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This political science doctoral dissertation entitled "A Policy of regional decentralization and development, and local identities in Niger: the case of Damagaram" looks at the context of a country of Sahel (Niger) which is identified as the most Sahelian country of the Sahel region. Located in West Africa, on Nigerien territory, the Damagaram is an agro-pastoral dominant region, representing 11.57% of the national territory, and 21.7% of the country's 2001 total population. This research interest lies in: the 19th century colonial history of Zinder sultanate, the transfer of the territory headquarter from Zinder to Niamey, and the political problem resulting from the fact that the elites of that region are the first to advance the issue of delay in the development of the region of Damagaram. This dissertation not only aims to capture ways to explain the capacity of mobilization, consensus, and interest representation at the Damagaram level, but it also focuses on an understanding of regional particularities in terms of identities, through the implementation of public policies in general, the experiences of regional development in Zinder in particular, mainly in the formulation of the Regional Development Guiding Scheme (RDGS/SDDR) of Zinder. The study reveals how regional, administrative and management institutions articulate within the social spaces to build political spaces which are vital to the implementation of public policies and regional development. In addition, the study identifies the main Damagaram identification symbols which, for more than ever, seem to be activated by the ongoing process of democratization and decentralization in Niger. The author apprehends the influence of Damagaram identity factor on the institutions in charge of regional development. He analyzes the actors' strategies and roles in the conquest of electorate and in the formulation of regional development instruments and actions. It appears that the Sultanate, as a symbol of traditional power, the organization of which hinges on ...

A l'heure d'adjustement structurel et du desengagement etatiques, les populations et les organisations de base saheliennes sont appelees a prendre la releve de l'Etat. Mais disposent-elles de moyens materiels et surtout un cadre institutionnel adequat pour se prendre en mains? Le present document a tente de repondre a cette question. Partant de la problematique generale sur le desengagement etatique, la prise en charge et la participation populaire, les auteurs ont analyse l'experience nigerienne dans ce domaine. Ils arrivent a la conclusion suivante: le modele de gestion decentralise semble porteur d'avenir pour le Sahel car il peut effectivement permettre aux populations de se prendre en charge. Cependant, une decentralisation prematuree ou excessive peut aussi etre nefaste et couteuse qu'une mauvaise administration. La devolution de certaines fonctions a des entites locales n'ayant pas les ressources (humaines et financieres) necessaires serait une erreur grave aux consequences imprevisibles pour les populations concernees. On doit etre conscients que la decentralisation est inevitable pour le Sahel; mais elle demeure une operation complexe et de longue haleine. Elle ne devra etre initiee que graduellement et en etroite concertation avec les instances locales et les populations visees. (Cah afr adm publique/DÜI)