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2019
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Marielle Debos, « Electoral biometrics in Chad: Techno-political controversies and imaginaries of modernity », Politique africaine, ID : 10670/1.hzzs54
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Biometric identification technologies are increasingly used in elections in Africa. They have been sold as a way to fight fraud. Based on the case study of voter registration in Chad for the 2016 presidential election, this article examines how a biometric imaginary has developed that pits the supposed rationality and neutrality of technology against the perversion of politics. It shows that while biometrics has been construed as a necessity and a “solution” to the political crisis, it has been repoliticized by controversies over the choice of the “right” technology, its uses, and the role of international actors, including French firms.