Migrants in Translation
Contemporary phenomena of migration and human trafficking pose challenges to modern states, which may struggle to deal effectively and fairly […]
Governing Refugees. Justice, Order and Legal Pluralism
I was visiting Chiang Mai, Thailand, at around the same time travel magazines began to herald Myanmar as the “it”
The Gloss of Harmony
I spent much of my fieldwork at a department of the UK Government grappling with a confusing dynamic between civil
Call for reviews: Recent publications on Race
It’s a theme that has been the subject of countless books, articles, monologues and debates: race. We’ve touched upon it in
REDUX: The Rise and Fall of Human Rights in Occupied #Palestine – by Lori Allen
When Lori Allen‘s The Rise and Fall of Human Rights: Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine appeared last year, it was
#Review: Anthropology, Theatre and Development #Performance
In their introduction to Anthropology, Theatre and Development: The Transformative Potential of Performance, Alex Flynn and Jonas Tinius do an
Kabul Carnival. Gender Politics in Postwar Afghanistan
I recently had the challenging pleasure of reading Julie Billaud’s Kabul Carnival on my first visit to Afghanistan. As a
After the Revolution. Youth, Democracy, and the Politics of Disappointment in Serbia
What is the relationship between democracy, development, disappointment, and failure? Is it possible to learn something about ‘democracy proper’ from
Children of Afghanistan. The Path to Peace
In 1978, psychologist Jack Flasher defined the term ‘adultism’ as a way of perceiving children “not only as unconditionally subordinate
Book Review Reviews
On the Doorstep of Europe. Asylum and Citizenship in Greece
On the Doorstep of Europe is a vividly written ethnography of the asylum process in Greece, “with its ethos of mystification,