Abstracts
Résumé
Cet article propose de repenser les compétences interculturelles à travers le concept d’hybridité réflexive, conçu comme une posture critique, incarnée et située. Nourri d’une approche phénoménologique et d’une immersion de terrain à Madagascar, il montre comment tensions identitaires, ressentis corporels et ajustements discrets deviennent des leviers d’apprentissage interculturel. Le modèle présenté s’articule autour de quatre dimensions interdépendantes : conscience incarnée, vigilance éthique, humilité relationnelle et réflexivité critique. En valorisant les savoirs situés et les dynamiques silencieuses, l’hybridité réflexive offre une alternative aux approches techniques traditionnelles et révèle le potentiel transformateur de l’expérience hybride interrogée de manière critique. Ce cadre s’adresse aux praticien·nes, formateur·rices et gestionnaires désireux de cultiver des pratiques sensibles aux asymétries de pouvoir dans des environnements marqués par la pluralité et l’incertitude.
Mots-clés :
- Hybridité réflexive,
- compétence interculturelle,
- phénoménologie,
- réflexivité,
- dynamiques de pouvoir
Abstract
This article proposes a rethinking of intercultural competencies through the concept of reflexive hybridity, understood as a critical, embodied, and situated posture. Drawing on a phenomenological approach and an immersive fieldwork experience in Madagascar, it shows how identity tensions, embodied sensations, and subtle relational adjustments can become drivers of intercultural learning. The proposed model is structured around four interdependent dimensions: embodied awareness, ethical vigilance, relational humility, and critical reflexivity. By foregrounding situated knowledge and often-silent dynamics, reflexive hybridity offers an alternative to traditional technical approaches and reveals the transformative potential of hybrid experiences when critically examined. This framework is intended for practitioners, trainers, and managers seeking to cultivate practices attentive to power asymmetries in environments characterized by cultural plurality and uncertainty.
Keywords:
- Reflexive hibridity,
- intercultural competence,
- phenomenology,
- reflexivity,
- power dynamics
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