Dealing with reality and falsehood in the field
As Craig Larkin already noticed in one of his studies, in human events the tension between what is said and what is known often…
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As Craig Larkin already noticed in one of his studies, in human events the tension between what is said and what is known often…
Read MoreYoung man: Hey, what’s he talking about? Old man: The professor is discussing ideas of justice and humanity in the philosophy of Plato. Young…
Read MoreOn 28th of December 2013, Emile, a two-year-old child who lived with his family in a small Guinean village near the border of Sierra…
Read MoreSono passati più di tre anni da quando, dalla Tunisia, sono partite le prime rivolte [1] che hanno sovvertito molti governi dei paesi arabi…
Read MoreToronto, summer 2012, three of us having lunch at an Indian restaurant downtown—me and two young Tibetan friends. We were discussing citizenship and asylum…
Read MoreHow to govern the “global land rush” was at issue in the final negotiations on Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems at…
Read MoreBy Marcus Jordan The time is 7 in the morning, and it is yet another long day of my fieldwork. Now all I need…
Read MoreWhen writing this piece I was asked to think in terms of recycling rather than producing something new, the usual obligation of academics writing…
Read MoreToday we continue our thread ‘Allie’s Jewels on University Crises’ by a post by Dimitris Dalakoglou, originally published in October 2013. Written as a…
Read MoreA short while ago we celebrated Allegra’s 1st birthday by re-visiting the ‘TOP 10’ posts of our first year. After this we have continued…
Read MoreThe creation and maintenance of a national border is an act of political geography. The building of a wall or fence on that same…
Read MoreToday we continue our discussion on Gaza with a guest post by Lori Allen, previously published at Jadaliyya, and reposted here with her kind…
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