The R-word and the G-word: On counting and accountability in the case of the Rohingya
Given the sensitivity of this issue, this article was previously published anonymously on the blog operated by the former AAA Committee for …
Fifty Years of Refuge in the Gaza Camp
This article is part of the Maintaining Refuge series. For stateless Palestinian refugees in Jordan, ordinary life can be an extraordinary accomplishment. …
Refugees and Police Violence in Calais
An anthropologist reflects on ethical responsibility and everyday violence. Sitting on a bench in a beautiful town-center park in Calais, we speak …
NO WALL TO LEAN ON #newtonloss
Who counts as human? Whose lives count as lives?… Loss and vulnerability seem to follow from our being socially constituted bodies, attached …
In the Journals – February 2016
Welcome back to In the Journals, a look at recent publications in the world of security, law, crime, and governance. …
Making Heidelberg a Home while Longing for a Global City – by Magdalena von Drachenfels
“For now our home is Heidelberg” says Laila Khan (all the names have been changed) and, pointing towards her one year old …
Homing Heidelberg – a Student Project Exploring Refugee’s Ways of Navigating the City
By Marie Sander, lecturer of the seminar Transcultural Place-Making How can we understand the idea of ‘home’ in times of migration? Is …
Tuberculosis in Prisons
Last year I wrote a blog post for the TB CRE covering a story about Ravindra Patil who died of tuberculosis …