Land Reform Proposals in Norway and Scotland
Originally published in John Bryden’s blog. The Norwegian government is proposing to liberalise the land market, effectively reforming the concession law regulating who may buy farms and at…
Originally published in John Bryden’s blog. The Norwegian government is proposing to liberalise the land market, effectively reforming the concession law regulating who may buy farms and at…
„Mit WLAN-Netz Shiva verbunden“.[1] Eine Reise zum Herzen der Welt. Heute hatte ich mich spontan entschlossen, in die Bibliothek zu gehen und nach einem Buch zu suchen, auf…
By Tijo Salverda There is not much new in the observation that markets are closely intertwined with political authority. In the past authorities guaranteed markets to operate, while…
By Albert Farré I wrote chapter 4 of the book Economy For and Against Democracy, edited by Keith Hart and published last month by Berghahn Books – you…
By Theodoros Rakopoulos I wrote chapter 8 of the book Economy For and Against Democracy, edited by Keith Hart and published last month by Berghahn Books – you…
By Jürgen Schraten I wrote the first chapter of the book Economy For and Against Democracy, edited by Keith Hart and published this month by Berghahn Books –…
By Vito Laterza John Bryden, longtime associate of the Human Economy group and professor at the Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute, and his colleague Klaus Mittenzwei, received th…
Am 24. Juli sind wir, sechs Studenten aus Tübingen, nach Chennai geflogen und von dort aus nach Pondicherry gefahren, einer schönen Stadt an der Ostküste Südindiens, in Tamil…
Nach der Tamil Summer School in Pondicherry haben wir uns gemeinsam auf den Weg zu unserem Praktikumsort gemacht (PILZ- Home for the Children Okkur, near Sivagangai). Inzwischen ist…
I met Jessica about a year ago, at a mutual friends 21st Birthday when we discovered we were both completing our Master’s degrees in Anthropology – we met…
Read the Nashville Post’s Q&A: Ted Fischer of Vanderbilt on Social Entrepreneurship and Mani+Ted Fischer is professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Latin American Studies…
We are proud to present the book Economy For and Against Democracy, edited by Keith Hart and published by Berghahn Books of Oxford and New York. The book…
Credit: @LionelAdendorf on Twitter By Vito Laterza Originally published in Africa Is A Country. Waves of still ongoing protests (it has morphed from #FeesMustFall to #NationalShutdown) have brought …
Formulating surveys for building occupants as part of post occupancy evaluation (POE), master planning process, retrocommissioning effort, etc., is always a balancing act. You want to ask enough…
From “No Shame, No Blame: Secrets of Living Well” produced by Vanderbilt Health and Wellness
Comprehensive Post Occupancy Evaluations (POEs) that focus on the occupant as well as the building and operations are critical for ensuring the success of buildings from an owner’s,…
Tijo Salverda, research associate of the Human Economy Programme in Pretoria and senior research fellow at the Global South Studies Centre (GSSC) in Cologne, sent us this call…
I met the rhizome about two and a half years ago and since then it won’t go away. Honestly once you know about it, you’ll see it everywhere,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” And yet,…
Understanding Reflexivity Reflexivity is the awareness of the effect that anthropologists have on their research, the experience of fieldwork and the process of writing ethnography – applying a…
Last week at Victoria University, we had ‘Study at Vic Day’ – an open day for prospective students. I spent some time on the Cultural Anthropology stand, talking…
TW: Discussions of Racism Defining ethnocentrism Recognizing and addressing ethnocentrism is one of the most important parts of anthropological practice. Being ethnocentric involves evaluati…
By Cristiano Lanzano
As I read the article linked to below, as I noticed it weaving in a thread of the American myth of the individual coupled with the image of freedom, adventure…