Jon Schubert, Author at Allegra Lab Anthropology for Radical Optimism Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:38:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://allegralaboratory.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-Icon-Allegra-Lab-Fixed-32x32.png Jon Schubert, Author at Allegra Lab 32 32 Climate Preconstruction in Coastal Africa https://allegralaboratory.net/climate-preconstruction-in-coastal-africa/ https://allegralaboratory.net/climate-preconstruction-in-coastal-africa/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 08:00:34 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=41383 The climate crisis is upon us. Extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, heatwaves and fires are increasingly wreaking […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/climate-preconstruction-in-coastal-africa/feed/ 0 Call for Reviews: #AnthroState #Africa https://allegralaboratory.net/call-for-reviews-anthrostate-africa/ https://allegralaboratory.net/call-for-reviews-anthrostate-africa/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2018 08:00:41 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=26999 As we start into 2018, we seize the opportunity of this post by Thomas Bierschenk and Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan on […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/call-for-reviews-anthrostate-africa/feed/ 0 The state of the state in Africa https://allegralaboratory.net/the-state-of-the-state-in-africa/ https://allegralaboratory.net/the-state-of-the-state-in-africa/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2018 08:00:18 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=27037 How political authority and legitimacy are sustained in societies marked by socio-economic inequality and political exclusion has been a long-standing […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/the-state-of-the-state-in-africa/feed/ 0 Anthropology, Research, and Advice with Jon Schubert https://allegralaboratory.net/interview-jon-schubert/ https://allegralaboratory.net/interview-jon-schubert/#respond Fri, 12 May 2017 07:00:41 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=25008 Recently, I sat down with Jon Schubert, Allegra Lab’s new Director of Outreach for a conversation about his research, his […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/interview-jon-schubert/feed/ 0 Evidence for the future: time and proof in commercial risk forecasting https://allegralaboratory.net/evidence-for-the-future-time-and-proof-in-commercial-risk-forecasting/ https://allegralaboratory.net/evidence-for-the-future-time-and-proof-in-commercial-risk-forecasting/#respond Wed, 09 Nov 2016 08:00:22 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=21843 “We are an intelligence and analysis company that forecasts. We are not a news organisation that tells stories. We are […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/evidence-for-the-future-time-and-proof-in-commercial-risk-forecasting/feed/ 0 Luanda Taxi – a fieldwork playlist https://allegralaboratory.net/luanda-taxi-a-fieldwork-playlist/ https://allegralaboratory.net/luanda-taxi-a-fieldwork-playlist/#respond Mon, 01 Feb 2016 07:00:13 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=17516 Conducting ethnographic fieldwork in a hectic, chaotic, and sprawling multimillion metropolis like Luanda presents logistical and epistemological challenges. If one […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/luanda-taxi-a-fieldwork-playlist/feed/ 0 “Unknown evil-doers perturbing the peace”: Mass fainting and the reproduction of hegemony in Luanda, Angola https://allegralaboratory.net/unknown-evil-doers-perturbing-the-peace-mass-fainting-and-the-reproduction-of-hegemony-in-luanda-angola-anthrostate/ https://allegralaboratory.net/unknown-evil-doers-perturbing-the-peace-mass-fainting-and-the-reproduction-of-hegemony-in-luanda-angola-anthrostate/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2015 05:00:41 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=13171 Gina lay on a mattress in her room, the drip stuck in her hand, feeling “very feeble”. The sister of […]

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