Anthropological takes on the ‘return of remoteness’ – Introduction
For a long time, the direction seemed to be clear: the days of remote areas were numbered and it was […]
Selective access or how states make remoteness
What makes a place remote? Is remoteness that which is geographically distant from the centre of administrative, political and economic
Banditry and the Politics of Remoteness in the Highlands of Madagascar
Over the past few years, the resurgence of rural banditry in many regions of Madagascar has been an important topic
Being there: Humanitarian remoteness
During World War II, Ruth Benedict conducted research about Japan at a distance. Challenging the stereotypical image of the white
Making Remoteness in the Sonoran desert
When we think about deserts, we usually imagine them as quintessentially remote. We tend to take their remoteness as primordial
Economic Remoteness and the ‘Development’ of Rural Ukraine
Brega, a village in Odessa province, Ukraine, has not always been a ‘remote’ place. During Soviet times, it was part
Zomia 2.0: Political remoteness and neoliberal connectivity in two casino towns in Myanmar and Laos
The forested hills where Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and China meet are commonly known as the Golden Triangle, the world’s second
Interrogating Evidence: Epistemological Challenges in the Contemporary World
What social practices are used to constitute evidence? What counts as evidence and why? How are different types of evidence
A Short Reflection on the Evidentiality of Evidence
Evidence sometimes suffers from a peculiar problem. It is not always evident. I call this the problem of the evidentiality
Emerging Evidence
My goal is to skirt gingerly around evidence leaving it just where it lies, and instead to prod the contingent