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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 […]

October, 2015 / By Sébastien Bachelet

On the Doorstep of Europe is a vividly written ethnography of the asylum process in Greece, “with its ethos of mystification,

October, 2015 / By Gabriela Radulescu

Since gender sensitivity was first given recognition under the official UNHCR Guidelines in the 1990s, approaches in decision making processes

September, 2015 / By Freek Van der Vet

States resort to disappearances to remove unwanted critics or minorities from society. The act of a disappearance often follows a

August, 2015 / By Nirmala Jayaraman

Albertin Sarrazin once wrote, “whether you’re on the lam or whether you’re out hustling, gold is worth nothing compared to

July, 2015 / By Costanza Curro

Patterns of food provision and consumption have become objects of increasing concern among both scholars and activists. In the last

In contemporary political anthropology, ‘the state’ is a curious as if object (Navaro-Yashin 2002). It has come to dominate the

This book comes to life as a product of fifteen years of research in and about the festive culture of

July, 2015 / By Harriet James

Lila Abu-Lughod’s book, Do Muslim Women Need Saving?, expands on her thoughts from an earlier article similarly titled. As she explains,

July, 2015 / By Kevin Donovan

This post represents the final part of our special review section on Money From Nothing: Indebtedness and Aspiration in South Africa.