Resettlement and other active refugee admission policies are high on national, regional and international agendas. The UN Global Compacts put safe and orderly migration, access to protection as…
“Clip und klug” heißt ein Projekt an der Universität Rostock, in dem Studierende am Institut für Soziologie und Demographie gemeinsam mit unserer wissenschaftlichen Beirätin Dr. Yvonne N…
Review of American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People’s History of Fake News—from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror. By Roberto Sirvent and Danny Haiphong. Foreword…
This month, we’d like to welcome and thank special guests Dr Jill Sheppard and Martyn Pearce from Policy Forum Pod for joining our semi-themed panel discussion, inspired by…
När jag var tonåring, runt fjorton kanske, bestämde jag mig för att jag skulle utföra ett test med min omgivning. Omgivningen var typiskt vägen hem från högstadieskolan där…
Ich tummelte mich gerade in den Niederungen des World Wide Web und klickte mich durch Granatapfelentkernungstutorials, als mich die Nachricht von Thomas Gottschalks Scheidung ereilte. Ja, ich gebe…
Der Kommentar erschien am 26.4.2019 im Standard Schon seit den 1980er-Jahren wird über Neo-Rassismus, Rassismus ohne Rassen und kulturellen Rassismus diskutiert – als einer Form des Rassismus, der…
Hi all, I am wrapping up a week in Ottawa and whether it’s because of the different time zone, tweaks in algorithms or a different attention span, it…
Hi all, I am wrapping up a week in Ottawa and whether it’s because of the different time zone, tweaks in algorithms or a different attention span, it…
Together with Birgit Meyer (Utrecht University), Annelies Moors (University of Amsterdam) and Peter Pels (Leiden University) I wrote a short article on ethics and integrity against the background…
Überzogene Vorhersagen zur Migration aus Afrika sind derzeit im Trend. François Héran zeigt auf, dass sie nicht so sehr auf einer demografischen Analyse, als vielmehr auf wirtschaftsbasierten Spekul…
Yes, it was originally envisioned as a printed encyclopedia, under the capable editorship of Mary Hilson. This never came about, but the good news is that the contents…
Yes, it was originally envisioned as a printed encyclopedia, under the capable editorship of Mary Hilson. This never came about, but the good news is that the contents…
Karin Rosemblatt’s new book, The Science and Politics of Race in Mexico and the United States, 1910–1950 (University of North Carolina Press, 2018), traces how U.S.- and Mexican-trained…
Families in parts of rural Tanzania regularly face periods when they cut back on their meals because their own food stocks are running short and they cannot afford…
Karin Rosemblatt’s new book, The Science and Politics of Race in Mexico and the United States, 1910–1950 (University of North Carolina Press, 2018), traces how U.S.- and Mexican-trained…
Families in parts of rural Tanzania regularly face periods when they cut back on their meals because their own food stocks are running short and they cannot afford…
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OccupyHandSignals.pdf For the MA Program “Visual and Media Anthropology” at the Free University Berlin, I am organizing a newly developed semi…
I have been involved, over the weekend, in a small twitter debate on the old question of whether anthropology should use qualitative or quantitative methodologies. The debate was…
I have been involved, over the weekend, in a small twitter debate on the old question of whether anthropology should use qualitative or quantitative methodologies. The debate was…
I’m excited but also sorta trepidatious to announce that my social media sabbatical is now officially over. I took a break in May of last year to deal…
Door Ola Plonska In juli 2017 was het eindelijk zover. Na maandenlang hard werken was dit het moment om onze masterscripties in te leveren. Ik herinner het mij…
Die Direktor_innen ethnologischer Sammlungen im deutschsprachigen Raum haben eine gemeinsame Stellungnahme unter dem Titel „Dekolonisierung erfordert Dialog, Expertise und Unterstützung“ …
It’s that time of year again – spring cleaning! Last weekend I decided to tackle my garage. I put my … More