Care, Commons and Thinking Together: An Allegra Approach to Book Reviews
Of the many experiences shared by early career academics, feeling perpetually behind undoubtedly counts among them. Casual conversations with colleagues […]
What is Critique? EASA LAWNET – Allegra webinar series
From February 13 to 19 June 2026 Co-organised by Allegra Lab and EASA LawNet. What is critique, and what might
Empathy and dialogue: embracing the art of creative review
Imagine the moment you first encounter a piece of creative ethnography—a poem, a performance, an image—that speaks to the heart
Lessons from Tahrir for activists and their allies
Reflections on Rusha Latif’s Tahrir’s Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution (American University in Cairo Press, 2022). After more than
Ethics without the Ethics: The Institutionalized Committees and the Question of Integrity
I would like to use this opportunity to reflect on the long journey of ethics that I, as the PI
Street Books in Tehran: Collective Mentality and Decolonizing Research Engagement
Wandering through the central streets of Tehran, you will invariably come across the ubiquitous street booksellers and their stalls. As
The Ethics of Researching the Far-Right in the Global South
It was a hot sweltering Sunday afternoon in the bustling city of Karachi. I had come to the Bahar-e-Shariat mosque
An audio note on Commitment
‘We have to sit with the structural inequality of our work, and not try to dance around the obligation of
The Transformative Potential of Intimacy: Turkish Coffee Talk and Ethnographic Listening
Until the fairly recent turn towards therapy and mental health of educated middle classes in Turkey, talking with one’s neighbor,
Introduction: Conducting Ethnographic Fieldwork in the Global South
Conducting field research in the Global South comes with its own challenges in various stages: pre-field, during fieldwork, and post-fieldwork.