The core aim of this book is to determine how anthropology and
demography can be used in conjunction in the field of population
and development.
The boundaries of demography are not as clearly defined or as
stable as one might think, especially in view of the tension
between a formal demography centered on the core of procedures and
references and a more open form of demography, generally referred
to as Population Studies.
Many rapprochements, missed opportunities and isolated attempts
marked the disciplinary history of anthropology and demography,
both disciplines being founded on distinct and highly
differentiated traditions and practices. Moreover, the role and the
place assigned to epistemology differ significantly in ethnology
and demography. Yet, anthropology and demography provide
complementary models and research instruments and this book shows
that neither discipline can afford to overlook their respective
contributions.
Based on research conducted in West Africa over more than twenty
years, it is a defense of field demography that makes case for a
continuum ranging from the initial conception of fieldwork and
research to its effective implementation and to data analysis.
Changes in behaviors relating to fertility, poverty or migration
cannot be interpreted without invoking the cultural factor at some
stage. Representations in their collective and individual
dimensions also fit into the extended explanatory space of
demography.
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