Abstracts
Abstract
An anthropological study of the state requires an understanding of everyday practices in human-state interaction. This study, which came about when state-imposed pandemic restrictions required that citizens go into quarantine, draws primarily from auto-ethnography. The conditions under a quarantine brought an end to well-established social practices, presenting a unique opportunity to study them. We explore the ways in which citizens construct the state, looking at citizens working in different institutions and attempting to access various services. This is done by evaluating the quarantine measures implemented by the state in an attempt to understand them.
Keywords:
- ethnography of the state,
- anthropology of the state,
- imaginary state,
- COVID-19,
- quarantine,
- Ukraine
Résumé
Une anthropologie de l’État requiert une compréhension des pratiques quotidiennes dans l’intéraction humain-État. Cette étude qui a vu le jour lorsque les restrictions imposées par l’État en cas de pandémie ont obligé les citoyens à s’isoler en quarantaine, s’inspire principalement de l’auto-ethnographie. Les conditions de la quarantaine ont mis fin à des pratiques sociales bien établies, offrant ainsi une occasion unique de les étudier. Nous explorons les façons dont les citoyens construisent l’État, en observant les citoyens qui travaillent dans différentes institutions et tentent d’accéder à divers services. Pour ce faire, nous évaluons les mesures de quarantaine mises en place par l’État pour tenter de les comprendre.
Mots-clés :
- ethnographie de l’État,
- anthropologie de l’État,
- imaginaire de l’État,
- COVID-19,
- quarantaine,
- Ukraine
Appendices
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