The Causes of the Social Transformation of Nomads in Algeria

Our research aims to analyze the dynamics of the conceptions and practices of the space of nomadic tribes in Algeria. The starting hypothesis favored the a priori distinction of a nomadic spatiality, marked by an ephemeral habitat made up of tents with seasonal mobility, linked to pastoralism and caravan activity and without fixed territorial ties - opposing a semi- nomadic or sedentary marked by permanent permanent housing, linked to irrigated gardening and access to services. As well as the brutal transformation of a nomadic way of life towards a sedentary way of life offers the example of a relationship to space and a complex, plural and moving territorial dynamic, prohibiting sharp distinctions. However, there is certainly a progressive trend towards sedentarization.