Selective modernity and predator state: first approximation to the popular uprisings in 2008 and 2010 Maputo

In 2008, at February 5th and in 2010, at September 1st and 2nd, Maputo was the scenery of two popular uprisings of major proportions, each one was motivated by general discontent against the economic readjustments, the government tax, that would increase significantly the living costs of maputenses....

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Veröffentlicht in:Horizontes antropológicos 2014-01, Vol.20 (41), p.201-232
1. Verfasser: Hernandez, Héctor Guerra
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Zusammenfassung:In 2008, at February 5th and in 2010, at September 1st and 2nd, Maputo was the scenery of two popular uprisings of major proportions, each one was motivated by general discontent against the economic readjustments, the government tax, that would increase significantly the living costs of maputenses. This situation mobilized the elite, both political and intellectual, to hurriedly develop some hypotheses that could explain these events. The intention of this paper is to contrast these hypotheses, thereafter, to propose an analysis that will enable a more omnibus understanding about the causes that would had led the people to the streets. Therefore, the departure point is the assertion that the State would be the historical product of violent conflicts, whose consequences could be perceived on the fear and distrust that the people developed, and from which the State would be less like a facilitator than a competitor invasive and predatory. //ABSTRACT IN PORTUGUESE: Nos dias 5 de fevereiro de 2008 e 1 e 2 de setembro de 2010 Maputo foi o cenário de duas revoltas populares de grandes proporções, cada uma delas motivadas pelo descontentamento generalizado da população frente a reajustes econômicos, impostos pelo governo, que aumentariam significativamente o custo da vida dos maputenses. Essa situação mobilizou tanto a elite política como intelectual a desenvolver apressadamente algumas hipóteses que pudessem explicar esses eventos. Neste texto pretende-se contrastar essas hipóteses para, em seguida, propor uma análise que possibilite um entendimento mais abrangente a respeito das causas que teriam levado à população a sair às ruas. Parte-se da constatação que o estado seria o produto histórico de violentos conflitos, cujas sequelas podem ser percebidas no receio e desconfiança que a população teria desenvolvido, e a partir da qual o estado seria percebido menos como um facilitador e mais como um concorrente invasivo e predatório.
ISSN:0104-7183
DOI:10.1590/S0104-71832014000100008