L'émergence de l'option diaspora au Cameroun: recours à un concept magique dans un contexte de crise.

This article, which examines the emergence of the diaspora option in Cameroon, contributes to a growing body of critical analysis on migration and development, and in particular on diasporas and their potential for development. By mobilizing the notion of "magic concept" as its main focus, this work shows how public administration literature enriches and completes the critique of the diaspora option. This analysis, based on a survey of some fifteen civil servants, experts and professionals, demonstrates that in a context where the challenges and constraints to be overcome in order to make effective use of the diaspora's potential are numerous and not fully addressed by the public authorities, the diaspora option can be perceived as a magic concept or a totem promoted by the State and international organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]