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| Authors |
Ruy Llera Blanes |
|---|---|
| Published in | Focaal : European Journal of Anthropology |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-50 |
| ISSN | 0920-1297 |
| Publication year | 2019 |
| Published at |
School of Global Studies |
| Pages | 37-50 |
| Language | en |
| Links |
https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2019.83... |
| Keywords | activism; Angola; austerity; political semantics; Portugal |
| Subject categories | Social Anthropology |
In this article, through a set of ethnographic vignettes from fieldwork conducted in Angola since 2015, I discuss the political semantics of crisis and austerity, and simultaneously outline an itinerary of a “traveling austerity” between Portugal and Angola, exposing the interconnectedness and mutual binding of both political and economic contexts. Invoking stories of migrant workers in Luanda and the work of local “financial activists” protesting against financial inequality in Angola, I question the relevance of national-based approaches to austerity politics, explore conceptualizations of austerity beyond its “original,” mainstream Eurocentric setting, and argue towards the necessity of analyzing transnational intersections in the study of austerity.
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