Survival in the Margins and Struggles for recognition
This article analyzes the strategies of survival and the struggles for recognition by inhabitants of Cité Lajoie, a shantytown located on the seaside of Port-au-Prince. It is based on field notes for a survey carried out in this city in 2007. In light of the actions undertaken by the population of Cité Lajoie, I question certain theories relating to the capacity or incapacity of marginal populations to carry out collective actions, to have a collective subjectivity and common interests.