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Drawing on fieldwork carried out among different South African poor people's movements, this article explores what is played out on the fringes of this type of mobilization. Away from the noise of demonstrations, we can observe the particularities of a commitment that links together the cause being defended, the immediate socio-spatial environment of the activists, and their everyday worlds—a commitment that is rooted in the 'regime of the near'. The space of activism thus coincides with the spaces in which the daily lives of these women and men unfold. I argue that this approach helps us better understand how mobilization spreads and how it can be sustained. It also makes it possible to measure more precisely that on which the legitimacy claimed by the movement and its visibility are based, as well as the persistence of commitment.

International audience ; This article is based on an ethnographic study of the young activists of a South African poor people's movement. It questions the finding that some of the young poor people in the Global South are trapped by a boredom linked to their socioeconomic incapacity to fully enter into adulthood. Young people are here apprehended through their position within the collective, but also in the framework of the activism they deploy daily in their neighbourhoods. The article shows that even though uncertainty has its place there, the lives of these young people cannot be reduced to idleness. Partly built on emotional bonds, their commitment structures their days and gives them access to a politicization that helps them to put their condition into perspective. Above all, it provides them with a valued role within the "community" and, therefore, helps them to fit into their most immediate social environment: their neighbourhood.

International audience ; This article is based on an ethnographic study of the young activists of a South African poor people's movement. It questions the finding that some of the young poor people in the Global South are trapped by a boredom linked to their socioeconomic incapacity to fully enter into adulthood. Young people are here apprehended through their position within the collective, but also in the framework of the activism they deploy daily in their neighbourhoods. The article shows that even though uncertainty has its place there, the lives of these young people cannot be reduced to idleness. Partly built on emotional bonds, their commitment structures their days and gives them access to a politicization that helps them to put their condition into perspective. Above all, it provides them with a valued role within the "community" and, therefore, helps them to fit into their most immediate social environment: their neighbourhood.

International audience ; This article is based on an ethnographic study of the young activists of a South African poor people's movement. It questions the finding that some of the young poor people in the Global South are trapped by a boredom linked to their socioeconomic incapacity to fully enter into adulthood. Young people are here apprehended through their position within the collective, but also in the framework of the activism they deploy daily in their neighbourhoods. The article shows that even though uncertainty has its place there, the lives of these young people cannot be reduced to idleness. Partly built on emotional bonds, their commitment structures their days and gives them access to a politicization that helps them to put their condition into perspective. Above all, it provides them with a valued role within the "community" and, therefore, helps them to fit into their most immediate social environment: their neighbourhood.

International audience ; This article is based on an ethnographic study of the young activists of a South African poor people's movement. It questions the finding that some of the young poor people in the Global South are trapped by a boredom linked to their socioeconomic incapacity to fully enter into adulthood. Young people are here apprehended through their position within the collective, but also in the framework of the activism they deploy daily in their neighbourhoods. The article shows that even though uncertainty has its place there, the lives of these young people cannot be reduced to idleness. Partly built on emotional bonds, their commitment structures their days and gives them access to a politicization that helps them to put their condition into perspective. Above all, it provides them with a valued role within the "community" and, therefore, helps them to fit into their most immediate social environment: their neighbourhood.

International audience ; This article is based on research conducted in various South African cities, in contact with organizations involved in demonstrating against poor living conditions. It aims to grasp these collectives outside of their interactions with the political sphere, by moving away from the traditional definitions of a "social movement." The protesters are here examined in terms of their relationships with their immediate surroundings: the neighborhoods. The point is thus to emphasize the continuities that may exist between protest and daily life. Indeed, one may find elements in the ordinary and the everyday that shed light on some of the logics that structure mobilization and certain practices of protest.

International audience ; This article is based on research conducted in various South African cities, in contact with organizations involved in demonstrating against poor living conditions. It aims to grasp these collectives outside of their interactions with the political sphere, by moving away from the traditional definitions of a "social movement." The protesters are here examined in terms of their relationships with their immediate surroundings: the neighborhoods. The point is thus to emphasize the continuities that may exist between protest and daily life. Indeed, one may find elements in the ordinary and the everyday that shed light on some of the logics that structure mobilization and certain practices of protest.

International audience ; This article is based on research conducted in various South African cities, in contact with organizations involved in demonstrating against poor living conditions. It aims to grasp these collectives outside of their interactions with the political sphere, by moving away from the traditional definitions of a "social movement." The protesters are here examined in terms of their relationships with their immediate surroundings: the neighborhoods. The point is thus to emphasize the continuities that may exist between protest and daily life. Indeed, one may find elements in the ordinary and the everyday that shed light on some of the logics that structure mobilization and certain practices of protest.

International audience ; This article is based on research conducted in various South African cities, in contact with organizations involved in demonstrating against poor living conditions. It aims to grasp these collectives outside of their interactions with the political sphere, by moving away from the traditional definitions of a "social movement." The protesters are here examined in terms of their relationships with their immediate surroundings: the neighborhoods. The point is thus to emphasize the continuities that may exist between protest and daily life. Indeed, one may find elements in the ordinary and the everyday that shed light on some of the logics that structure mobilization and certain practices of protest.

International audience ; This article echoes the now recurring calls to broaden the conceptualization of social movements. Moving away from classic definitions, the author suggests that certain elements of protest activity can be better understood through an examination of its actors in their most ordinary and daily social relations as opposed to the exceptional moments when they face political power. This study is based on a series of inquiries conducted since 2009 in various South African urban areas with active militants affiliated with organizations shaping the agenda on social discontent. More specifically, this article draws attention to how these collectives develop ties with their most immediate social environment, that is in impoverished, working-class neighborhoods. ; Cet article fait écho aux appels désormais récurrents en faveur d'un « élargissement » de la conceptualisation des mouvements sociaux. S'écartant des définitions consacrées, l'auteur y fait l'hypothèse que l'on peut comprendre certains éléments de l'activité contestataire en étudiant ses acteurs dans le cadre de relations sociales ordinaires et quotidiennes, loin de tout rapport au pouvoir politique. Il s'appuie pour cela sur une enquête conduite depuis 2009 dans différentes zones urbaines sud-africaines, au contact d'activistes sociaux actifs dans des organisations encadrant le mécontentement social. Il s'agit, plus précisément, d'aborder ces collectifs au travers des liens qu'ils cultivent avec leur environnement social le plus immédiat, celui que composent les quartiers populaires.

International audience ; This article echoes the now recurring calls to broaden the conceptualization of social movements. Moving away from classic definitions, the author suggests that certain elements of protest activity can be better understood through an examination of its actors in their most ordinary and daily social relations as opposed to the exceptional moments when they face political power. This study is based on a series of inquiries conducted since 2009 in various South African urban areas with active militants affiliated with organizations shaping the agenda on social discontent. More specifically, this article draws attention to how these collectives develop ties with their most immediate social environment, that is in impoverished, working-class neighborhoods. ; Cet article fait écho aux appels désormais récurrents en faveur d'un « élargissement » de la conceptualisation des mouvements sociaux. S'écartant des définitions consacrées, l'auteur y fait l'hypothèse que l'on peut comprendre certains éléments de l'activité contestataire en étudiant ses acteurs dans le cadre de relations sociales ordinaires et quotidiennes, loin de tout rapport au pouvoir politique. Il s'appuie pour cela sur une enquête conduite depuis 2009 dans différentes zones urbaines sud-africaines, au contact d'activistes sociaux actifs dans des organisations encadrant le mécontentement social. Il s'agit, plus précisément, d'aborder ces collectifs au travers des liens qu'ils cultivent avec leur environnement social le plus immédiat, celui que composent les quartiers populaires.

International audience ; This article echoes the now recurring calls to broaden the conceptualization of social movements. Moving away from classic definitions, the author suggests that certain elements of protest activity can be better understood through an examination of its actors in their most ordinary and daily social relations as opposed to the exceptional moments when they face political power. This study is based on a series of inquiries conducted since 2009 in various South African urban areas with active militants affiliated with organizations shaping the agenda on social discontent. More specifically, this article draws attention to how these collectives develop ties with their most immediate social environment, that is in impoverished, working-class neighborhoods. ; Cet article fait écho aux appels désormais récurrents en faveur d'un « élargissement » de la conceptualisation des mouvements sociaux. S'écartant des définitions consacrées, l'auteur y fait l'hypothèse que l'on peut comprendre certains éléments de l'activité contestataire en étudiant ses acteurs dans le cadre de relations sociales ordinaires et quotidiennes, loin de tout rapport au pouvoir politique. Il s'appuie pour cela sur une enquête conduite depuis 2009 dans différentes zones urbaines sud-africaines, au contact d'activistes sociaux actifs dans des organisations encadrant le mécontentement social. Il s'agit, plus précisément, d'aborder ces collectifs au travers des liens qu'ils cultivent avec leur environnement social le plus immédiat, celui que composent les quartiers populaires.

This article echoes the now recurrent calls for a "widening" of the conceptualisation of social movements. Departing from the definitions laid down, the author assumes that certain elements of the contested activity can be understood by studying its actors in the context of ordinary and daily social relations, far from any relationship with political power. It relies on a survey conducted since 2009 in various South African urban areas, in contact with social activists working in organisations that manage social discontent. More specifically, the aim is to address these groups through the links they cultivate with their most immediate social environment, that of popular neighbourhoods. ; International audience This article echoes the now recurring calls to broaden the conceptualization of social movements. Moving away from classic definitions, the author suggests that certain elements of protest activity can be better understood through an examination of its actors in their most ordinary and daily social relations as opposed to the exceptional moments when they face political power. This study is based on a series of inquiries conducted since 2009 in various South African urban areas with active militants affiliated with organizations shaping the agenda on social discontent. More specifically, this article draws attention to how these collectives develop ties with their most immediate social environment, that is in impoverished, working-class neighborhoods. ; This article echoes the now recurrent calls for a "widening" of the conceptualisation of social movements. Departing from the definitions laid down, the author assumes that certain elements of the contested activity can be understood by studying its actors in the context of ordinary and daily social relations, far from any relationship with political power. It relies on a survey conducted since 2009 in various South African urban areas, in contact with social activists working in organisations that manage social discontent. More specifically, the aim is to ...

International audience ; This article echoes the now recurring calls to broaden the conceptualization of social movements. Moving away from classic definitions, the author suggests that certain elements of protest activity can be better understood through an examination of its actors in their most ordinary and daily social relations as opposed to the exceptional moments when they face political power. This study is based on a series of inquiries conducted since 2009 in various South African urban areas with active militants affiliated with organizations shaping the agenda on social discontent. More specifically, this article draws attention to how these collectives develop ties with their most immediate social environment, that is in impoverished, working-class neighborhoods. ; Cet article fait écho aux appels désormais récurrents en faveur d'un « élargissement » de la conceptualisation des mouvements sociaux. S'écartant des définitions consacrées, l'auteur y fait l'hypothèse que l'on peut comprendre certains éléments de l'activité contestataire en étudiant ses acteurs dans le cadre de relations sociales ordinaires et quotidiennes, loin de tout rapport au pouvoir politique. Il s'appuie pour cela sur une enquête conduite depuis 2009 dans différentes zones urbaines sud-africaines, au contact d'activistes sociaux actifs dans des organisations encadrant le mécontentement social. Il s'agit, plus précisément, d'aborder ces collectifs au travers des liens qu'ils cultivent avec leur environnement social le plus immédiat, celui que composent les quartiers populaires.