In this article @razkmv & I use the Madagascar case to show that "the local" has been constantly (re-)defined, instrumentalized & associated with conflicting practices. We need to rethink the local turn & focus on politics of scale. Check it out, it is OA! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Constructing the Local in Madagascar: Resistance and Politics of Scale

Madagascar has historically served as an experimental ground for various externally led political and economic interventions and ideologies. This article uses the concept of scale to explore how th...