(en) This tribute to Mathieu Hilgers retraces the career and work of an anthropologist who made his mark on the discipline. Political anthropology is indebted to him for important and pioneering debates on the notions of semi-authoritarianism, collectivity of belonging and autochthony, notions that resonate strongly today in the analysis of current events in Africa. In the field of urban anthropology, he distinguished himself through his reflections on the methodological prerequisites for an anthropology of midsized towns. His contribution to the knowledge of Burkina Faso, to African Studies and to our discipline, is significant and will also remain so.
Mazzocchetti, J., & Laurent, P.-J. (2015). Un anthropologue dans la cité. Hommage à Mathieu Hilgers. Anthropologie et développement, 1(42), 15-23. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/81045 (Original work published 2015)