On implique souvent dans la définition de la société civile que les associations concernées do…
Les Rites initiatiques des Dii de l'Adamaoua (review)
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Richesses et défis des études camerounaises
L'aspect foncier dans les conflits entre autochtones et migrants au sud-ouest du Burkina Faso
Dans le sud-ouest du Burkina Faso, la coexistence d'un droit coutumier conférant la gestion du foncier aux autochtones et de la loi nationale qui donne l'usufruit des terres à ceux qui les cultivent crée une grande insécurité. Les autochtones ont peur de perdre leurs terres ancestrales tandis que les migrants ont peur qu'on leur reprenne les terres qu'ils cultivent. L'approche par la « gestion des terroirs », en transférant le contrôle de terres …
Indigeneity and autochthony
The term indigenous tends to be used for people who are already marginalised, while autochthonous is generally reserved for people who are dominant in a given area but fear future marginalisation. Anthropologists often sympathise with the former, while being highly critical of the latter, although a bitter debate opposes opponents and proponents of indigeneity and autochthony. We argue that the implicit criteria used in this debate need to be dis…
Climate Change and Human Mobility
'The greatest single impact of climate change could be on human migration', stated the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1990. Since then there has been considerable concern about the large-scale population movements that might take place because of climate change. This book examines emerging patterns of human mobility in relation to climate change, drawing on a multidisciplinary approach including anthropology and geography. It…
The ambivalence of stigma and the double-edged sword of HIV/Aids intervention in Burkina Faso
Along the Road
Indigenous people in Panama do not enjoy full autonomy within their comarcas (traditional land reserves): they only control surface resources, while the state retains control of underground resources. This article analyses direct action by the Ngäbe-Buglé, who successfully defeated the latest attempt by the government to exploit underground resources within their comarcas. It describes government strategies for retaining control over Indigenous p…
Gender and forum shopping in land conflict resolution in Northern Uganda
Northern Uganda has been plagued by a long and violent civil war that lasted from 1996 to 2006, during which 2.5 million people were internally displaced and placed in camps. During the conflict, Uganda adopted a new constitution and a new land act that recognised customary land tenure and the role played by customary institutions in resolving land disputes. Following the cessation of hostilities in 2006, people began to go back “home”, and many …
From Residues to Revenues
In Uganda, green charcoal - briquettes made of carbonized biochar from agricultural residues - has the potential to replace wood charcoal. This can contribute to halting deforestation and reducing national carbon emissions. Yet, the acceptance of green charcoal by consumers is very slow. In this article, using Michael Porter's value chain model, we present a comprehensive and holistic model describing the conditions for successful production and …
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