Revisiting ‘States at Work. Dynamics of African Bureaucracies’
‘States at Work’ aims to contribute to the academic debates on processes of state-building in Africa, and, among development practitioners, on the role of…
Read More‘States at Work’ aims to contribute to the academic debates on processes of state-building in Africa, and, among development practitioners, on the role of…
Read MoreHow political authority and legitimacy are sustained in societies marked by socio-economic inequality and political exclusion has been a long-standing preoccupation in the social…
Read MoreTo conclude this week we wish to highlight the hard work of one more Allie – namely Marie-Louise Karttunen. She has been with us…
Read MoreOver the past few weeks, Allegra has been deeply engaged with a theme that is both topical and urgent: human smuggling. Close observers may…
Read MorePrologue When the fireworks in the Senate Square in Helsinki announced the beginning of 2015, they also marked the start of a special year…
Read MoreIn my first blog installment I described one of my bus rides in Tehran in order to show that education, the transmission and acquisition…
Read MoreI was not feeling any particular excitement or thrilling feverishness. Preparing for the unknown journey into fieldwork in Santiago de Chile to research inner dynamics…
Read MoreMahmoud Dowlatabadi is an acclaimed and respected writer in Iran. A post stamp has recently been produced in his honor. One of his latest…
Read MoreIn his epilogue to the series of papers of the centenary symposium, Immo Eulenberger, a native of Leipzig who had his first encounter with…
Read MoreMy commentary takes up the following questions: What are the theoretical, methodological and pragmatic challenges for an anthropology of the twenty-first century? How can…
Read MoreThe following paper [in German] was presented during the symposium ‘The Future of German Anthropology’ at the University of Leipzig, November 2014. English abstract: Collaborative research. Anthropology…
Read MoreThe following paper [in German] was presented during the symposium ‘The Future of German Anthropology’ on 7 November 2014 at the University of Leipzig. English Abstract: The…
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