Climate Preconstruction in Coastal Africa
The climate crisis is upon us. Extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, heatwaves and fires are increasingly wreaking havoc around the globe. Even in the cosseted…
Author: Jon Schubert
The state of the state in #Africa
How political authority and legitimacy are sustained in societies marked by socio-economic inequality and political exclusion has been a long-standing preoccupation in the social sciences. Especially …
Anthropology, Research, and Advice with Jon Schubert #Anthroadvice
Recently, I sat down with Jon Schubert, Allegra Lab’s new Director of Outreach for a conversation about his research, his position at Allegra Lab, and his advice to…
#Evidence for the future: time and proof in commercial risk forecasting
“We are an intelligence and analysis company that forecasts. We are not a news organisation that tells stories. We are not political scientists who explain. We do a…
Luanda Taxi – a #fieldwork playlist
Conducting ethnographic fieldwork in a hectic, chaotic, and sprawling multimillion metropolis like Luanda presents logistical and epistemological challenges. If one is not focusing on a clearly defi…