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, […]
The state of the state in Africa
How political authority and legitimacy are sustained in societies marked by socio-economic inequality and political exclusion has been a long-standing
On Edge: China’s Frontiers in a Time of Change
In 2011, China’s state-run general content television channel, CCTV-4, launched a monumental 100-part series with a title that translates as “Borderland
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
Video: Islam – Part III of #FutureCentralAsia
In this panel, the three discussants, Till Mostowlansky (Hong Kong), Aksana Ismailbekova (Halle) and Eva-Marie Dubuisson (New York) are discussing
Video: Nation – Part II of #FutureCentralAsia
In this panel, the three discussants, Jeanne Feaux de la Croix, Mateusz Laszczkowski, and Julie McBrien are discussing the following
Video: Ordering – Part I of #FutureCentralAsia
In this panel, the three discussants, Madeleine Reeves (Manchester / Konstanz), Tim Epkenhans (Freiburg) and Timothy Nunan (Berlin) are discussing
After the Eulogy? The Future of Central Asian Studies in the Accelerated Academy
In an address to students at Indiana University in 2015, anthropologist and journalist Sarah Kendzior described Central Asian Studies as
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
Tinder as a methodological tool #EmergingDigitalPractices
Imagine being able to remotely and anonymously search through locals in your area, browse through pictures of them, and chat