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Fabienne WATEAU, p. 165-176

Du Portugal � l’Europe. Effets d’�chelles, de Melga�o � Alqueva
Dans le contexte d'une Europe en pleine restructuration et �largissement, le Portugal se trouve confront� � la red�finition de ses espaces physiques et sociaux. La relation � l'espace national a chang�. Pouvoir local et projets supranationaux permettent d'appr�hender diff�remment les effets d'echelles et de repenser r�gions et localit�s.
L'article propose une r�flexion tant sur les m�thodes de � lecture du pays � par les ethnologues et les g�ographes des XIXe et XXe si�cls, que, d'un point de vue plus g�n�ral, sur la construction des identit�s et la n�cessaire et permanente recherche d'alt�rit�. Cette probl�matique est appliqu�e � l'adaptation concr�te de deux localit�s � l'�mergence de l'Europe, Alqueva et Melga�o, situ�es dans des zones fronti�re du pays.

De Portugal � Europa. Efeitos de escalas, de Melga�o a Alqueva
No contexto de uma Europa em plena reestrutura��o e alargamento, Portugal encontra-se confrontado � redefini��o dos seus espa�os f�sicos e sociais. A rela��o ao espa�o nacional mudou. Poder local e projectos supranacionais permitem apreender de forma diferente os efeitos de escalas e de repensar aos conceitos de regi�es e localidades.
O artigo prop�e uma reflex�o t�o ao n�vel dos m�todos de � leitura do pa�s � pelos etn�logos e os ge�grafos dos s�culos XIX e XX, bem como, de um ponto de vista mais geral, sobre a constru��o das identidades e a necess�ria e permanente procura de alteridade. Esta problem�tica � aplicada � adapta��o concreta de duas localidades � emerg�ncia da Europa, pois Alqueva e Melga�o, situa-se em zonas fronteiri�as do pa�s.

From Portugal to Europe. Scale Effects : From Melga�o to Alqueva
In the context of a Europe that is being restructured and extended, Portugal is confronted with the redefinition of its physical and social spaces. Relationships with the national space have changed. Local power and supra-national projects throw a different light on scale effects and force us to rethink regions and localities.
This article proposes thoughts on the methods used by ethnologists and geographer of the 19th and 20th centuries to interpret the country, and, from a more general point of view, on the construction of identities and the necessary, permanent search for otherness. It focuses on the concrete adaptation of two areas to the emergence of Europe : Alqueva and Melga�o, located in the border regions of the country.