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Challenging these reductive views, which obscure the continent’s diversity, Sonia Le Gouriellec shows how Africa’s political actors are engaged in dynamics that depart from the worn-out image of a victimized and chaotic continent.<br />\nSonia Le Gouriellec is Associate Professor at the <em>Catholic University of Lille</em>.</p>\n","nbPages":"184 pages","pictures":"Rights sold: Russian","publication":"Le Cavalier Bleu, 2025","rights":null,"size":"14 x 20"},"title":"Preconceived ideas of Africa","slug":"preconceived-ideas-of-africa","content":"\n<p><strong>Sonia  Le  Gouriellec</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parler de l’Afrique plutôt que des Afriques, d’une Afrique <em>maudite</em> et hors du temps, est la première des idées reçues. Une idée reçue primordiale de laquelle découlent de nombreuses autres étayées par un discours déterministe, voire essentialiste, sur la démographie, la politique, l’économie, les conflits… parfois partagé par les Africains eux-mêmes. À rebours de ces discours qui empêchent de voir les Afriques dans toute leur diversité, Sonia Le Gouriellec montre combien les acteurs politiques du continent s’inscrivent dans des dynamiques qui s’éloignent des représentations usées d’une Afrique victimisée et chaotique. <br>Sonia Le Gouriellec est maîtresse de conférences à l’<em>Université catholique de 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