Social Sciences
To translate in the social sciences, knowing the right words is not enough.
Social science research and theories are highly influenced by particular political, social, cultural and academic contexts. As well as an intimate knowledge of the subject matter, translators must grasp these implicit yet crucial factors in both the source and the target languages if they are to achieve a respect for the methodological approach, intellectual categories, taxonomy, etc. of the source, and maximum clarity in the translated text. Finally, they must consider culture-specific technical terms, citation methods, and stylistic conventions, and deal with them appropriately.
My educational background in the social sciences, long translation experience in this set of disciplines and continuing interest in social science research make me well-equipped for this challenging field of translation.
Whether you are a researcher looking to submit your own article in faultless translation to a peer-reviewed journal, a publisher with a French manuscript to translate, or an agency keen to satisfy demanding academic clients, let me use my complex skillset to provide you with a translation of the highest quality.
WHAT I HAVE TO OFFER
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Having studied politics, international relations and sociology in New Zealand and in France, I am very well-read in these fields in both languages and am familiar with the differing approaches prevalent in the Anglo-Saxon and French research cultures.
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I have translated dozens of articles in history, political science, anthropology, sociology, history of law, psychology, and related fields, both for direct clients (academics) and agencies.
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As with a good social scientist, a good translator in this field does not pretend to have all the answers, but rather to ask the right questions. I undertake to talk through translation options and complications with the author or client throughout the translation process.
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I only accept translations if I am comfortable with the subject matter and can promise to meet the highest standards.
RECENT PROJECTS
Books
Lallement, M., A Desire for Equality. Living and Working in Concrete Utopian Communities. Bristol: Policy Press, forthcoming.
Banégas, R. & Cutolo A., ID Wars. Technologies of Identification and Citizenship in Côte d’Ivoire. Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming.
Awenengo Dalberto, S & Banégas, R. (eds), Identification and Citizenship in Africa. Biometrics, the Documentary State and Bureaucratic Writings of the Self, London and New York: Routledge, 2021 (translation of five chapters, English editing of six chapters).
Sainlaude, S., France and the American Civil War. A Diplomatic History, North Carolina: UNC Press, 2019.
Articles/Book Chapters
Banégas, R. & Popineau, C., “The 2020 Ivorian election and the ‘third-term’ debate: A crisis of ‘Korocracy’”, African Affairs, 120, no. 480 (2021): 461–477, https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adab009
Bertrand R., & Calafat, G., “Global Microhistory: A Case to Follow”, Annales Histoire, Sciences Sociales (English Edition). 73, no. 1 (2018): 3–17. doi:10.1017/ahsse.2020.9
Detue, F. & Lacoste, C., “What Testimony Does to Literature”, Synthesis : an Anglophone Journal of Comparative Literary Studies, 13 (2021): 22–36. ⟨10.12681/syn.27559⟩. ⟨hal-03377579⟩
Gourarier, M., “Undoing the Crisis of Masculinities: Analyzing social change from a feminist perspective”, in S. Magaraggia, G. Mauerer & M. Schmidbaur (eds) Feminist Perspectives on Teaching Masculinities: Learning Beyond Stereotypes. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2019.
Jaksic, M., “Looking for the child soldier. The judicial investigation in the case of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo”. Journal of Legal Anthropology, 4, no. 1 (2020): 1–25. https://doi.org/10.3167/jla.2020.070703
Lebourg, N. & Crépon, S., “2007-2017. From Father to Daughter: Shifts and Constants in the le Pen Strategy”, in H. Drake, A. Cole, S. Meunier & V. Tiberj (ed.s) Developments in French Politics 6, London: Macmillan-Red Globe Press, 2020, pp. 77–92.
Mercier, F., "Salvation in Perspective. A New Interpretation of Piero della Francesca's Flagellation of Christ", Annales Histoire, Sciences Sociales (English Edition) 72, no. 3 (2017): 489–523. doi:10.1017/ahsse.2020.2
Morel, M. T.-B. “The Chikungunya Outbreak in Reunion: Epidemic or Environmental Crisis?”, in C. Claeys (ed.) Mosquito Management. Between Environmental and Health Issues. Brussels: Peter Lang, 2019.
Morin, O. & Roché, F., “The shape of writing”, Terrain, 70 (2018), DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/terrain.17783
Vivien, F.-D., Nieddu, M., Befort, N., Debref, R. & Giampietro M., "The Hijacking of the Bioeconomy". Ecological Economics, 159 (2019): 189–197.