In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Sociology of Development:

President of the committee:

• Jean-François Bayart, Professor

Members of the committee:

• Alessandro Monsutti, Professor, Thesis Co-Supervisor
• Till Mostowlansky, Eccellenza Professorial Fellow, Thesis Co-Supervisor
• Jean-François Bayart, Professor, Internal Reader
• Mark Westmoreland, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands