The Privileged Discomfort of Border Crossings
As social scientists our work often directly grows out of our personal journeys—journeys that are physical, emotional, intellectual and political. […]
Real-time rituals of elite male privilege #Kavanaugh
The late September 2018 public testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh before the US Senate Judiciary Committee gave
What’s wrong with the ‘power of writing’? A reflection on language in academic research
Numerous are by now the accounts that label international academia as ‘neoliberal’, that is, a system which, these days, almost
Environmental Panics: The emission scandal in Germany
In September and again in November 2015 the famous German car company, Volkswagen AG at its headquarter in Virginia, received
Reading Not to Perish
The “publish or perish” imperative in academia is periodically debated in the newspapers. I think some distance should be taken
Because we’re #HAPPY? REDUX
Today we have, once again, witnessed the arrival of the World Happiness Reports – reports that claim nothing less than
Save the Oceans!
Numerous studies indicate if human waste management and consumer patterns continue as they are now, then in 2050 the plastic
Towards a relational anthropology of the state
This ain’t New York As a contributor to the recently published edited volume Stategraphy: Towards a relational anthropology of the
A Year of Two Elections
Victor flew into the tackle, blocking the opponent’s shot at goal. Shouts of praise went up from the fans and
Unseen citizen engagement with science, technology and health in Russia
At the beginning of 2017 many Russians living with HIV/AIDS were told by their doctors that there were no antiretroviral