Circulating the state idea and establishing a state system in Palestine
Since 2007, the Palestinian government in the West Bank has been working to build a state while under occupation. Already almost entirely dependent on…
Read MoreSince 2007, the Palestinian government in the West Bank has been working to build a state while under occupation. Already almost entirely dependent on…
Read MoreToday we are very pleased to continue our #AnthroState debate via this collaboration with the Political and Legal Anthropology Review (PoLAR). We are very…
Read MoreOn April 2nd 2015, the bloody attack on Garissa University College captured and dominated news headlines worldwide. The attack was claimed by Al-Shabaab, a…
Read MoreGina lay on a mattress in her room, the drip stuck in her hand, feeling “very feeble”. The sister of one of my key…
Read More“We will continuously say how rooted we are in this county like a plane tree embracing the soil with its roots. They might prune…
Read MoreFrom Berlin, Russia is a 7-hour drive. The Ukraine is only a little farther by car. And sometimes I feel, when staring out my…
Read MoreLast week Allegra shared some ‘jewels’ from our archives by revisiting the crises of Ukraine. This week we continue our journey down memory lane…
Read MoreOn March 18th, 2014 Putin delivered a speech to the Russian Duma where he reclaimed Crimea for Russia. The Russian President did not declare…
Read MoreIn his living room, the acting prime minister of Ukraine, Arseny Yatsenyuk, has a copy of the Ukrainian constitution standing on a sideboard, clearly…
Read MoreI want to begin with Julia´s history, an indigenous woman from the South of Colombia who currently lives in one of Bogotá’s massive shantytowns….
Read MoreThere are fascinating parallels and connections between political trials and transitional justice. Both are seen to serve other ends than merely punishing individuals who…
Read MoreAfter South Sudan declared its independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011, one could read in the international media scene: “South Sudan…
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