Because we’re #HAPPY? REDUX
Today we have, once again, witnessed the arrival of the World Happiness Reports – reports that claim nothing less than to offer a neatly quantified,…
Read MoreToday we have, once again, witnessed the arrival of the World Happiness Reports – reports that claim nothing less than to offer a neatly quantified,…
Read MoreAlmost exactly four years ago I arrived at Geneva airport – with my two sons then aged 1 and 4. We had set on…
Read MoreTwo weeks ago a group of Allies got together in the French Alps in order to enjoy walks in the beautiful mountainous scenery, cozy up…
Read MoreBy Miia Halme-Tuomisaari with a comment by Antu Sorainen On February 26 the Guardian reported of new UK Home Office guidelines according to which…
Read MoreWho can believe that it’s almost Spring – where did the time fly?! At Allegra we just realized that we never paused to reflect…
Read MoreIt’s hot and humid, and yet circa 1000 anthropologists are determined to enter the main conference room of U6 of the University of Milano-Bicocca….
Read MoreToday is a black day in the ongoing the destruction of Finnish universities, particularly the University of Helsinki! Under the the pretence of austerity…
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2C4D-nTUS8 The relationship of anthropology and human rights has by now been aptly illustrated: over the past decades we have moved from ‘engagement’ to…
Read MoreYesterday I took my two children, aged 4 and 7, to the doctor. Both had been ill for the past week; the older one…
Read MoreLoldiers of Odin, I have been deeply impressed by your upstanding actions and determination to keep our streets safe – and joyful! Via your…
Read MoreThere was a time when universities were modelled after churches. Today their designs echo temples of different kinds – namely corporate headquarters. In light…
Read MoreAs we embark on yet another Allegra year, let’s take a look back: what were your favorite posts for 2015? Reading this list of…
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